As we all know the atty is the weak link in this whole process...........
I think I disagree Elendil. The atty is A weak link, but to me, it's the strongest "weak link". When you think about it, there are really only 3 links to the whole thing... Batt, atty, and juice delivery. When looking at strictly stock equipment, the most obvious weak, (flimsy, pathetic) link is the battery. No big deal though. BB Mods are a dime a dozen these days, so nobody is using stock batts after a month or so anyway, Batts have kinda become a non-issue. The next weak link (IMO), is the cart/juice delivery (hence, the 2 dozen different cart mods floating around on the forum). So that leaves the atty as the best link in the bunch.
I'm hopeful that Carlos has built an 'immortal atty', (and I don't want to downplay that if he has)...but I've got an 8 dollar 510 atty that I have been vaping (almost exclusively) for about 4 months. Now, I have used many attys mainly to try new flavors and new atty models, etc. But this one is my all day/everyday atty. I figure I've vaped about 400ml through it, and it hits like the day I bought it. Also, when you look at all the mods out there the atty is the least modded part of the PV. That could be because it is the piece that
needs modding the least, or it could be because it is the hardest piece to attack as a modder. IDK.
I agree that the atomizer is the weak link for those that use atomizers...510, 801,901 and all the others. But in my opinion the cartomizer is a huge step forward its just that the "old" vaping guard still has not discovered the true advancements with the cartomizer. Those carts are going on months and months of use. Many have reported refilling them hundreds of times with no issues and few failures.
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Actually, any decent product with mass marketing could take over the market right now. I really havent understood why more companies are not devoting more dollars to their marketing budget. You see a few TV ads here and there but its from overnight companies with little or no track record and a substandard product. Any of the current players right now, and really there are only about 3 in that category, could take over and own the market if they would just mass market their product.
Sorry Jeby, but I have to disagree with you too. (man, I'm a disagreeable SOB tonight
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Cartomizers are 'ok' from a convenience perspective, but they have their big issues too. For me a carto just has too much air in the hit. It almost like hitting a 510 while holding an empty 510 cart in your lips at the same time. Half air, half vape. The other problem is that there is no way to get a 'clean' hit from a carto. No matter how you hit it, or how you refill it, you are always going to have that 'filler taste' with every hit. Most ppl that use them may not even notice it, but if you strictly drip on a conventional atty for a couple days and then hit a carto, you will taste it. They are nice, but definitely not THE juice delivery solution (IMO)
As for the statement that someone could take over the market... No one will ever 'own' the market for anything PV related. Sure you can be the pioneer, and sure you can even get patents, but concepts will get copied and 'knocked off'. No way to prevent it. Show me one thing PV, that hasn't been copied. There are none. All the way back to (and including) the original PV. The only way to sustain profits in this business is to be constantly chasing the next thing and then cashing in on it in the very short time that you are the only one selling it. You only have a small window before you are in price wars with the competitors that move in. There are exceptions to this (like the chuck), but there will be very few.
* all preceding statement are just my opinion, I am not claiming any of them to be facts (except to myself). (<< I should make that my sig
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