Vitamix blender alternative

[thatu]

For those like myself who look for a cheaper, value-for-money blender, I've just bought the Omniblend from Ideal World on a special offer, but it's also available from amazon for around £220-230. I've been really pleased with it and can't see how much better the Vitamix can be for another hundred and fifty quid. But it is noisy on full speed - as is the Vitamix, I imagine.

 

[iloveshopping]

I have the vitamix and am very happy with it. I would possibly have bought the omniblend if I had known about it before I bought the vitamix but I am interested to know if the plastic will wear off on the omniblend switches.