Yeah, I got my IPro in the mail today. My first impression is total delight.
A little critical review from my first impressions.
I ordered it over the holiday, it arrived today, Thursday, the 3rd mailing day. Very fast fulfillment of the order.
It is an elegant PV which is why I choose it in the first place. It looks more upscale than the other VV's including the Provari in my opinion. Mine is the chrome version which is very slightly textured (not obvious from any distance) looking brushed around the circumference. This appears to make fingerprints on the surface less noticeable. The end caps brass colored in my case look very nice. Not that I can't nitpick a little in this category because the little red power button looks like it came directly from an electronic hobby shop and there is an exposed screw head on the side with the dial (interestingly this side of the PV is not in any of the five pictures on the website). I could also do without the serial number printed on the side of the PV, but it is hard to see.
It is lightweight even with the batteries, more than I expected, at the same time it seems sturdy and likely to last. I immediately tested it out with a 2.5 ohm DC Smoktech carto and tank. It was easy to find the right setting to vape, I'm not sure why people think it is necessary to have all that digital stuff on their VV like the Provari. I did check the setting with a test meter because I was curious, but when all is said it is irrelevant. I also tried a 3.0 ohm carto from Madvapes (whoever makes them I don't know). It worked fine also, but I turned the voltage all the way up before it felt like I was getting the hit I wanted, so the 2.5 DC are probably the best for this device. The dial seems to have the right amount of resistance, enough not to accidentally change voltage in my pocket but still easy to move.
Subjective vaping experience. I first tried some caramel 60PG/40VG (12mg N) juice that I mixed myself that was very (very) weak in flavor with no throat hit on my ego battery and also the higher V passthrough. On the IPro, the flavor was great, not too weak or strong and I'm getting awesome throat hit. For the first time in my vaping experience I can get a good hit in one natural inhale on the device, not sucking on it for 3 or 4 or more seconds like I'm used to on the ego (with various atomizers and cartos). Flavor, throat hit, vapor, all good. I also tried some Chocolate Mint that was a flavor I bought rather than made. The flavor is pretty intense, I might have to dilute it now, lol, not a big deal for me.
One other thing, long and thin versus short and fat (Infinity vs Buzz for instance). I'm not sure about this, the thinner PV looks more elegant than the fatter one. I have tried a e-power which is short and fat comparatively and I notice that all my fingers go around the IPro where on the shorter one my pinky is off in space, sorta silly thing to notice. I may form a further opinion after carrying it around for awhile. But the IPro feels comfortable in the hand.
Overall, very excited, happy happy vaping. Let you know more what I think after I've ran some more juice through it.
