Blender recommendation?

Blendtec. I love mine!

I have been using a Ninja Pulse for the previous two years. Used about once per day. Never fails. Grinds ice quite well.

See I bought this ninja and it could barely grind up ice, I had to keep stopping and stirring my smoothies every 20 seconds because the blades would stop spinning the content. Maybe my ninja just sucked

http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Professional-Blender-Chopper-Crusher/dp/B003O47MKA

I have been using a Ninja Pulse for the previous two years. Used about once per day. Never fails. Grinds ice quite well.

See I bought this ninja and it could barely grind up ice, I had to keep stopping and stirring my smoothies every 20 seconds because the blades would stop spinning the content. Maybe my ninja just sucked

http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Professional-Blender-Chopper-Crusher/dp/B003O47MKA

Ninja has a whole range from less to more power. The Ninja Pulse is 700watts. The one above in the link is 450watts.

http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-BL204-Kitchen-System-Pulse/dp/B005GYRXA0/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1383572034&sr=1-5

Ninja Ultima is 1500 Watts
http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Ultima-Blender-Single-Serve/dp/B00ESQ5DD6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

But is also kind of pricey.