You are entitled to your opinion, but the s-dog is much nicer than any hybrid I've ever owned. And technically, it's not a hybrid, it's a crossbreed. It may not have all the fancy bells and whistles or nice anodized paint job like other hybrids. It's much smaller and compact even in 18650 mode and the best thing is compared to any hybrids out on the market today and the best feature is that it doesn't leak, even when placed on it's side (of course with update kit installed). Been using my V1 for a few months, the V2 is polished and looks much prettier with upgrade kit installed and better button.