The form factor is excellent. Just watch out for the problems notes in this thread. Mine was fine till I dropped it and broke the screen still works though i can't change anything.
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Thank you. I think I've read all 100 pages of this thread while waiting for it to arrive. Just for kicks I checked the authenticity on the bottom of the box and it appears that over a dozen people checked theirs over the last week with the same number. So far I'm happy though as its my first step up as a beginner.
I keep stopping by to read the iStick threads hoping to hear that all the problems were fixed. So far, the same issues are popping up. I really liked my iStick 50W. It would go all day and into the next on a charge. It fit my hand well and had the features I was looking for. Too bad that the displays kept dying. The good part was that the local vendor was willing to support the failures with replacements over the counter.
They finally gave me a Coolfire 4 that has worked perfectly for 6 months now. I'd buy the iStick 100W right now, but the threads are reporting the same issues as the 50W. Go figure.
Right now, I'm vaping on my iStick 20W while my CoolFire 4 charges. This old iStick 20W has vaped for well over a year, been dropped in the floor, scratched up, and is still reliable. You have to wonder why they can't all be like the 20W for reliability. I guess the R&D department has changed along with the assembly line.
I have a Provari V2 that's 5 years old. It just keeps on ticking. It's another of my reliable backups. Sure, it's old and was expensive and doesn't do wattage or any of the fancy features, but it's rock solid variable voltage.
They finally gave me a Coolfire 4 that has worked perfectly for 6 months now. I'd buy the iStick 100W right now, but the threads are reporting the same issues as the 50W. Go figure.
Right now, I'm vaping on my iStick 20W while my CoolFire 4 charges. This old iStick 20W has vaped for well over a year, been dropped in the floor, scratched up, and is still reliable. You have to wonder why they can't all be like the 20W for reliability. I guess the R&D department has changed along with the assembly line.
I have a Provari V2 that's 5 years old. It just keeps on ticking. It's another of my reliable backups. Sure, it's old and was expensive and doesn't do wattage or any of the fancy features, but it's rock solid variable voltage.
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Same here, I have 20's and 30's plugging along with no issues at all...50 auto fired the other day.
I would like more 50's for the length of use time per charge, but don't want to roll the dice with my
money.
I would like more 50's for the length of use time per charge, but don't want to roll the dice with my
money.
I really, really liked the 6Ow, the shape, center 51O, even the changing panels, then I saw a few videos. The thing is so cheaply made that it should be sold in the dollar store. I was soooo disappointed. I wish another manufacturer would clone it because they'd do a better job.
eleaf screwed the pooch on the mods after the 20 and 30 as far as I can see.
I have the 40 TC and it's battery life seems less than the 30W. And that's using it with standard
coils, not TC. Very disappointing developments for a company that could have captured a large
part of the mod market...a highly motivated, strategically shaved monkey could have made better
business decisions.
I have the 40 TC and it's battery life seems less than the 30W. And that's using it with standard
coils, not TC. Very disappointing developments for a company that could have captured a large
part of the mod market...a highly motivated, strategically shaved monkey could have made better
business decisions.
Do you think Eleaf is still manufacturing the 20 W's? I know some vendors still have them on their shelves, but I don't know if these are old stock or not? I am tempted to pick up a couple more 20's, but am concerned the battery may be old/aging? (Maybe this isn't a valid thing to be concerned about. I just don;t know)...
I would strongly consider the 30W, long battery life and at about the same price.
I wonder how age in storage does affect these batteries...I'm pretty clueless about
batteries.
There were enough improvements in the 3Ow to make a difference. As far as I know, the 3Ow is the most stable of the bunch.
Just sounding off. I have an Istick 50 since April of 2015. It has never given me any problems. I also have 2 Istick 100's also with no issues. Wonder how many they actually sold and how many people had problems.
All of my iSticks are still going strong without issues (except for the soft 510 threads on the 20W).
That includes: 2 20W (1 PIF'd), 2 30W, 1 50W, and 1 100W. All were purchased upon their initial US release, except the 100W, which I've had for about a month. I use them daily and none of them have skipped a beat. Recently I was going to buy another 50W, but had the chance to get a second Evic VT for only $5 more, and chose that simply for the fact it had more battery life.
That includes: 2 20W (1 PIF'd), 2 30W, 1 50W, and 1 100W. All were purchased upon their initial US release, except the 100W, which I've had for about a month. I use them daily and none of them have skipped a beat. Recently I was going to buy another 50W, but had the chance to get a second Evic VT for only $5 more, and chose that simply for the fact it had more battery life.
I'm still hoping they might come up with a (proper, reliable, durable) 50W v2, loved the v1 so much. Perfect form factor, more than enough power for me, long lasting battery.
Alas, it's dead. Well, not completely dead, from time to time it still wakes up on its own, looking for another atomizer to melt. I've last charged it months ago, then it failed for good. The little sh*t.
Alas, it's dead. Well, not completely dead, from time to time it still wakes up on its own, looking for another atomizer to melt. I've last charged it months ago, then it failed for good. The little sh*t.
Button on my 50 is wonky, strictly for home use. Lasted a good 8 months though with hard use. 
I ordered my istick 50 that just arrived last week as a "styled" item. I just couldn't take a chance on the real thing, plus I heard fasttech's istick 50 clones are holding up well. The only difference I found so far is the temperature readout trick doesn't work and you can't flip the screen. I'm very happy so far.
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