First, let me apologize for putting this on the general forum. I looked at all of them and could not find a better forum to post this.
I own several e-cigs, from Itazte MVP to various Ego, EGOT and other who's brand I don't remember. Some work better than others, but none are exceptional and all have a fatal flaw as far as my wife is concerned.
1) They are noisy. I love to vape in bed while I am reading late at night, but the click of the switch and the crackle that comes out really get on my wife's nerves. I have purchased more Cigarette like kits, but al of them are nosier than my wife can suffer.
2) Maybe I am unlucky, but no single product has lasted for more than 2 or 3 months and many had sub-par performance in that narrow period. batteries that deplete quickly, lack of power, some stopped working for no reason others(variable voltage) broke and reset at the lowest setting every 3 puffs. Even the Pass-through EGOs, of which I bought several, eventually break (by break I mean no longer work even in pass-though mode. Just dead) and don't seem to deliver a decent experience after a while. I buy the popular atomizers and clearomizers everyone else seems to be using. It's not them. I buy them in bulk and they work OK as long as they are mated with a brand new battery.
Then some time ago, I purchased 2 Vuse and their overpriced refills at a nearby convenience store. The taste is horrible, to the point where I only use the Menthol. They don't last long because there are metered and finally they are very, very expensive.
However, on the plus side, they work flawlessly. The puffs are perfect. Always just right. The batteries seem to be made of unobtanium. The same 2 batteries I initially purchase are still going strong and don't seem to have any issues as far as losing power or lasting less. This is after 6 months of daily (if just nocturnal) use. They charge quickly and hold the charge far longer than anything else I own, especially considering their size.
The biggest issue with the Vuse for me is price and flavor, but otherwise I find it's the perfect e-cig. And as far as my wife, she loves them because they are completely silent while still delivering a satisfying puff.
As most will know, their trick is a microprocessor that modulates power and delivery as well as preventing the user for using the refill after a certain number of puffs, otherwise I'd be refilling them.
So I am wondering: is there a commercially available equivalent to the Vuse that last as well, delivers the same satisfying experience (minus the taste) is silent and has similarly reliable batteries?
I have a drawer full of Dead egos and other brands. Even the more expensive ones eventually fail in some way. But not the Vuse. Keeps going and if the refill were not so horribly expensive, I'd keep using them, but beside not wanting to give money to cigarette companies, especially when Vuse is lobbying to ban mods and mail order e-cigs, they are just too expensive.
I have read that the Vuse Microchip is actually quite common, but no one so far has been able to hack it so we'd be able to reuse them for longer than their puff limit and I have been unable to find an e-cig of any shape with an equivalent and noiseless delivery system.
I will take suggestions. Thank you.
I own several e-cigs, from Itazte MVP to various Ego, EGOT and other who's brand I don't remember. Some work better than others, but none are exceptional and all have a fatal flaw as far as my wife is concerned.
1) They are noisy. I love to vape in bed while I am reading late at night, but the click of the switch and the crackle that comes out really get on my wife's nerves. I have purchased more Cigarette like kits, but al of them are nosier than my wife can suffer.
2) Maybe I am unlucky, but no single product has lasted for more than 2 or 3 months and many had sub-par performance in that narrow period. batteries that deplete quickly, lack of power, some stopped working for no reason others(variable voltage) broke and reset at the lowest setting every 3 puffs. Even the Pass-through EGOs, of which I bought several, eventually break (by break I mean no longer work even in pass-though mode. Just dead) and don't seem to deliver a decent experience after a while. I buy the popular atomizers and clearomizers everyone else seems to be using. It's not them. I buy them in bulk and they work OK as long as they are mated with a brand new battery.
Then some time ago, I purchased 2 Vuse and their overpriced refills at a nearby convenience store. The taste is horrible, to the point where I only use the Menthol. They don't last long because there are metered and finally they are very, very expensive.
However, on the plus side, they work flawlessly. The puffs are perfect. Always just right. The batteries seem to be made of unobtanium. The same 2 batteries I initially purchase are still going strong and don't seem to have any issues as far as losing power or lasting less. This is after 6 months of daily (if just nocturnal) use. They charge quickly and hold the charge far longer than anything else I own, especially considering their size.
The biggest issue with the Vuse for me is price and flavor, but otherwise I find it's the perfect e-cig. And as far as my wife, she loves them because they are completely silent while still delivering a satisfying puff.
As most will know, their trick is a microprocessor that modulates power and delivery as well as preventing the user for using the refill after a certain number of puffs, otherwise I'd be refilling them.
So I am wondering: is there a commercially available equivalent to the Vuse that last as well, delivers the same satisfying experience (minus the taste) is silent and has similarly reliable batteries?
I have a drawer full of Dead egos and other brands. Even the more expensive ones eventually fail in some way. But not the Vuse. Keeps going and if the refill were not so horribly expensive, I'd keep using them, but beside not wanting to give money to cigarette companies, especially when Vuse is lobbying to ban mods and mail order e-cigs, they are just too expensive.
I have read that the Vuse Microchip is actually quite common, but no one so far has been able to hack it so we'd be able to reuse them for longer than their puff limit and I have been unable to find an e-cig of any shape with an equivalent and noiseless delivery system.
I will take suggestions. Thank you.
