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@din9leberry - Great job! I stumbled upon this deal this morning, as our Breville blender gave us a smoky finish last night, and I was just about to post this as my first post ever, lol! Good for you on nabbing your first post; I'll keep searching for my moment too.
For those looking at the 5300 that Sam's Club sells for $349, this is widely considered to be the better unit. More updated, slightly more powerful motor, much less noisy, and the blender jar on this unit does a better job with smoothies. Both come w/the 7 yr warranty.
Hope it lives up to expectations and is a true buy it for life product!
Hi! I was contemplating on the costco deal but missed out on it because i couldn't justify it at the time and found this (so purchased and posted).
From my research, they're both very similar. The e320 is 10db louder and looks slightly different on the sides of the base.
That said, the Costco deal has more attachments and vitamix attachments are quite pricey. So fwiw, the costco deal is pretty good. Id take 10dB of sound for the PCA attachment. Plus costco returns policy evens out the 5 vs 7 year argument IMO.
Hi! I was contemplating on the costco deal but missed out on it because i couldn't justify it at the time and found this (so purchased and posted).
From my research, they're both very similar. The e320 is 10db louder and looks slightly different on the sides of the base.
That said, the Costco deal has more attachments and vitamix attachments are quite pricey. So fwiw, the costco deal is pretty good. Id take 10dB of sound for the PCA attachment. Plus costco returns policy evens out the 5 vs 7 year argument IMO.
Hope this helps.
thx dude, think the E320 comes with 7 yr warranty too. I'm just worried that I didnt get the "best" deal, you know, the classic slickdealer mentality.
Our ninja was on its last legs a couple weeks ago so purchased a blendtec and have been sorely disappointed. I know Vitamix is not Blendtec but they both receive rave reviews and both are known to be higher end. We make smoothies all the time and I just don't think the blendtec is cut out for it, perhaps this one is as you mentioned better smoothies, but honestly wish I would have just stuck with another cheap ninja.
Vitamix reviewed favorably against Blendtec in practically every review I could find before I bought one, like this one from NY Time / Wirecutter: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutte...-blendtec/. I've been very happy with mine since I got it, and I use it almost exclusively for smoothies. It comes with a rod to tamp down contents, but I never really need it.
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First world problems. Seriously, how lazy can we be?
It you didn't know how that works then I can tell you, there is special technic in the procedure, starts with slow then go faster and faster. You can't replicate that with manual operation, also stops at certain time, I think around 50sec. Auto smoothy is the way to go, but hey, its me then.
Our ninja was on its last legs a couple weeks ago so purchased a blendtec and have been sorely disappointed. I know Vitamix is not Blendtec but they both receive rave reviews and both are known to be higher end. We make smoothies all the time and I just don't think the blendtec is cut out for it, perhaps this one is as you mentioned better smoothies, but honestly wish I would have just stuck with another cheap ninja.
Just curious, what order do you put your ingredients into the jar?
It you didn't know how that works then I can tell you, there is special technic in the procedure, starts with slow then go faster and faster. You can't replicate that with manual operation, also stops at certain time, I think around 50sec. Auto smoothy is the way to go, but hey, its me then.
You know there is a knob that controls the speed, right? You start slow then turn it clockwise to go faster and faster. Mine has the auto functions but come on.
This is a practically a 100% made in the US. The only part of the whole assembly not US made is the motor. They get them from Switzerland or something.
Executed "buy now, think later" strategy. No doubts about Vitamix in general but I haven't followed the models and recent deals. Presumably it's a good deal and 30 days free returns with free shipping gives me time to do research.
Just curious, what order do you put your ingredients into the jar?
Liquid, soft, then frozen. I know we can use the tamper, but never had to with the ninja. It had three blades going up the length of the jar, which seemed to help pull stuff down.
You know there is a knob that controls the speed, right? You start slow then turn it clockwise to go faster and faster. Mine has the auto functions but come on.
I can't replicate every single time the procedure, there is some fine tune to it. I hardly use manual since my has the auto and why not use it.
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For those looking at the 5300 that Sam's Club sells for $349, this is widely considered to be the better unit. More updated, slightly more powerful motor, much less noisy, and the blender jar on this unit does a better job with smoothies. Both come w/the 7 yr warranty.
Hope it lives up to expectations and is a true buy it for life product!
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From my research, they're both very similar. The e320 is 10db louder and looks slightly different on the sides of the base.
That said, the Costco deal has more attachments and vitamix attachments are quite pricey. So fwiw, the costco deal is pretty good. Id take 10dB of sound for the PCA attachment. Plus costco returns policy evens out the 5 vs 7 year argument IMO.
Hope this helps.
From my research, they're both very similar. The e320 is 10db louder and looks slightly different on the sides of the base.
That said, the Costco deal has more attachments and vitamix attachments are quite pricey. So fwiw, the costco deal is pretty good. Id take 10dB of sound for the PCA attachment. Plus costco returns policy evens out the 5 vs 7 year argument IMO.
Hope this helps.
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