I absolutely love my philips Blender. I was hesitant to buy one, even after reading reviews and hearing how good they were. I thought our regular blender would still begood enough. I convinced myself to buy one and said if I didnt like it I could return it. So, we bought one and I am SO happy that I did. Unlike the other blender, this one doesnt require counter space, I just leave it in a cabinet where it stores easily until I need to use. When I do use the different controls make it easy to manipulate.
It works great from small power jobs to high power ones. It crushes ice well and whips up nice too. The pieces are easily traded out and it cleans very simply and easily. I am very happy with this purchase.