food processors

I'm not sure whether to post this under food or electronics. I need to buy a food processor.  In the States I had a cuisinart for over 15 years. I never used the attachments, only the basic blade. I want something simple, for chopping parsley or making hummus--not necessarily for slicing and dicing--that works well and lasts. I don't want to pay a fortune for it.

Any recommendations?

I am in love with my new MagiMix!  We bought it at John Lewis, I think it was around £150.

I've got a magimix too, but not sure i'd recommend it.
I'm not sure if the machine itself is difficult, or if i'm just hopeless, but everytime i use it, i really struggle to fit all the attachments, blades, etc. properly. 

Is magimix a John Lewis exclusive? Might be worth a trip over to Cribbs Causeway to play with the thing.

MagiMix is a brand, they just sell it there.  I love mine, its also what Jamie Oliver uses on his shows.  I love John Lewis too, might be worth driving over to Cribbs and check them all out, they have several models.   

If all you want to do is chop, and dont care about the other stuff it does, there is a MagiMix mini chopper:

http://www.electricshopping.com/shop/shop.do?pvSKU=12245&utm_source=kelkoo&utm_medium=cpc

Thanks, that might be a good option. It's hard to tell what capacity it holds, but at least I have a name to look for when I hit the shops!

any recomendations for food processers around teh £100 mark?  i LOVE cooks illustrated b/c it is like a consumer reports for kitchen gadgets... too bad there is'nt a UK version (well there's which but i really don't find them very useful)...

i want a food processor to grate cheese (when i'm grating over 3 cups), making pie crust, whizzing cooked sweat potatoes, making scalloped potatoes.

Here is some good MagiMix reading.  I'm sure other brands out there are good too, but I went with the well known, good warranty brand.  Seriously, the best kitchen appliance Ive bought here so far!  They have several models, I do think one is around £100.

http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=350&lg=502

I have a Cuisinart here and LOVE IT!

I use all the blades.

Makes including veg in the diet so much easier.