Mixers can be pretty simple. If you're comparing this to a normal stand mixer, it can do those things. The only drawback I see with this one is its harder to get the bowl/attachments on and off because the head doesn't tilt back. But then there's the smart features. The scale, okay, easy enough, but how often are you going to need to change the speed or turn it off from your phone or Alexa? At some point maybe there will be enough features to make a "connected" mixer do something really cool, just not sure all the bells and whistles here do enough just yet.