Same here on ease of use and I am not a carto type.
Looking forward to the T2, it has a glass tube so I don't have to worry about any liquid.
From what I've read the hardest part is making the SS wick, once you've done that it lasts much longer and is dirt cheap compared to everything else. To clean it you pull out the wick, wash and burn off the residue.
I'll post back when I get it and when I get it working.