Blendtec Designer Series (2014) vs Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018)

The Blendtec Designer 650 has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Consumer Reports and Wirecutter. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 8" and "Ranked 1 out of 2" awards from Consumer Reports and Wirecutter, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

As for the Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018) - CNET, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Instant Pot Ace review: Instant Pot cooks up a successful blender with the Ace roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

As for a direct Blendtec Designer 650 vs. Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like CNET. It turns out that all such sources consider the Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Blendtec Designer 650 most impressed reviewers at TechGearLab - they gave it a score of 10, whereas the Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018) got rated best by CNET - 8.5.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Blendtec Designer 650 earned an average review score of 7.6 out of 10 points and the Instant Pot Ace Blender (2018) received an average of 8.5, compared to the 7.3 average of Countertop Blenders in general.