My Vitamix is the little engine that could! I literally use it every. single. day. (sometimes multiple times a day) and it has never even hiccuped. It is definitely a high-end machine. Since I bought it I feel like I'm part of something bigger - I see it on chef shows and I'm like "I have one of those!" And I TOTALLY know why they use them. Reliable, powerful, timesaving, really an amazing piece of machinery and art.