Oh my goodness!! I can't believe I'm finally getting one. I've been jacked up on green smoothies for months, and while my black and decker does ok, it's well on it's way to being worn out. I'm looking forward to what the vitamix experience will be like. Rumor has it that the horse power is so off the hook that even the teeny tiny cell walls of the greens get broken up - making it much easier for the body to absorb all those magical vitamins and nutrients. I can't wait!!