I bought this to replace my 12 year old 200 watt stick blender which never failed me. Plus for the hand mixer attachment so I don't have to dig the kitchen aid out for smaller recipes. The stick blender is phenomenal! It crushed ice in literally 3 seconds and have been making aquafaba mayo in under 5 seconds! It's got some weight to it which is nice (well built). I haven't tried the mixer yet, the weather's too hot to turn the oven on. :)  I did wish it came with the chopper attachment but I'll add that on later.