I received this just over a week ago, and when I first pulled it out of the box it was quite impressive. It is a lot bigger than I'm used to for a handmixer, but it does come with some neat attachments and the carrying case is nice, even though it's bulky.  But I have Celiac and don't bake my own bread,  and I don't make fancy cookies and other items that would require a motorized whisk.  I used it to bake a cake, and ended up mixing the  batter 30 seconds less because the medium speed seem to go so much faster.  The motor was quite loud.   Overall it works like it was supposed to, but it's a bit much for me.