You can get plenty of throat hit with an eGo setup. It's really more about the juice (more PG and more nic lead to more TH). If you're new to all this then jumping straight to a mechanical is way overkill! It's confusing, dangerous, and just plain unnecessary. Test the waters first, do some research, there are some exceptional non-mechanical mods that are far safer and user friendly than a mech...I'm looking at YOU ProVari
Seriously though, while what I have is a high end device, there are other mods for much cheaper that can provide a vape just about as good, but then you have to ask yourself, is the mod itself as good? They range from cheaply made (but good vape) to very well made (still good vape).
It's really all about the juice, how well it's wicking, and the amount of power at the coil.