We make 4 smoothies a day in the Vitamix but needed something more portable for travel. Got this (carried it on the plane) and were delighted with how powerful it is and easy to clean. I love that it's gravity-fed instead of needing the tamper to push things down like we do with the Vitamix. I have a small hand blender I've used for years that's on its deathbed. I was dreading how I would make salad dressings (that actually emulsify and don't require endless whipping) without it, but the smaller cup on this has stepped up to the task perfectly. Did I mention it's easy to clean? The Vitamix was literally 10 times more money and this one is just so much better for our needs. Plus the mixing containers double as two portable cups! Seriously, a top 10 of all-time favorite purchase.This blender has been amazing for my smoothies. I am actually preferring it to my old vitamix, and it is better than my old bullet blender. Just make sure the lid is screwed on tight before blending, or it can leak a little.I liked the product and it worked to expectation. But a gasket either broke when tightening down the container with my normal stuff to blend or slipped off and went into the teeth of the blender. It was wound around the gear which powers the blender. I have used the e-mail address they gave and went online trying to get a replacement part. So far no answers to satisfy what I thought would be a simple part to replace. I would'nt recommend this company for that reason. Stick with Ninja etc. *Update 9/24/22 I would change the 3 stars to 1 star based on customer service. They are telling me they can't find a record of where I made the purchase through Amazon all the while ignoring what I ask for-a part number on the provided model number. It's not worth my time to e-mail them again. How hard could this be? I paid $62 for the 1200Watt blender. I suspect maybe Ninja or another company makes their product and I could only hope their service is better.Bought this for my wife to use on an extended trip. As soon as it arrived, she inboard it to see how it looked and if it would fit in a suitcase. It is heavy, seems bigger than the nutribullet but pulverized a frozen banana in seconds with the greens. It works as well as her Vitamix and has 6 blades. After a first time use, it's a keeper as a backup and travel blender. Good price!It is strongI was so pleased with this blender. Make smoothies every morning and it worked great until this morning. And the rubber seal inside the lid for blending broke and smoothie went into the base and the rubber seal went into my smoothie!!! So dissatisfied with that. I don’t have the box so i can’t send it back and not even sure I could still send it back. Maybe the company will send me a replacement part?I reached out to the seller and they sent me a whole new blender. Customer Service was great.I use this for our morning protein shakes with frozen fruit, ice, almond milk and it blends very quickly. It works so much better than theNutri bullet did.Hilax has a 1,200 watt motor while the base NutriBullet has 600, the pro has 900.I picked the Hilax as I wanted max power at the best priceLo importante a la hora de comprar una licuadora personal es ella potencia del motor. Esta es de 1000 watts, lo que implica que tritura finito TODO. Es pesada, pero muy, muy, buena. Y el precio es inmejorable