Working in a restaurant kitchen demands a level of commercial power. When you are constantly repairing old equipment sometimes you are faced with replacing old with new. This can always feel like a “shot in the dark” moment when purchasing something over amazon. This immersion blender has been an excellent purchase, Chef approves and has been using constantly without worry. The newer design is lighter weight, while the quality is still ever apparent. Very happy with this purchase and it’s performance, thus far. It’s also pretty awesome that it comes with a wall hanger. I wasn’t interested in that when examining options, but it is a real bonus.