I recently had the opportunity to try out the GE brand stand mixer and overall, I think it’s an awesome product. The base portion of the mixer is very rugged feeling with a good solid weight. Two out of the 3 attachments seem pretty durable. The dough hook and paddle attachments look and feel to be solid metal and I’m sure will last for a very long time. The whisk attachment is my only concern being that it is plastic at the end that attaches to the mixer and seems somewhat flimsy. I’m hoping this small inconsistency is changed before I have the need to purchase a replacement so that when I need one, maybe it too will be a solid metal part with a metal cap for attaching. I am greatly looking forward to seeing what other attachments will be available to purchase for this unit to extend it’s usefulness.