Expensive is completely subjective. It is very common to find the entire system on sale for less than $100, including batteries and charger. Out of curiosity, have you owned either of the above mentioned mods?
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I have owned a Vmod 2.0, the a la carte package from vapage at $85. Also modded for blind squonking. Let it go after a week since it costs more than my entire Sigelei mech- AGA setup (yes, including batteries and even charger) vape quality is on par at best, and atties are way more expensive to replace than rebuilding my genesis coil.
$100 is already way too expensive for a system. Certainly subjective, as everything else is, but it is reasonable to assume that someone new would be hesistant to commit right away to a Reo, and like i said it is also more expensive relatively to an equally good vape from a mech-genny setup, both in the short and long run. Especially in the long run - mechs rarely if ever break, so do gennies, and $10 worth of mesh and kanthal can last you a year or two. Rebuilding takes under 3 minutes - i timed myself.
Vmods are not mech, remember. They are metal shells outside of plastic guts, and have electrical circuits that can go wrong.
All that said, a Reo mounted with a rebuildable dripper certainly is a good option, although not for most newbies.