I had wanted to take pictures to accompany my review, but I simply have not had the time. My apologies, but Tony has taken some great shots on his website.
First, allow me to rehash what I posted in my preliminary review for the benefit of those who have not seen it yet (if you have, skip on down...)
The Sidesho may be permanently replacing both my Dragon AND Blu. I am getting way more vapor with far less draw effort than my M401 (Dragon). Way more flavor & vapor with more batt life than my Blu.
Once broken in over about 2 days, the vapor production did in fact go up as I had anticipated. It is on-par with my 510 on an auto battery. When the Sidesho manual batts come in, I fully expect that they will perform equal to the 510 manual batt.
I like the PCC, it holds 6 carts, an extra atty and a charging battery. This beats the hell out of the 510 PCC because of what it holds plus it looks and FEELS like a pack of cigarettes. Now to be fair... there IS an M401 PCC in production right now that will be identical to this Sidesho PCC, so the two will be pretty much equal when that does release.
Topping off, refilling and dripping are super easy. No need to use a paper clip like on the M401 or Blu. You certainly can use a paper clip to be perfect, but after a couple tries you'll be able to top off easily without the paper clip. This is impossible with the Blu or the M401.
The extra long inner cart holds more juice than the Blu obviously, but also more than the M401. I tend to vape through it faster than the M401 however, but I don't know if that is due to the strong battery, or the fact that the draw is so light, I am hitting it harder.
For whatever unexplained reason... WHITE batts hit harder and provide more vapor than the red or blue. No BS, they do.
Batts are as ridiculously sensitive to sound/wind as the Blu, but manual batts are available next week, so who cares.
You cannot put a Blu batt into the Sideshow PCC to charge, it is too short and falls in too deep. You can put a Sidesho batt in the Blu PCC to charge, but then you cannot close the lid.
Sidesho and Blu work as completely interchangeable systems, but please note the atty difference I listed above in my preliminary review.
Aesthetics:
Damn do these things look awesome. No, really... they look amazing. Very high-tech and sleek. The rich colors are applied with a glossy finish. I feel like I'm vaping a Ferrari or something. I have red, blue and white but plan to add a steel one as well. I also plan to buy one of each in manual (because I'm a consumer .....).
Vaping on an all red Sidesho will probably get you laid. Now I have no actual proof of this, but the red looks so sexy that if you DON'T get laid for some reason, you'll probably end up touching yourself anyway... it's that damn sexy.
I like the idea that Tony has color-matched mouthpieces for each, it's a nice touch really.
Pre-filled Carts tested so far are really good. The Marlboro kicks ..., I love this one. I HATE RY4, but this RY4 is a bit tamer and smoother, so I was able to vape one dry without gagging
The best part about the Sidesho for many that are coming out of Blu is the fact that unlike Blu... you can buy blank carts. I do have to say though, at $5 for 5 blank carts, the price is a bit steep. It should be less, but with the overall pricing being lower on everything else, I can justify it due to the savings on everything else MV offers. Over time though, I will want lower prices on these carts, I know that already.
So that's a LOT of good. But like any fair review, there has to be some bad. Although admittedly, the bad is only nit-picking, and not serious enough to prevent me from buying more from MV.
As mentioned earlier, the auto batts are crazy-sensitive. Moreso than my M401s and just as bad as the Blu. Forget going outside on a windy day with these. Luckily the manual batts are coming soon.
Be careful topping off. Even when NOT getting to the point of pooling, you can easily overfill. Due to the easy draw you can sometimes end up with juice in your mouth. I catch it spitting out at me for about the first 5 vapes after topping off. Yes, even when drawing very, very lightly and slowly... you just have to be careful and "learn" this PV to avoid this. It took me most of the day today to 'get it'. You can almost never point the tip downwards and vape or it will gurgle, pop, and shoot some juice in your mouth (yes I know that sounded dirty)... so be careful.
Batt life. Pretty much the same as a 510. So honestly for the size, it is commendable, but we are always looking for better batt life I suppose. Luckily the PCC is very handy, and will do 6 batt recharges on a single PCC charge. Before I have killed my active batt, my charging batt is ready to go anyway.
So overall I do believe my M401 is fully replaced due to the convenience of the Sidesho as well as the smoother, easier draw producing more vapor.
The Blu is replaced, but I will hold on to it because I can create a Franken-cig by mixing the parts. I can use a smaller Blu batt on the better quality Sidesho atty/cart for more flavor and more juice while still maintaining the smaller size of the Blu.
For the past two days the Sidesho has been my go-to vape over all of my others. Being a die-hard 510 lover that really speaks volumes for the performance of the Sidesho.
