The s30 is my second vitamix I also have the 5200. I purchased the s30 to take away with me and to make to go smoothies. There were some scratches on my original s30 I contacted Vitamix and they immediately arranged a new one to be sent out to me and arranged pick up of the damaged one. My new one arrived in 2 days in great condition. I personally would not buy anything but Vitamix and would highly recommend their product. The s30 is less powerful than the 5200 but it's also a smaller footprint. I let the smoothies blend a little longer in the s30 and they come out smooth. I have also made nut butter in the s30 and that also came out smooth.

I love my vitamix. It is making it so much easier.to get my husband and son to eat vegetables

I bought my Vitamix because I wanted to be able to make green smoothies. You put spinach in a blender with ice, milk, fruit, and protein powder and it makes a delicious beverage. Other blenders work on most things, but with the Vitamix everything comes out nice and smooth, with nothing floating on the top. Also the moving parts are all steel, while other blenders use plastic for the moving parts, so they burn up.