The Hamilton Beach 54615 Blenders is ranked #9 in its ability for making Margaritas, #10 for Juicing and #11 in its ability for making Smoothies. 
"…manufacturers would at least make their products so they could be used easily with either hand. Heaven forbid if you broke your right arm and needed a margarita. Where would you be then?" - on Jun 23 2009 …full review
"…celery, carrots and other vegetables, chia seed gel, flax seed, a little honey, etc., to my juice and fruit mixtures, both frozen banana and other fresh and frozen fruit, all of these…" - on Aug 31 2008 …full review
"…berries, and it doesn't have a problem chopping up and helping us to make some delicious smoothies. The only complaint we have is that if there is a little too much thin liquid the…" - on Jul 6 2009 …full review
"The good: Makes great smoothies, sturdily built, very easy to clean. The bad: not lefty-friendly at all. The spout is a good idea, but doesn't work well with thick drinks. You'd think…" - on Jun 23 2009 …full review
"I bought this blender after my last one died. I tend to go through blenders a lot. We make smoothies almost daily for my toddlers. So far this is the only one under $50 (we found it…" - on May 24 2009 …full review
"I have used this 5+ times to make fruit/ice cream smoothies and it blended all fresh uncut fruit easily. Very easy to clean and added dispenser works quite well for price." - on Apr 5 2009 …full review
"… This is the first time I use a blender on a regular basis. Now, I only use it to make smoothies or daiquiris, so I can't say how good it would be for other purposes. This…" - on Apr 2 2009 …full review