Ninja Detect Kitchen System Power Blender + Processor Pro, BlendSense Technology, Blender, Chopping & Smoothies, 1800 Peak Watts, 72 oz. Pitcher, 64 oz. Food Processor, 24 oz. To-Go Cup, TB401 Black

originally i saw this for 300 and in mexico it went from $359-> over 800. i perchased this for my wife when i finally found it at a reasonable price. the way sights save your info on a regular is kinda making it harder for the consumers to find good deals. this thing is powerful, and far better than a stick blender, it does make nut butters, its not fair for people to unjustly. rate this item as cheap and inferior because its anything But cheap and inferior this bad boy has two speeds built into the spinning hub. the outer larger hub on the base is a slower speed (the inner being a 4:1 ratio) this allows one device to do two things very well! as it allows for more torque for crushing ice and other harder items (at start up) and becuase of this, the motor has to spin slightly faster to spin the larger pitcher , making for higher sound levels with the bigger pitcher. for the inner hub, is starts out faster and temhe motor doesnt have to spin as fast but it also has a faster top speed being 4x overdriven) this helps the cups to really blend and create amazing smooties. at slightly lower noise levels.