I agree that newbs should be steered clear from nearly all of the lookalikes, but the Provari fanboyism is getting out of hand. Virtually every newb who comes here asking for advice is ganged up on by Provari evangelists and fanboys who think their device is the be all and end all of the vaping world.
It's a fine device, to be sure. But very few new vapers will benefit by jumping straight into any VV, let alone a $200+ Provari. They generally have no clue as to the differences and variety in cartos, tanks, attys and the relationships between voltage, ohms, amps and watts. And here the fanboys expect them to be able to intelligently interpret Provar's error codes, avoid popping attys or have the slightest clue as to which devices make sense, do what, or are a waste of money when stuck on the end of a Provari.
Have you forgotten what it was like to enter this vaping labyrinth? What do you have for backup in the event you lose or break your Provari? Well, most of these newbs have nothing or, at most, some gas station e-cig.
It's one thing to suggest a newb start with a kGo, or even a reasonable fixed voltage mod. Over a year ago, I was getting criticized for recommending a Silver or Baby Bullet as a first PV. But it's ridiculous to recommend a Provari or Darwin to someone before they have a reliable backup, a reasonable grasp of the electrical concepts behind e-cigs or any inkling of whether or not it will be worth $225 for them to be able to vape at 15 watts or 7 watts, let alone knowing what it all even means.
It's easy to say you wished you would have started with a VV. For the most part, that's because you've forgotten how confused and overwhelmed you were when you first started. It's almost like a Carrera driver going on and on about his Porsche to a 16 year old who just walked out of the DMV with his brand new driver license.
