Wasabimon!

I’m shopping out blenders. Not regular blenders, mind you, but super blenders. Blenders that will potentially pulverize an ipod (more random blending destruction here).

The two options I’m considering are the Vitamix and the Blendtec. According to this comparison chart, the Blendtec has three horsepower to the Vitamix’s two, and thirteen amps to the Vitamix’s eleven and a half. While both blenders have the same warranty on the overall unit (three years for the comparable Vita-Prep and Total Blender models), the Blendtech’s blade and coupling have a lifetime warranty. The above chart also says that the Blendtec makes better nut butters and doughs than the Vitamix.

Retail on the Blendtec is more expensive than the Vitamix, but on Amazon they’re about the same price.

Overall, the above cited chart claims that the Blendtec is better because:

1. Same warranty
2. More Horsepower ( 3-Peak horsepower)
3. Shorter/Wider container fits under cabinets better.
4. The Total Blender container can be used for both wet & dry material.
5. The Total Blender does not need a tamper (because of container design).
6. Automatic shut-off
7. Motor does not heat up as fast as the Vita-Prep
8. Microprocessor controlled - 100% solid state
9. Easier and faster to clean than the Vita-Prep.
10. Costs less than the Vita-Prep.

…but they fail to share the most important information: which is the higher quality (read: longer lasting) product and which blends more effectively? I’m curious about the Blendtec’s multipurpose wet/dry pitcher versus the Vitamix’s need for two seperate pitchers for wet/dry action, and want to know if it blends less effectively due to its ‘duo’ design.

And if the Blendtec is a better product, why do all of the raw mavens out there still cling to their Vitamixes?

Edit: Sarma, author of Raw Food, Real World recommends the Vitamix and says she doesn’t really like the Blendtec. I’m fishing for more information, but she’s really busy so it might take a while!

Edit: This post was mistitled Vitamax versus Blendtech, so I’ve changed the title to reflect the proper name, Vitamix!