i'[ll buy a clone if i can't get the original, but generally i enjoy high quality gear and the clones aren't where it's at. i haven't seen a clone yet that i like better than the original, except for the rsst, but that's only because i hate the airy draw on the ac9 and it's impossible to find the tight draw cap in stock. over all, the ac9 is a much nicer piece of kit.
i just spent two hours watching tutorial videos and setting up my kayfun 3.1 i did a hasty build when i received it without doing any research and it was leaking like a ...... hopefully i got it right this time.
you'd think that spending hours of time on this would be irksome, but it's totally fun. it's like working on your car. back when i used to have a car, i liked washing it, changing the oil, spark plugs, installing switches and lights, wiring speakers, etc. i like building my own computers, too. i think working with mech mods and rbas falls right into the same category.