And the winner is – Optimum 9400. Wow! A month ago I decided to purchase a blender. I went to Harvey Norman, Myer etc.. But wasn't happy with what they had so I went home and googled "awesome blenders" a couple of brands stuck out, vitamix, blendtec, optimum, I hadn't heard of any of these before! I spent hours each night studying YouTube videos and it came down to 2 blenders,

Vitamix or Optimum.

At the end of the day the optimum 9400 looked to be the superior machine so I purchased it!! Literally the best thing I have ever spent my money on!! So, I've gone from a stick blender to having a big shinny optimum grace my bench tops! Blending everything I can get my hands on and this thing ain't skipping a beat!! I'm sure we will be lovers for many years to come!!! ;) Everything!! Mostly it's Australian! Nothing at all!