Been very impressed with this little machine! I didn’t want something too large on my counter since I have a tiny kitchen with very little surface area to work on. It’s just my husband and I, so this meets our needs for our daily smoothie. I haven’t put ice in the thing yet, but my fruit is all frozen other than the fresh banana, so smoothies are still cold and delicious!  For the price it’s great!  I’ve only had it approx 2 months so time will tell how it’ll work long term.