Got this as a gift for my significant other and she seems to love it. I asked her how satisfied she is with the speed because most of the reviews say that it is too slow. She told me that she has no problems with the speed because it does start up slower than other hand mixers but there is a speed boost button to crank up the power in a pinch. She says that she starts it off on the lower speed in the beginning of mixing then eventually cranks up the speed. Also, I asked her if any of the batter gets flung around or if the mixer causes a mess and she said that it hasn't caused anything like that yet. So based on the responses I received from the person who actually uses this, it seems to be a pretty good mixer.