This Ninja high speed blender has one powerful motor! It even has suction cups on the bottom so that it stays in place on the counter!  I make protein shakes every morning and love making smoothies!  This Ninja even came with a recipe book!  The nutrient extraction cup is so convenient because I can blend it right in the cup, pop the lid on and take it on the go!  I like this way better than my other blender because my other blender does not blend ice very well.  This blender has intelligent preset programs that has pause patterns and will stop when blending is complete.  The only thing I do not like about this Ninja blender is that it is so loud it will wake up the whole house!