At the end of the day if you are all happy with your Reos and it keeps you off the stinkies that's great, but I'm not convinced they are for me and even if they were that they are worth what you pay for them.
I can understand your disbelieve and hesitation.
When I started vaping, I went thru a lot of devices and spent a lot of money without ever being satisfied by my vapes.
Whenever I searched for information about my current devices, I found tons of praise on the internet.
Every device had it's followers and I was careful with critical Statements in order to avoid being flamed.
I was sick of spending growing amounts of money and getting devices with more or less drawbacks.
Fortunately, I found the Reo before my patience waned completely and I returned to stinkies.
The Reo put an end to my search, and I use it now for 3 years without any regret.
The taste is better than anything, I vaped before.
As a matter of fact, it took 3 years to get my second Reo (2 month ago).
For 3 years, I vaped nothing but my only Reo, and it never let me down.
I do longer business trips without backup, no need to.
Show me any other vape, that gives you this kind of confidence.
The last point to consider is the product service.
Last month, I installed the subohm kit on my 3 year old Reo.
Aside from that, Rob does fantastic mod rebuilds for a very reasonable price.
I cannot comment on other devices, simply because I haven't searched/tried other devices for the last 3 years.
There even may be other devices with a similar taste, but will they be as reliable ?
I don't care, my Reos are just perfect for me.