Rip Trippers did the right thing by doing an update.
How he didn't know that the unit he had was a sample is mysterious to me, but good on him to do a re-do. He was likely taking flak.
One thing I did note is that he pretends as if the 2 button click to return from deep sleep is some kind of long wait. I will admit that having to click twice is a minor annoyance. I find myself sucking on an atty that isn't being fired a few times a day, but I've also started learning to simply click the button twice when I pick it up.
One quick click of the button immediately followed by a click and hold and she fires (think two clicks like you would double click a mouse only you hold the second click). There is no wait for the screen to show or for it to boot. There is no wait time at all. It is an annoyance, to be sure, but training yourself to simply double click isn't that hard, and it certainly isn't worth paying nearly $200 more + a wait time measured in months (in most cases) for a Real DNA30 device. Even Rip Admits that the device is "98%" the original DNA. 98% with the other 2% being nothing more than a minor annoyance which one can easily train oneself around is a STEAL for $70-80.
He begrudgingly recommended it for beginners, which is good, but even a seasoned vaper can get very good use out of this device just as if it were a real DNA30 from Evolv. A recommendation should have been a no-brainer for anyone.
But even if I disagree with his conclusion concerning the "double click" issue (which may be a purposeful addition to the programming to keep the device from firing accidentally) it's good that he did an update.