Wow, seems the EgoT is getting more polarizing everyday. Am I the only one who is lukewarm about it? I thought mine was ok but not great. I only used one tank + atty for about a week and just kind of put it aside and forgot about it. Cartomizers are still working great for me. I'm not really wanting to like one thing more than another, I just kind of let whatever works be my vape of choice.
Just the fact that you admit the EgoT needs troubleshooting is not great praise really. I guess anyone who is not a mechanic shouldn't drive a car? For the majority of people vaping should be no fuss no muss. As soon as something goes beyond that it's a fail imo.
I've read about tons of fixes and tweaks for the EgoT and I could do those things. I just won't.
Pav,
Anyone can take something out of context and add there own spin to it. OTOH there are allot of folks who do not know how to vape either. I am not saying that Nick is one of them, but the polarizing reviews you have read are definitely a good starting point.
As you I was also on the fence with acquiring this system. I do not jump on band wagons generated through hype, nor do I take every review out there as gospel neither. At the end of the day it is their personal opinion.
I needed new batteries for my eGos that were 13 months old at the time, to include one still very functional original atty. I also did not want the 1000mAh clicky battery. A nice feature, but something that could fail, and lets hope when it does fail it is in the on position vice off. Paying an extra $3 for 100mAh and a feature that I did not want was an easy decision and I went for the proven 900mAh batts. So I picked up a couple of T attys and a pack of black carts at the same time. Black carts from the reviews were suppose to be less problematic.
Outside of getting rid of the nasty primer they come with, I have had no problems with the T system. At day 9 I noticed the atty start to tighten up, so I gave it a quick alcohol bath. Resumed using it the next day with a different liquid and ll is well, and has been performing like new, with the different liquid for the past 12 days.
Understanding what is happening to your equipment and correcting it prior to it happening is the technical savvy that I am referring to. I had to switch to 100% VG (properly diluted) due to an acquired sensitivity to PG. I was always a proponent of too much VG or high flavoured liquids, dark liquids or sweet liquids = dead attys. I still am. There are certain liquids that will not vape in the eGo T and I avoid those. Does that make the T bad? No! It just means it is being utilized outside of its original design characteristics.
Some folks shoot down equipment prematurely. e.g IKV's cartos. I have seen this time and time and again and it is usually the result of using an adapter or the liquid they use. One respondent actually admitted that they were not going to change liquids to use Isaac's cartos. Hey that is cool! But don't fault the carto over your choice of liquids. Some folks also have unrealistic expectations. They expect cartos to last months, where their original intent was one or two refills
If you can get 2 weeks out of a carto it is a blessing. If it didn't last 4 is it a bad carto or unrealistic expectations. I killed one in 2 days, yet I've also had them last up to 5 weeks before going stale (that was an exception, normally 2 weeks). I also knew going in I would kill it, with that liquid. I save that liquids for attys and no I have not nor will I use it with the T tank.
So in closing, is the eGo T for everyone? No! Many thought it would be the answer to all their prayers. To me it vapes like the mega attys, which is like an 801 since that is the atty used or a modified 302. There are designed for a slow easy drag, vice a "quick toot" that the 510 can provide. OTOH vaping is not smoking a cigarette. I will openly admit that their is faulty equipment out there. The chances of getting faulty equipment with knock offs are exponential. OTOH their is a lot of folks that simply do not know how to use their equipment, and simply won't admit it. There is nothing wrong with admitting it. We were all knew at one point in time, and we have all learned from our mistakes. IMMHO someone that goes through 10 attys in ten days is either one unlucky SOB or will not face the fact that perhaps he is doing something wrong.
Considering what started this thread, when I viewed the review of the MAP Tank, with all the negatives mentioned during said review. I sit confused as to why it received such a glowing endorsement. The MAP Tank is a neat concept, change the engine.
