I've been reading and following reviews on VTube & Provari. Provari had me on everything except price, VTube had me on price only after read the reviews (people keep saying poor quality etc on VTube).
How about SS VTube? Anybody can give good and honest review between SS VTube (after use it for a while) and Provari?
Thanks in advanced
If you look closer at most of the Lavatube reviews, you'll see the same complaints mostly. The plastic cover coming loose from the metal battery cover. Switch failure. You don't see any of these complaints, to speak of, with the stainless or chrome models. They still have a defect rate, don't get me wrong. They're a mass produced item. But it's nothing like it was in the beginning. Even the standard aluminum ones are built better than the originals. Anyway, that's why they have a year warranty. Like most electronic stuff, if it lasts a year, it'll be good for a few more. The chrome and stainless models don't have plastic endcaps. The electronics are the same and there would have been a lot less whining about that if people didn't expect it to do what it was clearly not designed or advertised to do, namely run a 1.5ohm carto on 5 volts.
As far as the voltage drop, go to the Pbsardo site and look at the chart. The Lavatube compares very favorably with the BuzzPro with any of the resistances and voltage combinations that don't create more than a 2.5 amp draw. With a 3ohm carto, the Lavatube has less voltage drop than the Buzzpro.
The stainless Vtube has only been out a few months. The circuitry is the same as the original and there are no serious flaws in that. The body is real stainless, not plated, so nothing is going to be falling off. It's not a Provari, and it doesn't cost like a Provari. Yet it is continually compared to one.
Look at a Twist. A pair of Twists will cost you barely less than a Stainless Vtube.
The Twist tops out at 4.8 volts. The Vtube 6 volts.
The Twist is disposable. The Vtube isn't.
The 650mah Twist gets 3 hours between charges. The Vtube can get 14 hours easy.
The Twist has a readout you need a microscope to read. The Vtube has a legible LED.
The Twist has no battery indicator. The Vtube does.
I could go on and on. If you think it's unfair to compare a $30 Twist to a $50 Lavatube, then why would anyone try to compare a $50 Lavatube to a $200 Provari.
When you're looking at "reviews", you're going to hear the whiners and moaners, but mainly you'll see only reviews from when they were brand new. Now, they've been around a while and they don't create excitement. And reviewers aren't interested in last year's product. There have been thousands of Lavatubes sold under various names and the vast majority of them have been just fine.
As for Pbusardo, for as much as I like the guy, gets stuck on something and never reviews or acknowledges any revisions or improved version, no matter how significant. He did it with the vision stone tanks. Even after they became nearly perfect in the 3rd version, he wouldn't touch it and if you relied on his opinion, they are junk. If it has the same name, he won't touch it again even if it's an entirely different product. He will never review the stainless Lavatube. he's done the Lavatube, as far as he's concerned. It could evolve to be the perfect VV, or a clone of the Provari, and he still wouldn't ever review it again.
If you go to the Lavatube forum, there's plenty of information there. If there is an issue with any version, it will be discussed there. The only issue I've seen about the SS Vtube is some people feel the draw is too airy. There are simple fixes for that and I don't see a rush of people returning them over it.
If you want a head on head competition, forget it. Might as well go look for reviews to compare an Impala with a Ferrarri.
I just want to spread Provari sunshine all over the earth LOL but the V tube is a good option too. God I am such a Provangalist!! Sailor I love these names you gave me.
..I went for the Buzz Pro after much research
