SwissLine M200

I've got a bamix immersion blender, it has a disc attachment for flash blending. I think using the blade will just turn it into a slushie. Fine for Pina coladas and the like but not so great for tiki cocktails

Huge variation in performance based on how the guard around the blades interacts with the material and vessel base/sides. They'll all arrive at creamy smooth consistency given enough time, but some like the pricy Bamix are better suited for soups, others seem optimized for smoothies in narrow vessel

Just look at the shape of it, the shape of the blade cover. You can get a 20eur blender that looks the same. Bamix open construction allows for better immersion. No whisk disk. No emulsion disc, no mini blender. Your Bamix has this beat by a mile.

I know the difference between a €20 throwaway blender and a professional tool. My point wasn’t about aesthetics or nostalgia; it was about performance under load. The Bamix’s open guard works fine in thin liquids, but it collapses the moment real resistance is involved — which is exactly the limitat