I am new to e-smokes, and have always called my cigarettes smokey treats anyway... so I am thinking of getting the 901 and 510 starter kits. Would these be good for a rank beginner? how does the battery life compare to others? these questions are for anyone who would like to respond.
This forum has already been very helpful, so thanks to all who contribute.
I just started my vaping a month ago today. OMG; has it been that long? LOL
I started out with the 901. I didn't think I'd like the flat carts, but I found that I really did, especially with me,,,<humph> getting up in years, not having to wrap my lips around something round and hopefully not increase those smokers lines around my lips became more appealing and it didn't take any time to get use to it. Plus, parts are plentiful and relatively inexpensive to get/find. For me, using Fluval & a straw in the cart allowed me to get pretty much all the juice out of the cart.
There is really only one negative I found, and it's something that is just a 'me' thing: There are times when I'm really want to take a long drag. I'm talking a really long, longer than 10 second drag. The 901 doesn't like you going over 10 seconds LOL Don't get me wrong; it's a good lil' thing; about the size of my M'lbro 100s, but one day, I discovered that I really needed that super long draw to calm me down 'cause had I had an analog nearby, I probably would have taken a hit off of it.
Which lead me to look into the 510. I was guarenteed that if I went to the 510, my 901 would become a backup. Pretty much the same size as a 901; not really available yet in a lot of pretty colors like the 910 and the carts that are made for it are round. The 910 carts for the most part do fit snuggly into it, but I really haven't measured them out yet to make sure the 910 cart doesn't go too far into the atty and possibly melt it. But, I have used them on my 510 and no real complaints. The vapor may be reduced a little, but the throat hit was still there.
After being on the 910 for 3 weeks, then vaping on the 510, I initially was "Hmmm...what's the big deal? I'm actually getting a better plume on the 910...what was I thinking?" But many people who's opinions I respect here on the forum swore I'd love it, so I kept working at it.
I soon discovered that the 1 second hold down of the button on the manual battery was short in my mind; I bet I was actually only holding it down for only 1/4 of a second before I started to draw on it. Once I realized this, and held it down for at least a second - OMG! I was a vapin' fool!! LOL
I find that the cart holds more than a 901 and yah; while the battery life on the 510 is only about an hour, the recharge time is only an hour too + I have a passthrough, so I really haven't used the batteries that much anyway! LOL
I see this mentioned, but not stressed enough - there is a learning curve to vaping!! Retraining your breathing/suck takes time, but once you instinctively get it down, both the 901 and the 510 are great units to have.
Which puts us back to square one, eh? which one to get.
Boy; that's getting me to even pause and think....
Knowing what I know now....I think I'd go with the 510. Both units are great, but the real deciding factors would be I have no patience LOL:
-- I like the fact that the 510 has a manual battery, although I'm sure with it's success, it won't be long before the 910 has it too.
--Introduction of the PCC - Personal Charging Case. But, once again, I'm sure the 910 will have one soon.
--This one just came to me - especially still being relatively new to this, I really like the fact that the battery on the 510 is 'leak proof'. If I overfill my cart, I only have to worry about the mess; not if some of the juice leaked into the battery.
I don't know if I was really any help; but I just thought I'd toss out my experiences with the two models.
(That realy made me laugh. When I was learning all I could before purchasing my first e-cig, I just wanted someone to say "get this!!"...and now I'm doing the same thing to someone LOL)
