Don't be biased and just get both. I use a mech at home since i use a dripper on my mechanical with a sub ohm coil. SOMETIMES I'll bring it with me if I'm not driving and I'm out and about. But a provari is a good
device, I think. I love the
kayfun/russian on it. Most of the people like a mech for the wrong reasons...BIG CLOUDS, for shock value towards other people because that satisfies them..to show off
I do NOT agree that 'most mech users' are about clouds or showing off. They have been popular as a 'big battery option' for years now...well predating the 'build your own coil' kits. They've also enjoyed a following of users seeking a smaller 'mini or stealth'
vaping platform.
Just as one example, the REO has been a favorite in the US for years now. So called 'sub ohm' kits are still much more of an exception than a norm among REO users.
Tens of thousands of unregulated hybrid (some wire and an after market switch of some sort) tubes have been pretty popular as well. I.E. Silver Bullets, Bolts, Sabers.
My first mech (well, hybrid...it's not a true mech) was a cheap Bolt, simply to have a 'low cost back-up' for my regulated APV. It sat in a drawer for a long time...till the Original Evolv Kick came out...then it quickly became one of my favorite and most used and abused devices (definitely NOT for looks or showing off though...it's quite ugly). Nearly 4 years later and it still works.