After 10+ years of use, my old Ninja blender broke. It’s now been replaced with this Nutribullet Ultra and I love it. The base is a lot heavier than I thought it would be, but it’s compact and doesn’t take up much space on my counter. We’ve even brought it on camping trips and because it has suction cups on the bottom, I can just stick it to the counter in our camper and not worry about it bouncing around while we are driving. I’ve used it mostly for protein shakes and it blends up the ice to a nice consistency—-no large chunks of ice left hanging out in my drink! I love that I can just put a lid on the mixing cup and drink straight from there, so less to cleanup! I normally just hand wash when I’m done, but have put it in the top rack of the dishwasher a few times and it comes out OK.