Let me start this review by saying I've had a Cuisinart Hand Blender since December 2010 (that's about 8.5 years from the time of this review).

This Braun blows it out of the water. And that's crazy to say because my Cuisinart was already amazing. It's like driving a Lexus then going to a Ferrari.

PROS:
Super Powerful
Great, and Useful attachments
It can do just about anything

CONS:
Heavier than Cuisinart
Too many attachments? I have to store them somewhere.
The white part of the chopper attachment has been stained orange from carrots

The cons are just nitpicking because it's seriously fantastic. Really I would rate it 4.75, but that gets rounded up to 5 stars.