Are there actually clones on the same level as authentic?

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beckdg

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Isn't there a clone robotic pool cleaner? I mean, its just a plastic tube with a magic sucky thing....right?
Plus Wheels and a tail that kicks up sediment.

We affectionately named ours lazy.

I miss lazy. But now I have kids.

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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!
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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!
Not if you read the books....especially the commandos :p
 
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All my Kayfuns are clones and they all perform flawlessly. The rest of my stuff is authentic. For my one year anniversary, I plan to buy a Velocity and a nice power source to drive it. Both will be authentics.

I do find it disturbing that a clone of the Velocity was out less than a month after its release and only costs about $15.
 

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I have several clone/authentic "pairs". Atomic, Magma, Kayfun, Squape, Nemesis, to name a few. While in some (but not all) of the clones the machining may not always be as precise, vape-wise, I can't tell the difference (especially RDAs).

Of course, there are a few clones that are outright pieces of poop, no doubt about it. Holes drilled improperly (or not at all), bad threading, tolerances all out of whack.

Sometimes you get lucky.
 

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Authentic or clone most vape stuff is short time use as its fun/interesting to buy new atty's and mods.

I have no clones yet but I'm a looking at that smokeless owl really hard, gotta get it..

No wait I have a clone ejuice and it is better than the authentic cause 5 cents to make lol..

I do feel bad about em as an inventor myself for oem guys who really make awesome vape items but China---- yup China, they use most inventors inventions as rudimentary slaves, they save on R&D and market appeal research..... Win-win cause we will buy it. It is what it is and they have gotten really good at vape gear and next day releases, who woulda thunk release new item today and tomorow China releases your new item too... lol
 

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Plus Wheels and a tail that kicks up sediment.

We affectionately named ours lazy.

I miss lazy. But now I have kids.

Tapatyped

I have daughters. Wife is of the girly variety. Husband has his manly job while daughters/wife sit around pool in their bikinis watching dad do "manly" work. One day I was showing my eldest how to start and use the lawn mower. Just the basics. Proper shoes.. no flip flops. how to fill it, check the oil, pull the cord (it does have an electric start). I have pulled too many cords out before.

My neighbor called to me as she was mowing (She did 10 lines). I walked back and she said.. You know that is man's work and not a young ladies. Oh geeesh, my luck no feminism around me anywhere. I smiled and said.. I just want to make sure she is at least prepared for life.

The only reason I in the market for one is the dang vacuum side leak. It is driving me bonkers and I do not want to rip up the concrete and yard to redo the piping. When vacuuming the air that gets in the lines makes me backwash every time and suction is poor. I figure3k for a robotic cleaner is cheaper than ripping up the yard and redoing the plumbing.

I did look on fastech and they have some parts that I may be able to build my own frankenstein machine. I just don;t know if I buy clone parts and build an original woudl it still be considered a clone or would the build be considered an authentic. Ahh the questions in a man's life.
 

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

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I have everything from crawdads to muskrats in that pool. The muskrat was fun. I got a call at work from an exasperated wife yelling "There is a beaver in the pool and it is hissing at me!" "The dogs are barking and I am scared!" Oh geeeeesh. What am I supposed to do?

I have had dead squirrels too.
 
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Authentic or clone most vape stuff is short time use as its fun/interesting to buy new atty's and mods.

I have no clones yet but I'm a looking at that smokeless owl really hard, gotta get it..

No wait I have a clone ejuice and it is better than the authentic cause 5 cents to make lol..

I do feel bad about em as an inventor myself for oem guys who really make awesome vape items but China---- yup China, they use most inventors inventions as rudimentary slaves, they save on R&D and market appeal research..... Win-win cause we will buy it. It is what it is and they have gotten really good at vape gear and next day releases, who woulda thunk release new item today and tomorow China releases your new item too... lol

Yeah if that owl was regulated I woudl pick one up. That thing is nice.

If you look at all the authentics... they basically look/work the same too. They just adjust one thing so they can call it an authentic. China just copies.
 

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I have everything from crawdads to muskrats in that pool. The muskrat was fun. I got a call at work from an exasperated wife yelling "There is a beaver in the pool and it is hissing at me!" "The dogs are barking and I am scared!" Oh geeeeesh. What am I supposed to do?

I have had dead squirrels too.
do we really need nonsense like this on here?
 

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Not if you read the books....especially the commandos :p

The books? I never read the books What's next? Dressing up and going to star wars con? Ok, that might not be bad but I'm not reading the books. I call dibs on the hottest princess leah. Not one of the ones who think they can pull it off but have an unsightly jelly roll separating the top and bottom of the gold bikini. You know the kind, they think they can wear spandex and their mind they look sexy but anyone with normal vision who sees them thinks they look like an over stuffed sausage bursting on the grill. They are the guy equivalent of that pudgy guy with the porn stache in the Southern Comfort commercial who wears a speedo walking down the beach trying to look confident as he walks past attractive young women. That's just wrong. What was Southern Comfort thinking when they released that? Who did they think would want to buy their product as a result of that commercial? Aging, over weight German beach goers? They are sticking with beer no matter what you show on TV. Seriously Southern Comfort, what were you thinking? All you did was make us question how much of your own product you've been drinking and throw up in our mouths a little. Ever since the golden age of advertising, everyone knows it's hot bikini models that sell alcohol. Maybe next time they should use a hot princess leah model in a gold bikini to sell their crappy booze. yeah.
 

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The books? I never read the books What's next? Dressing up and going to star wars con? Ok, that might not be bad but I'm not reading the books. I call dibs on the hottest princess leah. Not one of the ones who think they can pull it off but have an unsightly jelly roll separating the top and bottom of the gold bikini. You know the kind, they think they can wear spandex and their mind they look sexy but anyone with normal vision who sees them thinks they look like an over stuffed sausage bursting on the grill. They are the guy equivalent of that pudgy guy with the porn stache in the Southern Comfort commercial who wears a speedo walking down the beach trying to look confident as he walks past attractive young women. That's just wrong. What was Southern Comfort thinking when they released that? Who did they think would want to buy their product as a result of that commercial? Aging, over weight German beach goers? They are sticking with beer no matter what you show on TV. Seriously Southern Comfort, what were you thinking? All you did was make us question how much of your own product you've been drinking and throw up in our mouths a little. Ever since the golden age of advertising, everyone knows it's hot bikini models that sell alcohol. Maybe next time they should use a hot princess leah model in a gold bikini to sell their crappy booze. yeah.
Lol.
I've only been to one comic type convention ever..... My roommate at the time worked at a comic book store and had free tickets, but no car so I drove him..... One thing I noticed......MOST of the girls their fit the "why did she wear that, how can I wash that image from my brain?" category.....but, the models dressed up at the booths...... Totally worth the trip just for that :p
As for the books, if you like to read, they really are better then the movies :p
 
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