 Hey it's Lenny Gale with Life is Knowing Y'all. Today we're going to compare the Explorian, the Vitamix Explorian E310 to the Vitamix Ascent Series. And in this video we're going to walk through the ins and outs, compare the containers and the body and the blade and the motor, but just know we're not going to do a blend off, we're not going to put anything in it and show you the difference because the output, the blend quality between these two machines, even though the Ascent has far more features than the Explorian, the blend quality is going to be the same. So stay tuned for close-ups and comparison between the Explorian E310 and the Vitamix Ascent Series. Okay so let's go top to bottom comparing the Explorian E310 and Ascent Series. Top, on the Ascent there is a clear lid so you can see in and see what's what is blending and it clicks shut so you know that it's shut. The Explorian has that classic rubber lid so the Explorian E310 comes with a 48 ounce 1.4 liter container. It's narrow compared to the wide 64 ounce 2.0 liter so it's going to be more narrow compared to the big one here. Let's talk about the the blade on the containers. We have a 3 inch blade versus a 4 inch blade. If you look at the body of these two machines there are some significant differences. The Explorian has switches where the Ascent has touch screen buttons for both start, stop and pulse. The Ascent lights up it will tell you how much time has passed. You can do a countdown timer. There are pre- program settings on on this particular Ascent whereas the E310 is really just the basic Vitamix. Switches and a knob, a pulse button on off switch and again that same blend quality but just with less features. So if you look around you can see the differences on the side and on the back. There is an on off switch on the Ascent for that extra added layer of safety so when you plug in the Explorian it's on right away. You plug it in and you can flip the switch and turn it on. The Ascent you have to plug it in and then turn the switch on the side and then you can activate it by pushing the buttons. The Explorian has that older 2.0 horsepower motor versus the 2.2 horsepower on the Ascent. Now it's a bit of a difference but in reality like we said in the beginning you cannot tell the difference in blend quality. The reason one is bigger than the other is the need to drive the bigger blade on the bigger container. Four inches versus three but other than that they're the same Vitamix power that you come to expect. So cosmetically they are a different look as well. The sides are different, the back is different, the Ascent is really made for that open kitchen to be beautiful on all sides so this would probably be better up against the wall in your kitchen. Explorian E310 again it's no frills, no extra features, no extra bells and whistles so you're not going to get the Bluetooth connectivity to be able to control the the machine with your phone. You're not going to get the ability to use those eight ounce and 20 ounce personal blending cups like this. This only fits on the Ascent series. Now you can use the personal cup adapter with the Explorian with a 20 ounce cup and this works for adding ingredients, blending and go. So this works with the Explorian and this as well as the 20 ounce attachment that also goes on here comes with the Ascent or is compatible with the Ascent. One nice thing about the Explorian any legacy container so a narrow 64 a 32 ounce a 32 ounce dry grains those are compatible with the Explorian. The Ascent series the containers are dish washer safe. Explorian they're not but you can still run a cleaning cycle a couple drops of soap warm water 30 seconds and they still self clean which is what we end up doing anyway because we use our machine so much putting it in the dishwasher. We use our vitamins more than we use our dishwasher so we end up doing the old-school cleaning cycle which works just as well then actually putting it into your dishwasher and then the warranty that's a big one so Explorian E through 10 comes with a five-year warranty versus the Ascent is a ten-year warranty. It's the same quality of warranty free shipping both ways everything is covered you call them up if there's an issue and there's a not a very good chance that there will be an issue about one half of 1% of Vitamix machines get sent in for service over the duration of their warranty these things last a very long time but you get what you pay for and with the Ascent you're paying a little more for the little more features like we said and that extended ten-year full warranty with the Explorian E through 10 you get that five-year full warranty still great five years is a long time and we can't make any promises but there's a good chance that your machine will last a lot longer than the duration of its warranty we hear from many many many many people telling us they've had their machine for 10 15 20 years still runs great same quality i don't like to use the term workhorse because like i don't like the idea of horses working it makes me sad but these things really are um that so many people have bought their Ascent through us and they love them they love them for the features the look the warranty but you are going to be recommending the Explorian E through 10 as well it is for someone looking to get into the Vitamix family their first Vitamix someone that wants a new Vitamix that is more affordable that is under four hundred dollars um this is a great machine and it's also great for for people living alone we always what machine should i get i live alone well every Vitamix including these two Explorian and the and the Ascent they can make everything soups smoothies whole food juices nut butters ice creams hummus doughs batters baby for everything but the question we get is which one should i get if it's just me i don't want to make huge batches well the Explorian E through 10 is great for that 48 ounce narrow container has a smaller minimum batch size than the 64 ounce container that comes with the Ascent it's a great machine for someone who lives alone grandma grandpa mom dad bachelor bachelorette someone who wants to get their first Vitamix but doesn't need all the features all the bells and whistles of the Ascent series and Explorian E through 10 is also really great for someone who likes tactile to feel feel the switches feel the dial and doesn't necessarily need all the extra the touchscreen seeing the timer counting up counting down the bluetooth the extra features the basic if you're coming from a C series if you if you've had a C series or if you've used someone's C series those old school switches knob that's it the old 5200 the classic this is the upgraded version of that knobs switches narrow container rubber lid no frills but everything that you need to make all the things that you want to make in your Vitamix look these are both great machines it depends on your budget it depends on your needs but no matter where you go you're going to have a great Vitamix and when you get it you're going to come to us hopefully and and uh right so okay so when you decide which one is best for you come to us and use our link to Vitamix our referral link to Vitamix when you check out it'll ensure that we get credit it helps us immensely every little bit helps and that'll make sure that you get free shipping get you any extra discounts that are unlockable and a starter kit from us so an ebook a recipe guide all sorts of extras my phone number if you need help and uh we really appreciate it so again if you like this video like and subscribe and what else and let us know if you have questions in the comments or if you just want to tell me that I look stupid with this beard it's it's buy request I take requests for facial hair now oh only from only from Shalva um yeah do we miss anything I mean I think we covered everything it's already going to be like a long video of me just talking so like I'm gonna have to cut so much of this this is probably like eight minutes of like blah blah blah blah blah including this yo the ascent e310 is she's shaking her head no I can't talk like that oh yeah yo the exploring e310 is awesome uh okay let me say this when my friends come to me and we don't make a ton of money uh my peers like I'm not like we're not like middle-aged like retirees like ever like we're on a budget like what of course they want a Vitamix which one should I get I used to recommend the certified recondition get it it's great machine five year warranty whatever this is the one i'm gonna recommend for those people now the entry level Vitamix you will be so happy you won't regret it for a single second