First, allow me to rehash what I posted in my preliminary review for the benefit of those who have not seen it yet (if you have, skip on down...)
The Sidesho may be permanently replacing both my Dragon AND Blu. I am getting way more vapor with far less draw effort than my M401 (Dragon). Way more flavor & vapor with more batt life than my Blu.
Once broken in over about 2 days, the vapor production did in fact go up as I had anticipated. It is on-par with my 510 on an auto battery. When the Sidesho manual batts come in, I fully expect that they will perform equal to the 510 manual batt.
I like the PCC, it holds 6 carts, an extra atty and a charging battery. This beats the hell out of the 510 PCC because of what it holds plus it looks and FEELS like a pack of cigarettes. Now to be fair... there IS an M401 PCC in production right now that will be identical to this Sidesho PCC, so the two will be pretty much equal when that does release.
Topping off, refilling and dripping are super easy. No need to use a paper clip like on the M401 or Blu. You certainly can use a paper clip to be perfect, but after a couple tries you'll be able to top off easily without the paper clip. This is impossible with the Blu or the M401.
The extra long inner cart holds more juice than the Blu obviously, but also more than the M401. I tend to vape through it faster than the M401 however, but I don't know if that is due to the strong battery, or the fact that the draw is so light, I am hitting it harder.
For whatever unexplained reason... WHITE batts hit harder and provide more vapor than the red or blue. No BS, they do.
Batts are as ridiculously sensitive to sound/wind as the Blu, but manual batts are available next week, so who cares.
You cannot put a Blu batt into the Sideshow PCC to charge, it is too short and falls in too deep. You can put a Sidesho batt in the Blu PCC to charge, but then you cannot close the lid.
Sidesho and Blu work as completely interchangeable systems, but please note the atty difference I listed above in my preliminary review.
Aesthetics:
Damn do these things look awesome. No, really... they look amazing. Very high-tech and sleek. The rich colors are applied with a glossy finish. I feel like I'm vaping a Ferrari or something. I have red, blue and white but plan to add a steel one as well. I also plan to buy one of each in manual (because I'm a consumer .....).
Vaping on an all red Sidesho will probably get you laid. Now I have no actual proof of this, but the red looks so sexy that if you DON'T get laid for some reason, you'll probably end up touching yourself anyway... it's that damn sexy.
I like the idea that Tony has color-matched mouthpieces for each, it's a nice touch really.
Pre-filled Carts tested so far are really good. The Marlboro kicks ..., I love this one. I HATE RY4, but this RY4 is a bit tamer and smoother, so I was able to vape one dry without gagging
The best part about the Sidesho for many that are coming out of Blu is the fact that unlike Blu... you can buy blank carts. I do have to say though, at $5 for 5 blank carts, the price is a bit steep. It should be less, but with the overall pricing being lower on everything else, I can justify it due to the savings on everything else MV offers. Over time though, I will want lower prices on these carts, I know that already.
So that's a LOT of good. But like any fair review, there has to be some bad. Although admittedly, the bad is only nit-picking, and not serious enough to prevent me from buying more from MV.
As mentioned earlier, the auto batts are crazy-sensitive. Moreso than my M401s and just as bad as the Blu. Forget going outside on a windy day with these. Luckily the manual batts are coming soon.
Be careful topping off. Even when NOT getting to the point of pooling, you can easily overfill. Due to the easy draw you can sometimes end up with juice in your mouth. I catch it spitting out at me for about the first 5 vapes after topping off. Yes, even when drawing very, very lightly and slowly... you just have to be careful and "learn" this PV to avoid this. It took me most of the day today to 'get it'. You can almost never point the tip downwards and vape or it will gurgle, pop, and shoot some juice in your mouth (yes I know that sounded dirty)... so be careful.
Batt life. Pretty much the same as a 510. So honestly for the size, it is commendable, but we are always looking for better batt life I suppose. Luckily the PCC is very handy, and will do 6 batt recharges on a single PCC charge. Before I have killed my active batt, my charging batt is ready to go anyway.
So overall I do believe my M401 is fully replaced due to the convenience of the Sidesho as well as the smoother, easier draw producing more vapor.
The Blu is replaced, but I will hold on to it because I can create a Franken-cig by mixing the parts. I can use a smaller Blu batt on the better quality Sidesho atty/cart for more flavor and more juice while still maintaining the smaller size of the Blu.
For the past two days the Sidesho has been my go-to vape over all of my others. Being a die-hard 510 lover that really speaks volumes for the performance of the Sidesho.
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