What separates the X5 is the scale built into the base. Ingredients are weighed as they go into the jar, so a recipe that calls for grams gets measured on the machine instead of on a separate scale that then has to be washed. The touchscreen replaces the mechanical dial with programs you select directly.
Wireless container recognition means the base reads which jar is seated on it and adjusts the program times to match, which matters once more than one container size is in the cupboard. The 48-ounce jar and brushed stainless finish are built for a counter the blender stays on rather than a cabinet it hides in.
Vita-Mix Corporation has been headquartered in Olmsted Township, Ohio since 1921 and employs roughly 700 people across its Northeast Ohio operations, where it has built high-performance blending equipment for commercial kitchens and home cooks for over a century. This listing states no origin for the item itself.
