I was so excited to receive this Hamilton beach smoothie blender in the mail today. It arrived just in time for my lunchtime meal (smoothie). Now keep in mind that I am comparing this to my old 6 year old ninja 900 watt smoothie blender. This Hamilton beach one blows it out of the water. There are no ice chunks in my smoothie. It is perfectly blended. Even my frozen strawberries and pineapple chunks were blended perfectly. It’s very quiet. Blends so fast. It seems very powerful. The wave action in this blender smooths feom top to bottom and perfectly mixes everything.I love this blender. This is my new go to blender to make shakes, smoothies and icy drinks like margaritas.