I have one of the first batches of the IPV2 and it's still my go to regulated mod at home these days. Never saw a need to upgrade until I saw the IPV mini v2. Love the form factor and at the originvape price I couldn't help myself. Went ahead and threw in a Mutation X v3 to my order as well because ... well ... what the heck.
Most of my vaping is around 35 watts and the Provari P3 was going to be my next purchase until the disappointment of its' 20 watt limit hit the streets. I was looking at the SX mini but given it's 3 times the price of the IPV mini v2 and roughly the same form factor I had a hard time justifying the extra coin. Most of the SX Mini features simply weren't enough to justify going with it. Step down doesn't really affect me given I vape around 35 watts and rarely build below .5 ohms. The "power ramp" feature would have been nice but really isn't that big of a deal to me. I do like that the ohm meter does to 0.00 and the SX 350 has slightly better power efficiency. But again, couldn't justify the huge difference in price. Especially given that the chips are made by the same manufacturer and will *most likely* have roughly the same life span. (And perhaps that was my biggest concern... as great as YiHi has been ... their chips simply aren't as time tested as high end mods using chip makers that have been around the block more times). When I'm paying under $100 that doesn't concern me all that much ... once I pay high end prices it simply does. Having said that, the SX mini is one sexy beast.
But this is about the IPV Mini v2 ... and I just splurged on a black one with a two tone carbon wrap from Jwraps (black and gold carbon). $18 including shipping with the JWRAPS10 code if anyone is interested.
For some reason, I've always been apprehensive about taking my IPV2 to work. I guess I just feel less damage could occur with a mechanical while at work. But I'm actually thinking of making this Mini2 my every day driver ... work included. I mean, it's more pocket friend than my IPV2 and frankly it was cheaper. It's getting harder and harder to use my mechs over a regulated high wattage device. Less can go wrong with a mechanical and I actually love the sleekness of them, but boy ... having no battery drop off is very nice once you get use to a specific higher wattage.
So I like others, am very interested in getting my hands on this sucker. Between the ergo-friendly design, battery design, and increased wattage ... feels like it might be a real winner.
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