I don't think the EGo is a good beginner setup.

[edyle]

You could be right edyle, but I think industry analysts are usually pretty good at what they do. Here's a look at one example of the data they have and pretty much what I was referring to in my last post. I think the 'other' 41% in 'e-cigarette market share' is anything other than cig-a-likes. I could certainly be wrong, but that's how I interpret this data.

E-Cigarette Market Share Market Share
njoy 32 %
Vapor (Krave) 16 %
Metro 6 %
Smoker Friendly 3 %
Blu 2 %
Other 41 %

Would 18640 lithium batteries be counted among "Other"? No way. When somebody buys a 10ml bottle of eliquid, does that count among Other? Come to think of it, it might

How many tanks does the average vaper have or use? If somebody buys 1 clearo will that be counted as "Other"? Could be....?

Look at the numbers:
Biggest market share is 41% Other compared to Njoy with 32%.
Why does "Other" outrank the top selling cigalike?
It's because there's something bigger going on instead of cigalikes.

 

[Hermit]

Hold on though... those numbers are market share. Of course disposables are going to rank higher in that metric than in terms of the numbers of people using them - they're nowhere near as economical as rechargable refillable devices. Good point about batteries and juice - anything they've missed in that regard could only add to the 'other' share.

It's not a stretch to interpret that as telling us that well over 50% of users are NOT using cig-a-likes!

 

[DeadbeatJeff]

The price of two Ego Twists is the same as an inexpensive VV kit like an Itaste, Vamo, or Lavatube. It's just not a good idea to recommend to somebody trying to quit smoking that one battery will do if there's no way to swap batteries or hook it up to a passthrough.

I don't see how cig-a-likes are that costly. Decent KR808 cartomizers are cheaper than crappy CE4 clearomizers and they seem to be at least as reliable, if not moreso. Plenty of cig-a-like oriented companies sell blank cartomizers and e-liquid refills, and it's actually a good thing they sell pre-filled cartomizers (so that people who don't want to or can't fill them themselves don't have to mess with it).

Joye twist is like $35 at a B&M, whereas a Vamo is like $85
Joye twist is like $25 online, whereas a Vamo is like $40

knock-off twists aside

And TBH my Joye eGo-C upgrades are great for on-the-go vaping with a PT2 mini or something like that. They are exceptional with the regular Joye eGo-C setup (sans the leaking issue) or the Joye eGo-CC Tank.

Now, I actually do travel with my VV/VW mod, but my GF would NEVER leave the house with something that bug, and actually doesn't like it so much at home either.

It's a form-factor thing, and eGo batteries work just fine for a lot of applications

 

[Ryedan]

Would 18640 lithium batteries be counted among "Other"? No way. When somebody buys a 10ml bottle of eliquid, does that count among Other? Come to think of it, it might

How many tanks does the average vaper have or use? If somebody buys 1 clearo will that be counted as "Other"? Could be....?

Look at the numbers:
Biggest market share is 41% Other compared to Njoy with 32%.
Why does "Other" outrank the top selling cigalike?
It's because there's something bigger going on instead of cigalikes.

LOL, everything there that's not 'other' are cig-a-likes. So it's 59% cig-a-likes, 41% 'other'. Some of those 'other' could very well also be cig-a-likes and there are so many cig-a-like companies out there the little guys could add up to a few more percent. In any case, unless you've got more data that shows different IMO cig-a-likes win for most used PVs.

 

[Fir3b1rd]

What I wanna know is how many of the cigalikes that are purchased are disposables. And do we count each one sold or each person buying. I have 2 very nice setups a and no intention of buying anything else other than tanks once in a while and juice obviously but I won't be buying anywhere near the volume as I would if I vaped disposable cigalikes. It just seams to be an overwhelmingly inaccurate statistic. So much so that I don't see the point in taking it seriously. Not to mention before I even discovered the world of egos, mvps, provaris and mech mods I tried a couple of disposables and a Blu. Further more some people are like my fiancé. she vapes on her Blu and gets a disposable once In a while still.


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[tj99959]

Question?????????????????????????????

WHEN DID AN eGo BECOME A "CIG-ALIKE"

Joyetech 510 cig-alike (100 - 200mAh battery)

Joyetech eGo (650 - 1300mAh battery)

 

[tj99959]

Hold on though... those numbers are market share. Of course disposables are going to rank higher in that metric than in terms of the numbers of people using them - they're nowhere near as economical as rechargable refillable devices. Good point about batteries and juice - anything they've missed in that regard could only add to the 'other' share.

It's not a stretch to interpret that as telling us that well over 50% of users are NOT using cig-a-likes!

My intention is to become "not a market share".

So I buy PV's and toppers that will last. My total waste is about 3" of wick & wire/month, and a pair of IMR batteries every 1,000 charge cycles or so (about every 2.7 years)

 

[e-pipeman]

Well, I use a fair number of different devices but still find Egos to be very useful. I don't use them with tanks or cartos, though. I use them with LR 510 attys for dripping. They last me ages (measured in years not weeks) and are simple to throw in a shirt pocket. Obviously this means carrying a 10ml bottle of liquid too - but I've been doing this for so long that it's second nature. They're also great for stealth vaping. I still think they're a great beginner choice, too. Cigalikes? There are much better options out there nowadays.

 

[Hermit]

My intention is to become "not a market share".

So I buy PV's and toppers that will last. My total waste is about 3" of wick & wire/month, and a pair of IMR batteries every 1,000 charge cycles or so (about every 2.7 years)

Your kit etc still counts towards that 41%. Just you get _many_ more days use from that spend

My intention is simply to never again be any part of tobacco's market share! And to some extent that's still a money-no-object quest at this stage (1 month), but still no reason to even try out anything disposable.

 

[bluecat]

2 years vaping still use my ego type and disposables. Variety is good.

 

[PeteMarque]

Someone gave me an eGo. Bought one tank and some liquid. I was hooked. Ordered on line a two eGo starter kit and loved it.
Then moved up to Mini Pro Tanks on the ego's and totally stopped all analogs. Now on Mod's.
Not sure I could have gone straight to the Vamo or a MOD, but it would have been cheaper.
I still use a couple of eGo's with Kanger Min Pro Tanks for travel, car, out of the house. Plus I like having different flavors to use throughout the day.
When I am asked by someone starting out, if they can't handle the larger size, I would eGo Twist with Mini Pro Tank.
But agree with you, something bigger is better!

 

[Dj tank]

1.25 years vaping and my go to all around device is a spinner 1300. I have a provari, 2 ego twists, an MVP and a Kamry 100.


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