Ninja BL480 Black & Silver Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ Blender 4 speeds

Have used it for about a week and so far it's been great! Easy to use - does require some experimentation to get the right ratio of liquid to solid to frozen items so that you're not constantly opening the container to mix up the product so that frozen foods are blended well. It's also very easy to clean. Love it!

This works VERY well. Easily chops through frozen fruit including bananas. As long as you don't over fill it, it will turn anything to a fine puree quickly. It is VERY loud, but it takes power to chop it all up, so it was expected. Cleanup is easy and fast. If you like smoothies, this is the perfect tool! As far as the build quality, the cups are a very strong plastic, including the lids, so I expect them to last a long time. The base unit is strong and seems very sturdy, the blade lid is easy to put on and off and rinses clean easily. As stated the motor is loud, but the unit is veryeasy to operate. The suction cups on the bottom of the unit keep the whole thing from moving while running. The cups, lids and blade lid is dishwasher safe. Buy it and you won't regret it!