OK, here's my version of the story, I haven't read the entire thread, it's date in the lay and my meds are kicking in pretty good right now!
I read and read and read some more on here when I was ready to upgrade. I do have to say that a lot of the fanboi status really turned me off! But reading and researching the only thing I found even close to comparable was the SS ZMax. Now this is some time ago, the SS ZMax was $129, body only, the Evic was just coming out and was listed at $149 at the time. A HUGE difference in price compared to now, that should tell you something right now!
Now, me being of weak body and ignorant mind, I'm half crippled up mind you, I scrimped and saved, cut and sold firewood, as well as other things my Dr's and wife were VERY unhappy with me doing, to come up with the money to buy a Provari mini. This was Thanksgiving last year. But I got it! It wasn't the "AWWWWWWWW, heaven has hit me moment" I'd hoped for, but certainly better than anything before it, and I could drop it!
Well, pain seems to do strange things to a human mind, as well as lack of sleep, from said pain. So me, being the idiot I am, left a carto tank on it for a while. A buddy of mine called and wanted to know about vaping and why the Provari was so highly thought of. "Well I keep hearing about VW and everybody say's it's so much better, I really want to try it!" So I loaned him my Provari mini for a while. He ended up buying a Zmax right away, but used my Provari. He sold the Zmax right away and bought 2 Provari's! "I can't tell you exactly what the difference is, but the Provari is smoother and VW is a joke on this thing!" His exact words!
So I get my Provari back, but it's acting up, really acting up! Now mind you, I did, and still do, drop this thing 3' onto concrete to show how durable it is, don't try this with another mod! So I figure I'd done something to jolt the board.
I contact Provape's CS, they have me try this, then that, then the other thing. I was polite, but knew it needed to go in regardless, and figured a drop had cracked the board at best! Finally they tell me to send it in. I got no reply as to what was wrong when I asked after it was on it's way back to me. Finally I heard back, after I had it and let it sit on a shelf for a couple of days out of fear of using it!
Yeah, I mentioned I'd left a full tank on it for a while? Juice from said tank had leaked and gotten onto the board corroding it! I think it cost me $6 something to ship it back and get it repaired, that's it, just shipping, one way even!
Mind you, all of this, was clearly MY fault, and they didn't even flinch to fix it! As well as I bought this Thanksgiving! I'd love to hear of someone getting that with a Vamo, ZMax, Evic, whatever, after six months, let alone one month!
Yes, I still do drops to show it off, but I don't leave anything on it that will leak overnight anymore! I wish someone would send me one of the other mods so I can do a side by side drop test to video and post on youtube! Yeah, EPIC fail on that one is my bet!
