Vitamix - S30 S-Series Blender

I have a vitamix and and an old immersion blender. I almost never use the vitamix I use the immersion all the time, mostly for soups and mayo. Just putting the stick blender right into a hot pot of soup right on the stove instead of dumping dangerous liquid into the vitamix is a huge deal for me. Second the whole egg mayo is so easy to make and I get to make it the way I like it. The only thing the vitamix does better (that I actually make) is Orange Julius but I have not bothered to make one in years

I have professional experience with Vitamix and love it. But I have a ninja at home. Before it, I went through several blenders—none of which did the job well. I’ve been super-happy with it. (I don’t use a blender often enough to justify the cost of the Vitamix; I’ve not encountered any blending task the Ninja doesn’t handle competently.)

I’ve owned the same vitamix for 17 yrs.  Still works.  What sets it apart besides that it’s powerful is the life time warranty.  Over the 17 yrs.  I did have one container crack.  That wasn’t covered and expensive to replace.  

I had a nice, powerful kitchenaid blender from the 90s. I loved that thing. Eventually the motor blew and I forked out for a Vitamix. The difference was literally day and night. I cannot recommend the vitamix enough.

Go for a Vitamix yes it’s expensive but it works sooo well

We had a vitamix for about a month (roughly 2-3 years ago) before I returned it because my $45 Oster (glass one) worked better. Have had it for 7 years now and even when I use my friend’s newish vitamix I don’t regret returning ours.

I had a ninja. Now I have a Vitamix. No comparison, the Vitamix does a far better job, faster. Worth every penny we spent.

For salad dressings, I use my nutribullet. Also use the nutribullet for smoothies. For blending soup or making cashew cream sauce - vitamix. We also have an immersion blender that works well for some soups, sometimes it gets overheated.

Vitamix is absolutely incredible. We got ours at Costco but not sure if EU Costco’s have as well. Previously I used a Cuisinart immersion blender but the Vitamix is a million times better and I use it daily.

It really depends on what you're blending and how picky you are about smoothness. I have a Vitamix and a Magic Bullet and I use the Bullet way more often b/c it's smaller and I can through everything in the dishwasher. But I'm not usually making smoothies. I'm usually blending sauces. If I were to make soups or smoothies or large quantities and want them smooth I'd use the Vitamix. As for the speeds, the Magic Bullet has 1 speed i.e. it's on or off. On my Vitamix, I do like how I can ramp up the speed b/c if you just turn it on you get a lot of splashing. Not really a big deal but it's a nice to have. BTW, I have the 2nd simplest Vitamix because like you I don't get the need for preprogrammed functions. I'm not walking away while it's blending so I can change the speeds myself. The simplest one is just on and off, but that's aimed a drink making.