Are there actually clones on the same level as authentic?

[Rixsta]

The tanks are usually okish, it's the coils that completely suck, all you have to do is shop at fasttech and you'll find out. The online Indian Market, as I call it.
Jokes...some of their stuff is ok but, personally, I wouldn't shop there.

Trouble is clones give proper companies a bad name when customers don't know it's a clone and it vapes like monkey .... then they go on forums and write bad reviews.

I don't care how cheap they are or how much you save, I will never own one.

 

[beckdg]

Some clones ive encountered vape very close to authentics, never the same tho. The build quality/materials are noticeable different, such as patriots, zeniths, kayfuns, etc.

I call BS.

I have 2 authentic zenith v2.5 from different runs and different sources.

The screws on them were garbage and leaching. The threads were cut very poorly.

I had to replace the screws and cut the 510 threads myself.

My clone... perfect out of the box.

Want good clones? Don't buy the cheapest and do your research.

Tapatyped

 

[NathanielFT]

I've had crap originals, I've had awesome clones, and vice versa. I've also had clones superior to the original.

I only buy original regulated mods as the clones are far more miss then hit, if I can't source one i'll buy the clone and replace the guts. For atomizers and mechs i'll buy original but only if there's no clone, or if the clone is crap.

Don't you just love the butthurt when you post a pic of a clone of a rare OG that costs a fortune?? The reaction I got when I posted a photo of my black oak clone was priceless, some vapers can be such self righteous little wimps

 

[Thrasher]

Wasn't there are slight issue with a famous modder making his atties on a same factory FT bought it's clones from?
Can't remember which atty it was, though.
There are quite a few vendors sellin stuff which they get made in China for them like eXpromizer.


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There is an Atty right now, another pinoy made, preorder hasn't even begun, yet several of the cloners have listing on alibaba already. Should be a post floating around new members.
I think a lot op people would be upset if they really knew where their "authentic" came from.

I have no bias in this fight, cause I have 20 dollar mods sitting next to 160 dollar mods but I'm obsessive with the research before I buy clones anymore

 

[bluecat]

2 for 2 on my kayfun clones. They work great. The old clearo clone like the viva were not so great but then neither was the original viva. I have a 3D clone that works fine. I just do not like it.

On devices. I have 2 nemy clones and they work fine 2 years later. The brass one has been through the ringer because I do not like the smell of brass on my hands and have just used it as an experiment. I believe they were around 15 bucks each.

Clones are just like the authentics. You have to experiment with them to get them were you want them.

I cannot compare them to the authentics because I do not have the authentics.

 

[itskohler]

Clones are not "just like the authentics". They are copies, sometimes really good, sometimes horrible. Clones are great for way over priced RDAs and mods, not so much for tanks or regulated mods in my experience.

 

[tj99959]

There are some clones that are quite good ... and some that are quite bad.

I have both an authentic Chi You & a HCigar Chi You that have both been dissembled & thrown in the sink together so many times that there isn't a way in hell that I could tell you which parts are authentic and which were clones.

 

[CallmeRage]

I call BS.

I have 2 authentic zenith v2.5 from different runs and different sources.

The screws on them were garbage and leaching. The threads were cut very poorly.

I had to replace the screws and cut the 510 threads myself.

My clone... perfect out of the box.

Want good clones? Don't buy the cheapest and do your research.

Tapatyped

Probably a bad batch

 

[Hans Wermhat]

Ordering online is like a box of chocolates...ya never know whatcha gonna get. The only authentic gear I own is a Smok Magneto mod. And the mag switch on it is a constant maintenance problem. It gunks up all the time. Everything else I own is a clone. Half of it I bought at a shop and the rest online and I haven't had a single problem with any of my clones. Knock on wood. I hope I didn't jinx myself there.

 

[beckdg]

I have 2 authentic zenith v2.5 from different runs and different sources.

