Well that is what I thought. I have a friend that was telling me that these batteries have memory, and I was pretty sure that they do not. The 18350 I have in it is reading 3.7...and usually that is good to go for a little while. I got the spacers for the Pila finally and can't wait to use it to charge the 18350 and 16340's without stacking spacers. Now I can do 2 at a time! I will say that the mini is awesome. Looking inside the V2 electronics look different... but that might just be because I can see them much closer because of the shorter sleive. I would much rather have a V2 than an upgraded V2, for some reason.
The finish looks a little different than the satin provari..looks dirty? I am going to polish it up when I get home. Even the top cap looks a little dingy. I have never purchased a provari new, so perhaps everyone just gets them and shines them up..