This is a really great blender. I make green smoothies everyday and its doing a fantastic job liquifying the greens. This one is air cooled which I think will help it last much longer. The pitcher is larger than previous Breville The Boss blender. The individual smoothie jar works great too. This is my 3rd high end blender. Breville has been great with supporting their products, I highly recommend.
Bought this to replace a long in tooth Cuisinart. Only use the smoothie settings with the personal size jar. No issues so far. Does a great job grinding vegetables and ice cubes. Tried almonds to make almond but but didn't come out great, may be my fault though for not putting a little liquid.