Probably a bad batch

Lol

No Definitely not. Tons of folks who bought those now own 7mm x 0.5mm dies.

Crescent moon innovations international is known for innovation and poor quality control.

The 2.5 zenith wasn't their first atty known for its poor machining on the 510 connection, either.

Tapatyped

 

[bullet08]

wouldn't know. i only have clones. my daily use clones right now are magma clone with 4nine clone, origen clone with SMPL clone, and taifun gt ii clone with penny clone. they all perform to my satisfaction. i don't even think about going back to smoking. i think they served their purpose very well.. getting me off smoke.

 

[bluecat]

I've never understood the appeal of clones. Why not just buy the genuine. I mean they're not really that expensive when you compare how much we splash out on phones, games, laptops etc.

Not really. A few years ago I got rid of my smart phone and went back to a dumb one. I saved 40 bucks a month. I don't buy games. My laptop is 2 and 5 years old. They all work.

I haven't spent more than 45 bucks on a single vape item and don't plan on it. The habit I kicked is one that I would crush the smoke under the sole of my shoe. That's the same I feel about vaping.

Now I have a long list of items I want for my pool including a 3k robotic cleaner. I love cleaning it though so why should I buy it?

 

[Asbestos4004]

Not really. A few years ago I got rid of my smart phone and went back to a dumb one. I saved 40 bucks a month. I don't buy games. My laptop is 2 and 5 years old. They all work.

I haven't spent more than 45 bucks on a single vape item and don't plan on it. The habit I kicked is one that I would crush the smoke under the sole of my shoe. That's the same I feel about vaping.

Now I have a long list of items I want for my pool including a 3k robotic cleaner. I love cleaning it though so why should I buy it?

Isn't there a clone robotic pool cleaner? I mean, its just a plastic tube with a magic sucky thing....right?

 

[bluecat]

Probably a bad batch

But but they were authentics.. The same could be said about clones. It was a bad batch.

 

[LobsterGoD]

I find that infinite clones are usually very very good

Infinite does make some pretty good clones, but so does Yep. I'm surprised the op didn't like hcigar, my nemesis clone had never done me wrong, very close to my authentic too.

 

[bluecat]

Isn't there a clone robotic pool cleaner? I mean, its just a plastic tube with a magic sucky thing....right?

Its a plastic box with the filter built in. It is electrical powered instead of vacuum powered. Dunno if there are clones, but they run from 200 to 3000 that I have priced. Wife gave me the go ahead... but I enjoy cleaning it. Except I have something stuck in the vacuum line and it is driving me crazy because I can't figure it out.

And no each one isn't the same as a tube with a battery. Toppers I will give ya.. but battery holders.. never.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Are there actually clones on the same level as authentic?

So if there are clones out there as good as this, I would definitely like to hear about them. Because they would certainly save me a lot of money.

Since it's about saving you money...this is America and the most important thing is that we get all we can for our dollar then I won't point out that Jango Fett was a bad .... He was considered to be the best bounty hunter in the galaxy but his clones? They sucked? They sucked so much they should have been called Hoovers. Every time you saw them, there were dozens of them and they couldn't hit crap that was standing still! Clones suck!

 

[Martnargh]

I've never understood the appeal of clones. Why not just buy the genuine. I mean they're not really that expensive when you compare how much we splash out on phones, games, laptops etc.

Theres a 200 dollar difference between ivogo cb clone and authentic from mcv.

 

[Snugglepooter]

Its a plastic box with the filter built in. It is electrical powered instead of vacuum powered. Dunno if there are clones, but they run from 200 to 3000 that I have priced. Wife gave me the go ahead... but I enjoy cleaning it. Except I have something stuck in the vacuum line and it is driving me crazy because I can't figure it out.

And no each one isn't the same as a tube with a battery. Toppers I will give ya.. but battery holders.. never.

5 bucks says it's a squirrel in the line...

/end drift/

 

[vapero]