Okay, so after a few days of use I wanted to make a list of my opinions on pros and cons with the Radius (for anyone who cares...)
Pros:
- Feels extremely solid and durable and has a really nice weight to it.
- Extremely high quality fire button (I get a little happier every time I press that button
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- Different LED colors that come on the device are great.
- Having different presets to recall for different tanks, flavors, or even different occasions is extremely useful. I have presets saved with the same wattage and boost setting for the same tank but then have a different brightness and LED setting for night and day time which is very nice to have.
- Absolutely no delay between pressing the fire button and vapor production unlike some other devices I have used....I'm looking at you Evic Supreme
- Micro USB charging means you will never have to worry when you forget to charge your battery. Just plug it into a wall and continue vaping while it charges!
- Upgradeable firmware with windows computers.
- The fact that Provape listens to its customer's feedback and makes the changes we want.
- Even though the 510 pin isn't adjustable, it has some give to it so all of my tanks and drippers sit flush on the beauty ring.
- Ability to use ego threaded and P3 threaded tanks. That is rare with most devices today.
- All of the different customization settings in general.
Cons: (remember, these are just MY opinions!)
- I greatly dislike the battery meter. It tries to measure your battery life based on your usage and changes the reading based on approximately how long the device will last. It acts more like a timer than a battery meter. This is too much hand holding for me. I would much rather see an exact reading of the charge in my battery. With the way the meter currently works I can never trust it's reading because I don't know if it's showing a low reading because I just took a few hits or if it's showing a reading higher due to not vaping for a few minutes. It changes WAY to frequently. I just want a straight up reading, just like my gas tank. I know if I have 1/4 tank of gas that I need to fill up tomorrow. When I look at my radius I don't know if I have to charge now or in 3 hours. It's very silly in my opinion. Just as I'm vaping right now while typing this, the device went from literally 1/4 battery reading all the way up to over 1/2 in a matter of 20 seconds. I can't imagine why they designed it this way... It isn't helpful in any sense (my opinion).
- The Radius requires all three button to be held down in order to lock your device from firing. This is very problematic if you only have one hand available to unlock your device. I would much rather have the device lock by holding the +/- buttons so I don't have to drive with no hands when I realize I forgot to unlock my device. I will never want to lock my wattage, it just seems pointless to me, so I would like to have the option to have the +/- buttons act as a lock for the fire button.
- The single 18650 only lasts me a few hours due to how much I vape. This isn't a big problem for me since I am by a charger 95% of the day, but I am plugged into a wall with my device more often than not. To be clear, I'm NOT suggesting Provape change to dual 18650's, I am just giving my experience so far. I honestly don't think being plugged in is a big deal, but it's still a negative since I would rather not be plugged in.
- The device seems to charge very slow. I often vape while the device is charging so this results in the device taking 4 hours to get a 3/4 charge. I'm not even sure if that could be improved (I know nothing about the technical mechanics behind charging), again, just giving my experience.
- Changing the battery is a pain in my opinion. With the current design, I never want to go through the hassle of unscrewing the bottom, dealing with the little gold connection thing (moving that thing worries me), and then awkwardly trying to screw it back together. I would rather just charge through the USB, but as I mentioned previously it can be a problem charging the device while you vape.
That's really all I have to say about the Radius so far. Overall, I love it. My main gripe is that battery meter. Most of the other issues will be solved if I purchase a second Radius. I really hope Provape gives us to option to turn off whatever is making the battery meter jump around every 10-20 seconds.
What do you guys think of the cons I listed? Do you agree with what I said?
