I love my sigelei #8 mechanical. I had ego-c's, then got an eVic. Sold both and keep out the mech. It's smaller, does more, durable, honestly takes a little tweaking every now and then, but works great! Whatever you get, get it for yourself! Hell for that matter, get both, try them out, and you can always sell the one you don't want somewhere! Good luck, I know there's a lot to absorb, it really helps if you can find a local group to talk to face to face, I found mine on Facebook. Just search your city and voila! My group has been indispensable!