So far so good. We have made peanut/cashew butter, a bunch of smoothies, and tomato sauce and this thing has been great. It's significantly quieter than most blenders, has more power (obviously) and the variable speed makes it easy to get the consistency you are looking for with your mix, whatever it may be. Yeah, paying this much for a blender is a little crazy on the surface but if you use it a lot, it's 100% worth it.
Unique in its ability to heat the food while you blend! It was a pleasant surprise feature I didn’t expect to have. I have used many different brands of blenders, this is the Cadillac of blenders.
Really enjoy how easy it is to use and how well it blends. It blends better than any other devise I’ve owned and it opens up a lot of doors for different sauces, smoothies, and other items.
Pros: Durability, Easy to use, Recipe Enhancement, Power
I use my Vitamix 5200 almost every day! It makes amazing smoothies, soups, pesto, and hummus. My favorite part is that it's all one piece so it's a breeze to clean and put back right away.