My SVD arrived yesterday. I've had about 24 hour --well ok, less since I actually sleep
to play with it and I used it at work all day. My first impressions -- I love the way juice tastes using this. It has to be the unit because no other variables changed (same protank 2 w/ the same juice) and yet the juice tastes bright, vibrant and also I'm tasting more flavors in the juice that didn't show themselves before. (omg I cannot wait until my RBA gets here!!)
I do not fully understand the electronics but something is absolutely different between my experience with the SVD and the MVP. Is it possible it is watts? Would someone be so kind as to explain this for me? How would watts affect the flavor? Is it a matter of a more consistent burning of the coils without say, hotspots or power spikes (or dips)?
To test my statement, I just arrived home and put the same tank I used not a moment ago with the SVD onto the MVP and took a toot. There is not a question there is a difference.
I also seem to feel less of a "film" in mouth from what I can only presume is one of the ingredients of the juice.
As to the look and feel of the SVD.
The button is much, much easier to push. That's important to due to an injury in my usage thumb. When the battery is in the unit feels solid. I like the finish and I really like the ring at the top. I only wish they would have mimicked that ring on the battery cap because as it is now, that cap doesn't seem it's even part of the design but rather an add-on from something else.
I guess my only complaints are A) the + and - buttons seem counter-intuitive to me. I keep hitting the opposite of what I think it should be. I suppose that's a function of which side a person holds facing in or out, i.e.; the button or the digital display. B) I guess I'm a minimalist at my core because I do not care for all this inscribing on the unit particularly on the telescopic section. The logo engraving at the top would have been enough.
And while not a complaint, I'm not sure how I feel about the telescoping function and the way it makes the unit look. It's a little strange though certainly it is functional.
Finally, I should note I purchased this unit from FT. When I took it from the my mailbox and opened it, it was obvious the box was opened and rifled through by Hong Kong customs. The mailing package had an "officiallysealedofficiallysealedofficiallysealed - hong kong post" retaping done to it (and a mighty crappy job it was.) The original packaging/box seal had been ripped off the box and it was obvious the SVD had been removed from the box, inspected and then jammed back inside the box. Not sure what they were searching for, but apparently they didn't find it and sent the package along to me. I thought they had put a gash in the SS, but that turned out to be some kind of gunk that came off with a cleaning and polish.
And so in the end & all that said, I'm pretty happy with this little unit.
It feels much more natural in my smaller sized hand when compared to the MVP.
