As long as you consider it an investment, rather than a purchase, then you're already seeing things the right way. You can purchase countless Chinese
mods in a pursuit of happiness and smooth
vaping, or you can invest in one ProVari and be happy for a long long time.
I, for one, spent more on crappy Chinese
mods looking for something nice than I did on my first ProVari... If I had just bitten the bullet and bought a ProVari out of the gate, I would have saved hundreds.
There is only one problem... Once you buy one, it's going to beg you for a brother... And then a sister... And then it's going to start asking about it's heritage, and beg for mommy and daddy
So you'll end up with 2 standards and 2 or more mini's in all colors of the rainbow.
None of us here can rightfully explain the quality of a ProVari... It's just something you have to experience for yourself, and then come to your own judgment. The nice part is, say you buy one from the Classifieds used. If you DON'T like it, throw it right back up on the classies and you'll get back every dime. They really retain value well, and with some of these limited editions in play, may even increase in value as time goes by. That's something that can not be said about cheap Chinese mods.
If you're even remotely interested, I say you should just get one and try it out. There is a very high probability you won't regret it!