Margaritaville DM1000 Key West Frozen Concoction Maker Margaritaville DM1000 Key West Frozen Concoction Maker

Pros: Makes great frozen drinks. Heavy duty....and very heavy. Very simple to use. Quick delivery. Will sit on my bar in basement. It is made by Margaritaville, Jimmy has never done me wrong.

Cons: Heavy. Would not want to carry this from place to place. I only have one.

Other Thoughts: Easy to set up. Very easy to use but clean up can be a chore.

Pros: Makes the perfect frozen drink very easily. After many years of faithful service to it's owners, it still shaves the ice wonderfully! Unlike other "traditional" blenders, this one was designed to deal with ice.

Cons: I only have one.

Other Thoughts: If you throw parties a lot and make lots of frozen drinks, I STRONGLY recommend getting a 2nd pitcher. This way you can have two different drinks going at once.

Pros: Purchased for $204 with an $80 gift card included...Net price was $144...EXCELLENT deal...

Cons: Just trying it out, but buyer beware...None of the accessories shown or listed in the details, like lime tray and shot glass were included with this machine...

Other Thoughts: Going to take a lot of practice getting drinks just right when using other than programmed drinks...

Pros: Works as described. Makes everything from snowcones to adult smoothies. The kids really like it when I make a smoothie with milk and chocolate milk powder - this tastes exactly like a Frostie from that burger joint.

Cons: It's big and heavy - but I think it needs to be. My biggest complaint about this product is the design of jar lid & ice chute. When the blender starts it blows ingredients straight up the chute which is extremely difficult to clean since it's not a contiguous smooth surface. One shouldn't have to disassemble the whole machine to clean it... For this kind of money Sunbeam could have hired a better designer...

Pros: Design, use is very simple. Takes about 2 min to make some of the best margaritas you have ever had. Still playing with different recipes. Water runoff container (to catch the melt-off from the ice) is a great design.

Cons: It's big! Probably wont be living on top of the counter. Found out that you can take the ice hopper off the top and make it fit though. Also, the pictures (and the description) say it's made primarily of "powder coated" metal.....it's not....it's made primarily of plastic. Doesn't make it less durable, just want them to be truthful on the its construction.

Other Thoughts: Seems like a lot of money for a fancy blender, but you cannot make margaritas like these in a blender. The difference is the ice shaving part of the operation.