Dependable quality of Cuisinart at unbelievable price.  Sure, this is a little smaller version of the usual one but powerful and big enough to get much use for everyday tasks in kitchen to chop, pure, slice and dice.  The "smoothie" blender jar is glass which I prefer to the more commonly found even BPA free plastic - no fear of little plastic dust mixing with food which always will happen with plastic jar when rough veggies or nuts keep hitting the side during pureeing.