MVP or the iStick? Thoughts?

[e-pipeman]

It's interesting that you like the sound of the puff counter. On my MVP v2 I have always ignored it. I also have a 20w istick and a Smart20 (iStick clone). These both work brilliantly with the nautilus Mini. 20w is a lot of power (whatever you may read on the forum) for normal vaping. The iSticks have the advantage of a small, convenient form factor which makes them easy to cart about with you (mine lives in my shirt pocket with Naut Mini on top, next to a 30ml bottle of liquid - I top up a lot!).
Whatever you decide to get I don't think that you'll be unhappy with these.

 

[huskylover103]

We vapers are spoilt for excellent choices right now, which is great. I would take the MVP 20W over the iStick 20W, but the iStick 30W is just superb and better than both of them. Of course there are other small box mods with pass-through, and I want to promise huskylover his or her collection is only just beginning.

Her collection. Oh, I assure you... this will be the first of many LOL

 

[dhood]

Someone in one of the forum topics used this analogy:
It's sort of like driving two different cars. Going 70 miles an hour in a car that tops out at 90 is different than driving 70 miles an hour in a car that tops out at 160. They both can do 70, but the drive is different.

Between my Kayfuns and my Subtank, I never use more than 20 watts, regardless of resistance on the coils. I have an MVP2, an IPV mini, and now an iStick 50. The MVP has pretty much been retired (and it is only 4 months old). The IPV and the iStick both can drive my tanks easily under 20 watts. The only reason I grabbed the iStick is battery life. Now I don't have to change the battery every single day. I use the IPV when I'm home because it is convenient. I use the iStick when I'm out and about and don't have to worry about running out of power.

 

[greenmonster714]

I've got the MVP20w for smaller tanks and the Istick50w for drippers n sub ohm. Love them both equal but if I had to go with just one it would be the Istick50w.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

My iStick 50 W arrived today and it is really nice with the Nautilus Mini.

 

[bwh79]

Not really sure, as I use a cheap pen style and it's not vv/vw...

Probably 3.7 volts, then.

 

[Dubble Life]

I imagine you have made your decision long ago, or hell, maybe you've bought both by now. Just chiming in to say I have the original istick 20w paired with the Nautilus Mini and so far, I LOVE it. Its kept me satisfied as an at-home setup so far. For on the go I have an eRoll, which is also amazing, and an SD Keyring with some Boge carts. Can't really decide between the last two which I enjoy more.

Its funny, sometimes those smaller setups are more enjoyable and I find the nautilus over powering. When I get drinking though, I can reef on the mini all night, so delicious

 

[GeekyGeezer]

I'm still waiting on my local shop to get the new ISticks in, so I can't comment on them. But I've been vaping a MVP 3.0 for about a week now and am really happy with it. It does a stellar job on a Nautilus Mini and is exceptional with an Atlantis. What's really impressed me is the battery life. I chain vape and this thing lasted three days on the first charge with the puff counter at almost 1100. Very nice! It's slightly larger than the 2.0 but not enough to be a problem. It still fits easily into my pocket.

 

[huskylover103]

It's interesting that you like the sound of the puff counter. On my MVP v2 I have always ignored it. I also have a 20w iStick and a Smart20 (iStick clone). These both work brilliantly with the Nautilus Mini. 20w is a lot of power (whatever you may read on the forum) for normal vaping. The iSticks have the advantage of a small, convenient form factor which makes them easy to cart about with you (mine lives in my shirt pocket with Naut Mini on top, next to a 30ml bottle of liquid - I top up a lot!).
Whatever you decide to get I don't think that you'll be unhappy with these.

Well the puff counter is for my boyfriend. What I may do is get the MVP for him, and the iStick for me. We were gonna get the same thing, but I don't see why we have to do that... lol. I'm interested to see what it would read, and how many puffs he takes in a day For me, yeah I'd probably ignore it too.

 

[huskylover103]

I imagine you have made your decision long ago, or hell, maybe you've bought both by now. Just chiming in to say I have the original istick 20w paired with the Nautilus Mini and so far, I LOVE it. Its kept me satisfied as an at-home setup so far. For on the go I have an eRoll, which is also amazing, and an SD Keyring with some Boge carts. Can't really decide between the last two which I enjoy more.

Its funny, sometimes those smaller setups are more enjoyable and I find the nautilus over powering. When I get drinking though, I can reef on the mini all night, so delicious

No, I am waiting on taxes to get back, lol. I am researching until then. Idk what I'll do yet but it's lovely getting all the advice! Thanks!

 

[EBates]

From what I've read about the Istick 50 there is no comparison. I do not own an Istick because of it's Mean regulation. But finally they've gone to RMS regulation. So now there's no comparison to the MVP. The Istick can be had for around $50 (FT has them for $48). I'd probably be ordering one but I just got a FT Hana DNA50 clone.