eGo Ego

[grandmato5]

All I know for sure is that I love my 510 and my blu, and I have absolutely NO desire to buy an ego. Perhaps if someone came up to me and asked me to try it, I would, just to see what it's like, but unless there's actually something that makes it taste better or just overall more satisfying(like more than just "omfg, it has a bigger battery") I won't ever be buying one. The same goes for box mods and all that other ridiculous looking crap. My 510 suits me just fine.

Your thoughts just go to show that we all different and for some people they find no problem with changing out batteries often not to mention they really don't want or like the looks of the box mods or larger battery models. If it works for you that's great.

I was very happy with my original 510 I bought, but for me, when shortly after I purchased it I wanted to add a few extra batteries to my collection when I looked at the price of the regular 510's compared to the 510 megas (280 mah) I decided that the extra $2 per battery would be worth it to have a bit longer battery life than the regular 510 batts. Less charges would mean the batts should last longer and more than cover the extra $2 per battery I was seeing at the time. Only a bit longer in length than the reg 510 batt didn't do anything to drastically change the look. I was very happy I made my minor upgrade and I'm still happy when I use my 510.

Fast forward to 2 months later and constantly having batteries on a charge was a bit of a PIA although certainly doable. I didn't want the expense of purchasing a PCC as those things aren't cheap. I also knew that circumstances had meant that for those first two months I'd almost always been close to a plug to charge my batts whenever I needed but that wouldn't always be the case. I could purchase several more 510 batteries to cover those times or a PCC but for me the question was if that the best use of my funds. That led me to research an Ego battery. If I bought the battery I also needed to purchase a charger for it. I could find one ego batt and charger shipped for about $29.00. The size of the ego still concerned me but not a huge deal since I still had my 510 to use when I wanted. Long story short Libery Flights put their Ego kit up for sale for $39.99 which would give 2 ego batts, 2 attys(which I was going to be needing to buy shortly anyways), wall unit, and USB charger so I bit the bullet and purchased one. No I can't say I like the ego tons better than my 510's but I do like it and also like not having to recharge batts nearly so often and I don't mind the larger size at all. It doesn't get anymore attention when I'm out in public then my 510 does.
Who knows what the actual life of the batts I have will be but the life expectency of the 510 is 200 charges max and the Ego 300 charges max. If the ego needs to be charged less often AND holds its charge longer the added cost per battery is actually a savings over the 510 battery in the long run for me.

 

[benman]

Being a noob I could be wrong, but With a PCC does that negate the reason to have bigger than a standard 510 battery?

 

[FreakyStylie]

Being a noob I could be wrong, but With a PCC does that negate the reason to have bigger than a standard 510 battery?

A PCC is just a big battery that charges the mini style batteries, so you can get just as much life. You'd spend a little more with the PCC set-up rather than just using larger batteries. You probably would spend less with a nice mod - don't quote me on that, I haven't priced it out.

 

[Magus86]

Being a noob I could be wrong, but With a PCC does that negate the reason to have bigger than a standard 510 battery?

Yes... Yes it does. And that's why I have one. And someone earlier said they're expensive... No idea what you're talking about, mine only cost me $15. The way I see it, if you happen to use cartridges/cartos, a PCC is a great way to carry everything. It takes up the same space as a cigarette pack and holds all your stuff except bottles of juice/chargers. With an ego, I keep hearing about people carrying around these friggin' camera carry cases and fanny packs and whatnot. All I have to carry around is this: MAGMA ecig carrying case charger

It takes up even less space than a cigarette pack. This particular PCC doesn't hold much in the way of accessories, but I have no such accessories so it doesn't matter. I don't use cartos or carts. I drip exclusively. To me this is better than carrying an ego battery in my pocket. the case charges my battery and protects the button on the battery that's in it from getting pressed. I'm perfectly happy with my 510 regular batteries. A 5 pack only costs me $25. Before the battery I'm using runs out of power, the other one is done charging in the PCC. I carry one full e-cig, my PCC with a spare battery, and a bottle or two of juice. No camera case or anything needed.