This Hamilton Beach Wave Blender is the greatest by far. Modern looking with lots of great features. I was a little skeptical about using the ice breaker. Warning: very loud , but what do you expect when it's more or less crunching ice. This blender crushed ice so fine that I was tempted to make a smoothie!  I love that I dont have to guess which buttons to push to make different items. Icy drink, smoothie, and milk shakes are a cinch to make for starters. There are so many things you can make! Way to go Hamilton Beach on another great product.