If you're a relatively frequent user, go for the Vitamix. It's expensive, but worth it in the long run (it's cheaper to spend a couple hundred more now than have to get a new one every 2 years).
We drink smoothies in the morning every day and use it quite a bit....and this thing is pure awesome. No need to pre crush certain ingredients like with other blenders, this thing just powers through it all in one shot. Other blenders we had wouldve produce clumpy inconsistent results...this one is always consistently smooth.
Plus the build quality is very solid. It comes with something like a 7-8 year warranty, and looks the part. Most other blenders we've had start to leak eventually, especially when you take them apart to clean....with the Vitamix you don't take anything apart. There's a reason you see Vitamix used at smoothie shops.
We had a cheapo Bullet before, which honestly was a nice little blender for the price, but it craps out after a year of use. I was pretty happy with it....till we got the Vitamix.
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