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Vitamix makes some of the best blenders on the market — our testing at Tom’s Guide consistently proves it — but the brand’s premium price tags often put them out of reach.However, that just changed with the launch of the Vitamix Nano. The brand is re-entering the single-serve market with a compact, personal blender design for the health-conscious in mind, and it’s available for $199 at Vitamix.Single-serve smoothies
(Image credit: Vitamix)The compact Nano isn’t designed for big elaborate feasts. Instead, it focuses on the essentials: creating smoothies and frozen drinks with a small footprint that won’t overcrowd your countertop.Although you don’t get all the multi-functions of other Vitamix blenders, such as the Vitamix Ascent X2, which takes the top spot in our best blenders buying guide, you don’t get short-changed on performance. The Vitamix Nano has a single purpose.Intelligent blending
(Image credit: Vitamix)At the heart of the Vitamix Nano is SmoothiePilot — the brand’s first adaptive smoothie feature. So what exactly does that mean? It senses what’s happening inside the cup and automatically selects the optimal blend program, adjusting the speed and duration to deliver a smooth result, whether making a smoothie or frozen cocktail.Laura Ostenkamp, vice president of sales and marketing at Vitamix, says, in short, it "blends every time with no guesswork required."Does this put an end to pausing mid-blend to check and stir the ingredients, and to finding unexpected lumps in your cocktails? We’ll have to see how it performs once we receive a unit to test.Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.The Vitamix Nano: What do you get?
