I just bought a Vitamix blender. It's so powerful and makes the smoothest smoothies. 
i love vitamixes. they are very easy to clean
Yes, it pretty much clean itself.
there are lots of different models. what did you get?
I got the 5200. It must be the most widely used model.
i really like the tamper that comes with it. it really comes in handy when making thick smoothies
I love the tamper too. The machine is so loud when making thick smoothies.
yeah that is the only thing i don't like about it
I guess that is part of being so powerful. They can easily crush rice into rice flour.
what is your favorite thing to blend in it?
I like to make fruit and veggie smoothies. It also make great soy milk.