The Optimum 9499 – I am thrilled with my Optimum 9400, it is fast efficient and makes the worlds best smoothies. In my opinion this is the absolute best quality machine for the money, I think it is a much superior blender than the Kitchen Aid, Vitamix, Magimix and the Breville models in the same or higher price category.. strong, solid, functional, fast, easy to use some of the food tends to stick low in the blender around the knives.