I would have to give this blender a 4/5 overall. It doesn't blend my smoothies as fine as I would have expected. Also, the blender sometimes smells like a burning motor in use.

On the other hand, I loved how the blender would stop and resume unlike normal blenders, that either pulse nonstop or pulse by a constant finger touching it.

It was a refreshing alternative from the usual blenders that I've used in the past.

Overall, I would recommend this blender to anyone looking for their first blender. I received this product as a sample to review.