Vitamix: The 1,440-watt Vitamix 3500, which is part of the brand’s Ascent series, has a plastic jar that holds 8 cups (one less cup than the Ninja). At 17 inches tall, it’s slightly shorter ...

With this in mind, I jumped at the chance to test a Vitamix. The company recently launched the "Ascent Series," and their representative sent me the A3500 model to test. This model "has all the ...

It consists of crushing ice 15 times consecutively for 3 cycles for a total of 45 tests. The Vitamix Ascent Series A3500 is part of the Blenders test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests ...

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.