I just recently ordered a clone of the pico 75w. I didn't realize it was a clone until it was too late. Has anyone used one of these? I have never bought a clone before, and this one is a tc mod. I guess I'm wondering how bad it is gonna be.
eleaf pico 75 clone question
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Why clone a Pico? I get cloning a $300 mechanical, even if it's shady, but a Pico is like $25-30 bucks. Makes no sense.
I hope it works well for you. I bought one recently and I love it. It wasn't a clone though, so I can't really comment on your query. I was a little surprised at just how small it was. I'm going to have to check back here and see how you made out.
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I hope it works well for you. I bought one recently and I love it. It wasn't a clone though, so I can't really comment on your query. I was a little surprised at just how small it was. I'm going to have to check back here and see how you made out.
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I think I've read about a couple of people who had these. I think one person was saying that it wasn't so great. That the board and wiring was pretty shabby. Can you return it and get an original?
I want to say, the other person said it wasn't that bad and was close, if not the same as the original. There might be more than one version out there and who knows, it might be made in the same factory. I couldn't imagine tooling up to make a clone of a $25-30 mod. I saw one at FT and the price difference was like $3.
I have tried a lot of clones over the last couple years and most have been good. If the difference between the clone and authentic was less than 10.00 I would always get the authentic depending on reviews. Just a word to the wise on future purchases.
I have a kanger subvod mega as my only clone, because like you, I accidentally ordered it without realizing it wasn't the real deal, bu I don't notice anything different in performance between it and my smaller genuine subvod. With that said, neither of those devices have adjustable anything, they are both press the button and vape only devices, so I'm not sure a clone with more complex inner workings might fare. I noticed a cloned Pico today too that was being sold for about the same as an authentic Pico. I could see a clone being way less than the authentic version, and the draw of potential sales the lower cost would bring, but absolutely cannot fathom buying a known, advertised as such clone of a name brand product when you can get the authentic product for the exact same price of the cloned version. That makes no sense to me whatsoever.
Wouldn't surprise me if the Authentic Pico was produced in several workshops. It is very popular,,to keep up with demand.
That being said, some are uh "put aside", sold as clones.
Bet quality is similar, forget a warranty though..
That being said, some are uh "put aside", sold as clones.
Bet quality is similar, forget a warranty though..
Could also be B stock a factory contracted to make authentics for gets stuck with, then sells cheap to some third party rather than trashing them.
Well it came early. I don't really know how to tell that this is a clone to be honest. It's my first eleaf type product. Seems to work fine. The packaging looks legit
The only way I know my kanger is a clone besides the fact it was clearly labeled a 1:1 clone and had the brand listed as generic in the product info, was that even the authenticity card that comes with genuine kanger products had been reproduced. Except the cloned authenticity card had the numbers printed on non-holographic silver foil, whereas the genuine card uses holographic foil, and the number didn't match kanger's on their authenticity website. I don't understand why a company would waste the extra expense on a fake authentication card when the product is plainly stated to be a 1:1 clone in the first place anyway but whatever lol.
No product code, so I know it isn't legit. It seems to work well though. I'm gonna see if I can upgrade the firmware on it still lol.
There's two things I won't buy clones of; batteries and regulated mods. Who knows how thick the wiring is and if it has any battery protection. I'll buy clones of mechs, RDA and maybe some tanks. All those things are simple and have a low risk of venting battery. Even then I inspect and test everything before I use it. I compare to buying a PSU for a computer; Yes a generic PSU will power everything and it might last you couple of years BUT it has the potential of killing the whole PC. If I were you I would get the authentic.
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