The unit has fulfilled all expectations. Apart from the fact that it is beautiful to look at, it is very versatile. We had no complaints, either during pureeing, beating or cutting. The volume I do not interfere with normal operation, only when we have processed frozen berries and frozen yogurt to ice cream, the noise level was above average. The device itself but also survived the action well. The cleaning of the parts is simple and without any problems. For a large family is not necessarily the right thing (for the Shaker are a bit too small), for a small budget but ideal.