Got this mainly for my son who plays competitive soccer. He sometimes has up to 3 games in a day and wanted to make sure he had the ability to enjoy a shake to refuel on the go. This little blender has all the power needed to blend anything from a protein shake to a fresh smoothie! We even tested it with ice cubes and made some snow! The unit takes a little while to charge, instructions say 3 hours, but it was closer to 2.5. We had no problem charging it over night and using it the whole next day. We camp a lot and are able to bring this with us, allowing us to enjoy a smoothy or a shake in the evenings. I was really surprised with the power of this thing. We have used small hand held blenders before and they never packed the punch needed. This one wont dissapoint!