mmmmm not for me!
Although the chalice 3 is nice it is just too expensive.
The clone is likely to be poor quality, and therefore too expensive no matter what they charge for it.
I don't play with pre orders with either clones or authentic. My advice wait three months before buying, that way all the niggles will have been worked out of any product. Real people will have bought and paid for them and will give a true reflection of any problems. Any product that is any good will still be there in a few weeks time. Lots of innovative groundbreaking items turn out to be crap. Anything that has lasted over three months with good independent
reviews is likely to be available at a reduced cost via the classifieds, you can get a better quality item for your money.
There are loads of good small chamber atomizers out there already RM2, Cyclone, Hornet all decent stuff that has been tried and tested.
The authentic chalice 3 has had good
reviews so far but I doubt it is worth 3 or 4 times the cost of the other stuff available.
The clones are as yet untested, some may be OK but I am not holding my breath! Quality control costs time and money if the goal is to make a quick profit they won't bother.
If the producers of authentic
devices keep overcharging for the items they produce they offer the clone guys a way in to make a quick buck. Its difficult to feel to sorry for them if they are not offering value for money. On the other hand if the cloned stuff is just crap they are also ripping consumers off no matter how little they charge. Until we as consumers stop believing the hype we will continue to be ripped off by both ends of the market.