Life Expectancy on VV Ali'i?

[Pyloric Thinker]

I'm looking into purchasing an Ali'i when they reopen their ordering process. I'm trying to make the decision between VV and 3.7/6V.

I've heard the life expectancy on VV models of any variety of VV mods (not the ali'i specifically) is about a year. Is this true? I'm not sure what research has been done to support or refute this claim, but I heard it from a respected source in the industry.

Thanks for your help!

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

I don't know what that life expectancy figure is based on. The first variable voltage mod was the Buzz, which came out less than a year ago. As far as I know, the initial units are still going strong.

It is possible, I suppose, that VV puts a greater stress on the batteries that go into a VV mod, but they are cheap to replace and the device itself (assuming that it is a well-made mod) is likely to be like the Energizer Bunny: keeps going, and going, and going.

And that's an advantage that mods have over proprietary batteries (e.g., the eGO): they are battery housings (most of them sturdily made). Batteries (whether an eGO or a CR123A) die after a period of time, but housings last a long time.* [Perhaps the atomizer fittings or interior connections would need to be cleaned or replaced ... as they would with a fixed voltage mod.]

* I imagine that a wooden casing like the Ali'i's is more vulnerable to breaking than the metal casing of, say, the Reo ... but it sure is beautiful and I think I would love its feel in the hand. And, of course, that has nothing to do with variable voltage.