I was just looking at the Oscar Vital Max 900 and noticed that it seems to be almost the exact machine as the Omega 8003 and 8005 juicers.  (Which by the way are now the Omega 8004 and 8006 juicers.)  The motor bodies look the same.  The feeder assemblies look the same.  Even the majority of the accessories that come with the two models appear to be the same.

I know that the Omega VRT330 and the Hurom Slow Juicer are made in the same factory and are practically the same machine with just different brand names and different housings.   (If you haven’t seen one of these vertical juicers yet, you need to check them out.  They are very cool.  See my previous post for a photo.)  The Oscar Vital Max 900 and the Omega 8003/8004/8005/8006 juicers might also be made under similar conditions.  I haven’t been able to find out.

Either way, any of these juicers will work well for you.  My personal favorite the Omega 8003 juicer has now been upgraded to model number 8004.  The only real difference is a handle design change.  An auger that is 8 times stronger has been added and a 5 year extended warranty.  The warranty now runs a total of 15 years on the motor.  I’m not sure that the 8003 needed any of these adjustments.  I preferred the old handle more than the new one.  But in most cases things evolve for a reason.

In thinking about this further, I would probably still purchase an Omega over an Oscar for one main reason.  I can easily identify the Omega Company online.  I know where it is and know where I can get parts or help with a warranty.  The Oscar juicers seem to have some vagueness to who makes them.  At one point Samson was involved and took over the name.  However, when I go online and look up Oscar juicers or Oscar Vital Max 900 I get different sites that just seem to be selling them.  And the juicers look like they have different labels on them.  I’m not sure what to make of it but I personally would go with the Omega because of this unknown.

The Oscar Vital Max 900 seems to have fewer attachments. There are only two in this photo. All the other parts look identical to the Omega 8003 juicer. No brush or pulp strainer in this photo. Not sure if you get those or not with this model.

The Omega 8003 juicer comes with a pulp screen and the other four attachments for making pasta and other things.  I never use any of these attachments.  I’m strictly into the machine for the juicing.

There is an intriguing newer development in the single auger juicer. The vertical single auger juicer seems to be all the rage. Instead of the typical horizontal design the auger is set in a vertical position. The pulp is extracted and ejected right next to where the juice is released. It looks like a pretty cool design.

I’ve seen two brands on the market so far but there might be others. The Omega VRT330 juicer and the Hurom Slow Juicer both appear to have similar specifications. Both turn at about 80rpm and weigh about 20 pounds. But the Omega is a few bucks more than the Hurom. They both run about $100 more than the regular horizontal style juicers.

The biggest appeal to me with these juicers is the smaller area they take up on the counter. I do wonder if the pulp ejection tube is far enough away from the juice delivery tube. They seem awfully close.

Like all single auger juicers these new vertical juicers can juice wheatgrass and other leafy green vegetable very well. I’ve found some claims that they juice fruit much better than other auger juicers but I tend to doubt this. I’m sure they are about the same.

Anyway, I haven’t tried one out yet. It will probably be a while before I get a chance to. If I had to pick which one I’d get right now without knowing anything more about these juicers, I’d take the Omega. I am very impressed with Omega as a company. But I have to say Hurom does look pretty good and they have some excellent comparison videos to show off their machine. Yeah, that’s a hard call right now. I think either would be good. That’s my first take.