I got mine at the end of '08 when we remodeled our kitchen and I had space for it. DH said if you're going to get one, get the biggest so you can use the attatchments. So he purchased from Amazon on one of their super deals the Professional 600. Limited colors for the special so I got the matte black. I have black appliances so it was perfect. He got the grinder attatchment and later the ice cream maker. I love them, they work extremely well. I probably don't use mine as much as I thought I would, but i will dust it off and use it tomorrow when I bake cookies.