I used ego's for a year b4 I got my first mod. At that time I thought I wanted several, there are so many coming out of china and the prices still tempt me. after a few months of collecting cheaper alternatives I realized, I don't want to be a collector, I want quality. If this means having 1 or 2 mods for the price of 10, so be it. because I know those 1 or 2 would be flawless and last much longer, and have a lot of support if anything should go wrong (though I'm switching from vv/vw to purely mechanical mods, not too much to go wrong with those.) The prices are much higher but, for example, Super-t back up all their devices with a lifetime warranty. Puresmoker, Reo and others have forums here where they are more than helpful to customers well after their 6 month warranties expire. It's hard for me not to get "Shiny-itis", but I just remember what I'm really looking for in a device and it makes the wait saving up for the quality devices a little easier.