I Tested My 19-Year-Old Vitamix Against Brand-New Models. Here’s Who Won

During the 2024 holiday season, my partner’s parents asked us for our Christmas wishlist, and the first item we jotted down was a Vitamix blender. They responded that they had a vintage Vitamix in their basement and would give it to us, along with a new container for the base. What we received was the Vitamix 5000 Total Nutrition Center, which launched in 1992 and was discontinued in 2007 when the 5200 was introduced. That makes it at least 19 years old.

Though grateful to have my first Vitamix, I was skeptical that the now-vintage 5000 would perform as well as the company’s newer models. But for a year and a half, I happily used the 5000 without any performance issues. Then, this year, when I tested Vitamix’s 5200 and VX1 for CNET’s best blenders list, I was able to put my initial skepticism to the test.

Testing the Vitamix...

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