Braun PowerMax MX2050 Blender  Product Reviews

"Great product, but the plastic gears that drive the blender started breaking teeth with in a couple weeks of purchase. It was used no more then 10 times for chooping fruit. I am refering to the grears that connect the blender to the base. Now I am trying to find replacement parts."

"It easily chops ice. We have used it for smoothies, soups etc. Probably not the best gourmet blender out there but for practical purposes...excellent."

"I just bought this blender. It is obviously better than all the blenders I grew up with. I have only needed to use the clean and the slowest setting on the blender, and I'm not sure it's as powerful as my wife's VitaMix, but unless you're a restaurant making bread with your blender, buy this one."

"Seriously, you will just wind up brokenhearted. It fails sooner or later--usually sooner, and stays that way. The motor is great, the jar is great, and while it works you'll think it's the best blender in the world. But then the blade assemble WILL fail, and you will have a broken blender, and you'll think it's just a fluke, and you'll order another one (not cheap, either)--and that one will fail almost immediately or better yet ARRIVE BROKEN. We have ordered SIX replacement blades, more fool us, some from Braun and some from other vendors, and NONE worked upon arrival. And I don't mean even for crushing ice--we tried fresh, raw cantaloupe, tender delicate slices-like-butter cantaloupe, and the blade was immobilized. (We have video to prove this.) Those great reviews are by people who haven't had the blender long enough for it to fail--but it will, and they will be writing back any day now. Skip the frustration and go with another blender. Until Braun promises they've fixed the blade assembly problem, this one is just an expensive way to waste time and counterspace. Just put a vase of flowers there instead."