Kate, this was my first manual too-but if it helps any, I got accustomed to it really quickly, I liked that snappy little button!
Still not sure what happened--it was working like a charm for 2 days before it suddenly stopped vaping. I honestly did a dozen tests on both pieces before emailing Janty about it. (It still lit up and everything when I pressed that button--too weird.)
I was going to keep it until I got the replacement, then I began to wonder if that's why they haven't sent the new one out yet, so I packed it up and shipped it back to them on Wednesday.
Can we ask for a refund if they're not going to replace it in a reasonable amount of time?
Kate, I've even thought of you the last couple weeks--like you, I have a big ol' pile of old black penstyle batteries, each with around a 20 minute charge in 'em at best. Ulp! C'mon Janty, please don't let me down!
