Hands-on report #2...
OK, I revisited the P3 as promised. I did a lot of juice tasting with various attys. I compared the 'delay' in VW vs VV modes, and they were identical. Both took about 2/5 of a second to 'sizzle' (some/all of that time is coil heat-up time). So, VW doesn't take any longer to fire than VV.
I was the only one at the vape shop, so I played with the menus extensively. I spent a good 1/2 hour just playing with the menus. I ran through each of the 5 menu speed settings, and by the end of 1/2 hour, I felt most comfortable with speed 4 (with 5 being the fastest), but manged just fine with speed 5.
Menu scroll speed is smooth (not jumpy like the videos you've seen - it's just an effect of the camera on the display). Also, the display is SHARP - something else lost in the videos. I played with all menu brightness settings. They're flickering the display on/off at high speed (you can't see it flicker, but if you wave the P3 like a wand, you can see the on/off cycles). The first-level menu has very few settings, so scrolling through them takes no time at all. In fact, most of the menu levels had few options, so if you miss, you don't have to wait long. Another behavior observed was that you only get 2 chances to scroll through each menu level, and if you do nothing after watching them scroll by twice, it exits.
Changing from VV to VW (and vice-versa) is simple as selecting menu option 1 (power up, as we're used to), and waiting a couple seconds for it to change modes automatically. Another observation - if you hold the button down when changing menu options (such as increasing/decreasing voltage/wattage), it auto-increments faster than you'd be able to press the button (unless you're lightning quick).
I did have the problem others talked about with the 510 connector coming off with the atty, but also took Vape360's advice and tightened it down with a penny, and didn't have any more problems after that. Fresh out of the box (well, it's been played with a lot I assume), the 510 connector was raised above the 23mm ring surrounding it. The first tank I screwed on (ProTank-II) did not sit flush. It wasn't until I tightened the 510 connector with a penny that everything sat flush.
One problem I did have, which was unexpected during my tastings, is a carto tank got stuck on it. I've never used carto tanks, so lack of experience may play a role. I got the carto tank screwed onto the P3 just fine, but couldn't loosen it without sliding the tank up a bit and using needle-nose pliers (gently - it's not possible to screw a carto tank on too hard in the first place).
All-in-all, it felt very familiar - like a ProVari. I love the display, and personally, the random button color (nice touch).
That's about all I can think of now. Feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to remember. I can always go back and play with it some more too...
OK, I revisited the P3 as promised. I did a lot of juice tasting with various attys. I compared the 'delay' in VW vs VV modes, and they were identical. Both took about 2/5 of a second to 'sizzle' (some/all of that time is coil heat-up time). So, VW doesn't take any longer to fire than VV.
I was the only one at the vape shop, so I played with the menus extensively. I spent a good 1/2 hour just playing with the menus. I ran through each of the 5 menu speed settings, and by the end of 1/2 hour, I felt most comfortable with speed 4 (with 5 being the fastest), but manged just fine with speed 5.
Menu scroll speed is smooth (not jumpy like the videos you've seen - it's just an effect of the camera on the display). Also, the display is SHARP - something else lost in the videos. I played with all menu brightness settings. They're flickering the display on/off at high speed (you can't see it flicker, but if you wave the P3 like a wand, you can see the on/off cycles). The first-level menu has very few settings, so scrolling through them takes no time at all. In fact, most of the menu levels had few options, so if you miss, you don't have to wait long. Another behavior observed was that you only get 2 chances to scroll through each menu level, and if you do nothing after watching them scroll by twice, it exits.
Changing from VV to VW (and vice-versa) is simple as selecting menu option 1 (power up, as we're used to), and waiting a couple seconds for it to change modes automatically. Another observation - if you hold the button down when changing menu options (such as increasing/decreasing voltage/wattage), it auto-increments faster than you'd be able to press the button (unless you're lightning quick).
I did have the problem others talked about with the 510 connector coming off with the atty, but also took Vape360's advice and tightened it down with a penny, and didn't have any more problems after that. Fresh out of the box (well, it's been played with a lot I assume), the 510 connector was raised above the 23mm ring surrounding it. The first tank I screwed on (ProTank-II) did not sit flush. It wasn't until I tightened the 510 connector with a penny that everything sat flush.
One problem I did have, which was unexpected during my tastings, is a carto tank got stuck on it. I've never used carto tanks, so lack of experience may play a role. I got the carto tank screwed onto the P3 just fine, but couldn't loosen it without sliding the tank up a bit and using needle-nose pliers (gently - it's not possible to screw a carto tank on too hard in the first place).
All-in-all, it felt very familiar - like a ProVari. I love the display, and personally, the random button color (nice touch).
That's about all I can think of now. Feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to remember. I can always go back and play with it some more too...
