The Jack Lalane juicer does ok with hard veggies and very poor with soft fruit which is hard to juice for all juice machines.Ive owned 2 jack lalane juicers over the years and the price is the best attribute it has going.I mainly use a greenstar2000 for my juicing needs.I also have a Brevile elite which I use for apple juice when the local orchards are harvesting.As far as juicers go the more power the better the same goes for blenders as well.I have a solostar2 collecting dust in the basement because I grew tired of breaking it making grass juice.I got my greenstar at vitalityplus1.com they price match and have a very informative web site.Good luck and happy shopping.Jeff.