when i started my journey into the e cig world, i wouldn't even consider the manual batts, for the simple reason i wanted it to perform like an actual cigarette.. i didn't want to fiddle around for a stupid button to just take a tok off of it, i thought it would just be a pain in the .... or for something else ( button ) to go wrong with... well needless to say when v4l had a sale going on and after reading some reviews of the manuals, i decided to take a chance on one. so when it arrived i couldn't wait to try it out. now mind you, i'm used to my auto. i pressed the button a couple of times and thought to myself, hmmm not sure if i'm going to like this... but you know what - i love it, from now on it will be manuals for this gal.. it gives you more of a throat hit, but more importantly you actually get MORE FLAVOUR. so my advise is to give it a try, i'm so glad that i did...