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Katdarling

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I sooooooooooo like my 'Stick 30w.



I so liked it until charge #3 when no cable plug would fit inside of it. It's loose, as in it makes an intermittent connection, but dare you even TOUCH or move the charger, it's off..... game over.

So it's going on vacation back to its vendor daddy in Hawaii.


Aloha, pretty 50w. See your doppelganger soon......



(this return is alden approved)
 

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Sorry to hear about your troubles with your 30W, Kat. My first one has been a solid device with no issues these past weeks. But there are always some that fall through the cracks of QC @ the factory. I guess more folks need to send eleaf an email letting them know about this last weakness (as reported during the original 20W release as well).

May your replacement be swift :)
 

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I sooooooooooo like my 'Stick 30w.



I so liked it until charge #3 when no cable plug would fit inside of it. It's loose, as in it makes an intermittent connection, but dare you even TOUCH or move the charger, it's off..... game over.

So it's going on vacation back to its vendor daddy in Hawaii.


Aloha, pretty 50w. See your doppelganger soon......



(this return is alden approved)


That's the thing that troubles me about the 50W. In the 30W you can reinforce the USB like I did in my 20W..... easy enough!

But the 50W has its microUSB port moved to the upper side, opposed to screen!

It's not impossible, but you have to work harder with the top cap, which would be undoubtedly ill-soldered to the PCB via 510's......

And that's a pity.....

Call me grouchy, but, if possible, I'd rather put the USB at the bottom, like in its little cousins. I'm accustomed to it in that way and it's far easier to be reinforced, my Golden Retriever could do it with just one paw........:)

Regarding the USB problem.... it's a silly thing about some soldering robot (or solder.... as in human one). My 20W was reinforced even if it has two big drops of soldering tin forcibly holding it against the Golden Retriever jaws. Why they can assure that for all the batch?

P.S.: Guess what? I've been free of stinkies for an entire year! Yiiiiihaaaa!
 

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That's the thing that troubles me about the 50W. In the 30W you can reinforce the USB like I did in my 20W..... easy enough!


P.S.: Guess what? I've been free of stinkies for an entire year! Yiiiiihaaaa!

congratz! :toast:

and do we have a picture tutorial on this? :?:
 

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This oughta stir the pot. :)

I don't see a whole lot of MVP 20w talk/love on the forum. I know everyone in the Innokin world was waiting for some 3.0 version - that wound up being a bit expensive.

But, looking at that MVP 20w. For those people who really don't go beyond 20w, but want the best battery at that price point, isn't the MVP 20w essentially Better than the iStick 30w? The MVP 20w has a 2600mAh battery, and the iStick 30w has a 2200mAh battery. For that price point - 30 to 40 - when a person is looking for the best battery life, wouldn't the MVP 20w win?
 

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This oughta stir the pot. :)

I don't see a whole lot of MVP 20w talk/love on the forum. I know everyone in the Innokin world was waiting for some 3.0 version - that wound up being a bit expensive.

But, looking at that MVP 20w. For those people who really don't go beyond 20w, but want the best battery at that price point, isn't the MVP 20w essentially Better than the iStick 30w? The MVP 20w has a 2600mAh battery, and the iStick 30w has a 2200mAh battery. For that price point - 30 to 40 - when a person is looking for the best battery life, wouldn't the MVP 20w win?

Yes. The MVP 20 is a rock solid unit. The istick 30 is smaller though and has a few nice features the the MVP doesn't have. I would love a combo of both :)
 

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This oughta stir the pot. :)

I don't see a whole lot of MVP 20w talk/love on the forum. I know everyone in the Innokin world was waiting for some 3.0 version - that wound up being a bit expensive.

But, looking at that MVP 20w. For those people who really don't go beyond 20w, but want the best battery at that price point, isn't the MVP 20w essentially Better than the iStick 30w? The MVP 20w has a 2600mAh battery, and the iStick 30w has a 2200mAh battery. For that price point - 30 to 40 - when a person is looking for the best battery life, wouldn't the MVP 20w win?

If they want to deal with the ancient led menu, and button placement, I would agree. IMO they would be better off spending the extra $20 on a MVP 3 though.

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This oughta stir the pot. :)

I don't see a whole lot of MVP 20w talk/love on the forum. I know everyone in the Innokin world was waiting for some 3.0 version - that wound up being a bit expensive.

But, looking at that MVP 20w. For those people who really don't go beyond 20w, but want the best battery at that price point, isn't the MVP 20w essentially Better than the iStick 30w? The MVP 20w has a 2600mAh battery, and the iStick 30w has a 2200mAh battery. For that price point - 30 to 40 - when a person is looking for the best battery life, wouldn't the MVP 20w win?

When they were the only game in town, I didn't mind using the MVP 1 or 2. But I prefer the feel and smaller form factor of the isticks. The 50W is heavier, but it's still smaller with rounded edges than the MVP -- and, as I've said since it's release: it's all about the form factor. The comfort factor. The iSticks are just more comfortable to hold and use.
 

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I think the iSticks are ergonomically better, too. I'm just thinking that there Should be a good segment of people who care more about battery life than those minor ergonomic improvements, and for those people, an MVP 20w could be a really good deal.

I'm broke, but when I graduate to Mod 2, I'm seriously considering it being an MVP 20w instead of a second iStick.
 

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I think the iSticks are ergonomically better, too. I'm just thinking that there Should be a good segment of people who care more about battery life than those minor ergonomic improvements, and for those people, an MVP 20w could be a really good deal.

I'm broke, but when I graduate to Mod 2, I'm seriously considering it being an MVP 20w instead of a second iStick.

Well, the iStick 50W beats even the MVP 3 as far as battery life, is smaller @ around the same weight of the MVP 2. And the button is fantastic.
 
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