It's been not quite a month and my vitamix gets used daily and some days 3 or 4 times a day.  How did I live without one?  It's been a powerhouse in the kitchen .... a nutritional game changer.  Have lost 5 lbs just by changing breakfast to nutritionally packed green smoothies.  I love the lower profile unit ..... tucks neatly under my kitchen cupboards.  Plus I'm all over the fast clean up which is highly relevant when you use it a lot.  It comes with its own built in dishwasher!