If you want to keep the act of smoking and you are basically a social smoker, then going to an electronic cigarette that looks similar to a tobacco cigarette is probably for you. These would be the 510 and 808 styles.
Here is where I'm kicking in my opinions and preferences.
Either Blu or V2 would probably work. With the exception of the Blu disposables, everything I've used has been the 808 style battery.
However,
I only used Blu disposables while I was waiting for my first 808 kit to arrive, which happened to be V2. The disposables were way too high in nicotine content for me, but I did small "puffs" on them until the kit arrived. Then, the Blue disposables went into the trash. I didn't like the taste, and I didn't like not knowing what the mg nicotine was - I had to look them up online to find they were 24mg.
The V2 batteries are good batteries. In my opinion, though, that is all that is good about V2, and even they seem to have a bad battery rate a little higher than most. Their customer service is not that great and their shipping times can vary so much that you never know when you will actually get your shipment no matter what you pay for. Their flavors are ok, but limited. A recent change in their menthol sent a lot of people crying "foul!" The biggest deterrent to me, after all that, was the price. They are quite a bit more expensive than should be, in my opinion.
I tried the Blu, the V2, and the "generics" from MyVaporStore and VaporKings. All worked more or less, actually less, than I wanted. If you get any of them, you'll probably be fine. However, I wanted a little more reliability and a little less price and a little more choice and still wanted to keep the cigarette look and the act of smoking. A PM recommendation sent me to look at
http://smokelessimage.com/. I found a lot of things to catch my interest and I placed an order and haven't looked back. The Volt batteries are exceptional, reasonably priced, provide - for me - up to 3 hours vaping, depending upon my mood, have a lot of selection options, and some bling, to boot. Their customer service is outstanding, even gave me a free replacement battery when one I ordered was out of stock, and then they didn't ask me to return it when the one I ordered came in for me. And, their community stands by each other and will answer any questions anyone may have.
Smokeless Image also has a new step up "big battery," called the X2, that is their mid-size step up and works wonders as well. About the size of a cigar and looks nothing like a cigarette. Will accommodate their cartomizers as well as their clearomizers, and the battery life, for me, is about 10 to 12 hours (over a couple of days for me) for the 1300 size. No charging of separate batteries, that is for the mods and you don't sound like you want to hit mods right off. Be sure to read the stickies on the forum, there is one here,
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...287787-three-main-types-ecig-explanation.html, which will explain the difference in sizes of "personal vaporizers."
No matter where you go, I'm sure you'll be set, just be sure to ask plenty of questions once you are able to visit the vendors' sub forums at 5 posts.
And,
Welcome to ECF!
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