When my secondhand Vitamix finally went dead after 5 years, I made an impulse buy and splurged on a Blendtec, which I'd always really wanted. I'm happy that I did. I love the pre-programmed cycles, the sleek, compact design, not to mention the fact that's it's self-cleaning. One of the best decisions I've made to date!
I bought this blender two months ago. We have been use it almost every day. It surly increases our daily fruit and vegetables consumes. The only problem I have is that the noise is too loud, but I understand that it requires a big motor to blend everything finely
I wanted a durable reasonable cost smoothie maker. After trying the NINJA three different time, I decided to go Blendtec... thus far, I am very pleased with its performance and how it makes smoothies as well as other food products. I even belnded almonds... it worked. You will be very pleased with it and the best part for me, if it lasts it's warranty , it is all worth it, if it does not, I just get a new one at no cost.
It is so easy to make delicious creations with this blender. Being Vegan we have found this blender can do it all. From making bread dough to smoothies to vegetable sauces this blender is amazing. Solidly built ,so easy to use and cleaning is a breeze. We will never use a regular everyday blender again. You waste nothing with this blender and get all the vitamin and mineral benefits. We absolutely love this blender.