Solid, sturdy and easy to use.

The motor smells a little if you let it go past 40 seconds or so. Don't know if that's because it's new or if the motor will burn out quickly. I use it for soup and it hasn't blended the ingredients fully.

Design is nice.

This one would only switch on and off at the mains, as for different speeds, mixing and pulsing etc it would not work.