The inconsistent quality of AVPs is very frustrating, especially since it occurs more often in devices within a realistically affordable range.
I got my Vamo after I bought higher end APVs, specifically so I could see what all the hoopla of VW is about. It was only after I received it that I read about problems current owners have had. I learned of its delicate 510 connection, and, quite by accident, discovered the tiny gasket around the connect that arrived chewed may fall apart all together and need to be replaced at some point. This is why I strongly recommend vapers looking to upgrade from their current devices read the sub-forums to see the problems other owners have experienced.
Personally, I'm hesitant to buy the latest
Hot New Toy being pushed in the New Members forum, not because I'm caught up in the debate of one being better than another, but because they haven't been on the market long enough for any problems to come to the surface.
For example, I had been watching the development of the Protank long before most people were aware of its existence. I use glass almost exclusive and was excited by the potential. I had it on pre-order and was one of the first people in the US to get one. Unfortunately, I was not as pleased as I hoped to be; I gave it a good chance though. By the time I posted the pros and cons of my experience, other people were starting to receive their's and I might as well have been posting about strangling kittens. The consensus seemed to be that I was the only one experiencing any problems with it, so
I must be doing something wrong. Rebuilding the coils wasn't in fashion quite yet, so I was told to use an EVOD head instead, and was directed how to modify it since, at the time, no one realized the heads are interchangeable. A short time after that the fix became to remove the flavor wick, then it was to rebuild the coil, now people are told to skip getting a Protank 1 altogether and get a PT2 or a mini or a Davide because the PT1 is junk. I never said the Protank was junk, and after figuring out my own fixes I still use it, but I think you can see a pattern.
I believe some of the problems with the Vamo are the demand, so they are being cranked out as quickly as possible, and that they are made by different manufacturers so variance in quality is inherent. Yet, they are still so popular I can't post any problems I have experienced or reasons I prefer another device, since the way the forum often works (predominantly in New Members) is if someone else hasn't encountered the same issues it's my fault or I just got a bad one.
So what if it happened to you, mine's great and it didn't happen to me is irrelevant. If I got a bad one, someone else might too.
FastTech has amazing prices, but I suggest (in general, not just directed at you) not to jump on a bandwagon too quickly. No matter what people are raving about, give this weeks Hot New Toy a chance to be around long enough to prove itself and get some real reviews; in a few weeks there will be a New Hot Toy anyway. The current popular APVS aren't going to be discontinued any time soon (although new and "improved" versions may come up, how much improved might be questionable), but as demand goes down, it seems logical the speed they are being manufactured will go down, resulting, hopefully in a bit more quality.
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opinionated and members are frequently bombarded with my Rawrs as I free-associate before I have had coffee. The above Rawr is my personal opinion, based on my personal experience and what I'm thinking about at the moment. Outside of what I have experienced, which is a fact, everything else is conjecture, not fact. Conjecture can be agreed with, disagreed with, debated, or ignored altogether. I don't give I flying fruit bat, just as long as the difference between
fact and
conjecture are now seared into your brain and applied to everything you read on the forum, no matter how passionately it is posted. I'm going to go make coffee now.
