this
thread has been very informative about which posters are clueless so I can be sure not to follow their recommendations in the future.
that is certainly the case.
I think most of the "haters" you refer to hate the "fanboys" more than the actual
device itself.
I disagree.
Provari fanboys take criticisms of their
device as criticisms on their intelligence. There was an article not too long ago that I read somewhere about how the phone wars (iOS vs. Android) have escalated to the point that it's all about defending your device from an onslaught of criticism from the other side
just because of how much money is involved in the choice (contract fees, device fees, app fees, accessories, etc.) and how making that basic iOS vs. Android choice effectively limits you to one world or the other.
Neither is better/worse. They just have different priorities, therefore different strengths and shortcomings. I've had iPhones since the 3g came out. And my next phone might be an Android. Why? IDK. They do the same thing. And they both do it very well. And they've both got the huge shortcoming of touch screens, which means they're both going to piss me off to no end.
Side note: I really want to skull-
the guy who invented touch screens. Those :censored; abortions of a bad idea are a horrendous plight on modern UI development, and it's going to be decades before people figure out how to make a touchscreen UI that doesn't absolutely suck donkey nuts……
for me. But, then, I don't use a mouse to browse the web. I'm kind of attached to keyboards. And having something that calls itself a computer that doesn't use a keyboard is kind of foreign to me.
Anyway, the point is that Provari fanboys take any criticism of their device personally because it insults
their decision making skills. These things (phones and computers included) are so expensive……and require such dedication (less so with PVs) in the form of add-ons that making one decision carries more weight than just that one decision would ordinarily imply.
I don't hate the Provari fanboys. I don't hate the Provari. I never did. I do wish there was something better.
I spent months making fun of it, trying to get responses out of people. I finally used one, and you know what I discovered? The menu system is just as bad as I thought it would be. It seems well made, but not that pretty. It's
almost too heavy. And I'm not a huge fan of the button.
It also gives a really consistent vape. And for somebody who remembers numbers and is getting into rebuilding coils, it has a good set of features. And unlike the Kick, it'll go higher than 10w…and is easier to adjust. And unlike the Darwin, it's actually available……and not a tire gauge.
I'm sure something better will come out. I'm sure that menu system will cause small headaches (akin to being mad at a puppy who ate the piece of bacon you wanted……not he last piece, just the most delicious looking one).
But, my Provari's in the mail.
And when something better comes out, it'll be in the classifieds.
It's just a fracking tool. Just like an iPhone, a Nexus, a Macbook Pro, or a Thinkpad.
Insult the device, not the people. And if they take it wrong, well………they're no different than the Windows users who find it offensive that I pay a premium not to use software that they don't even think about.
And no, I'm not an Apple fanboy. I just
hate using Windows. If it weren't for Apple, I wouldn't be using computers for music, which would make my life a
LOT more expensive.
Have you considered trying a LT? I'd suggest it as a back up, but it sounds like you may have your Provari for a loong time.
