Riva vs ego ???

[Ro-Ro]

I was wondering if we could get a sound off on the ego fans and the Riva fans ?? It seems to me that they are essentially the same unit with one (Riva) being cheaper and more powerful ?? I also am fully aware of the "You get what you pay for curse" so . . . in an effort to keep that from being the case I wanted to get some feedback on these 2 units !! Thanks all

 

[cozzicon]

I was wondering if we could get a sound off on the ego fans and the Riva fans ?? It seems to me that they are essentially the same unit with one (Riva) being cheaper and more powerful ?? I also am fully aware of the "You get what you pay for curse" so . . . in an effort to keep that from being the case I wanted to get some feedback on these 2 units !! Thanks all

Very interested in the differences myself.

 

[nesf]

I have a Tornado, a rebranded eGo (same manufacturer). Battery life is very good, I'm getting 6-7 hours per battery while vaping heavily. It looks good, the throat hit and flavour are good (but these are atomiser dependent so not really relevant as you can always switch to Joytech atomisers or whatever). It's comfortable to hold, easy to operate and really a good starting model in my opinion.

I'm very happy with it.

 

[zoiDman]

I was wondering if we could get a sound off on the ego fans and the Riva fans ?? It seems to me that they are essentially the same unit with one (Riva) being cheaper and more powerful ?? I also am fully aware of the "You get what you pay for curse" so . . . in an effort to keep that from being the case I wanted to get some feedback on these 2 units !! Thanks all

I think they are them same hardware.

So it realy comes down to who has the better warrentee and who do you think is going to take care of you better if you have a problem.

Cheaper isn't allways better if you get something DOA out of the box and the company you bought it from blows off your e-Mails.

If I was you I would buy an eGo from these people....

Joye eGo

Vicky and the entire crew over there is great to deal with and would take car of you if you have a problem or a question you can get answered on the ECF.

 

[A4tune8one]

I have both.
The Riva comes out on top because of the
improved button.
They last about the same as far as batteries go.
I also have a 900mah Ego battery. Maybe it is just
mine, but when tested after a complete charge, it
was the lowest on voltage @ 3.17.

 

[LedGecko]

Please expand on the "improved button". I have read the same thing elsewhere, but with no explanation. I have Janty eGo batteries, and have not had issues with the button.

Of course, now I've cursed myself, so I'll probably be emailing Ethan later this week...

As for myself, I prefer to order from Janty to (1) support their continued design efforts, and (2) for the warranty that they, and ONLY they, will offer on it due to #1.

But, if there really is substance to an improved button on the Riva, I might consider it.

 

[dk2]

ego button is hard plastic sometimes it sticks, riva is very nice rubber that doesn't stick, riva's got more mah than standard ego so lasts abit longer both devices are interchangeable same quality, riva does come with two atties which gives it the edge but again both are very similar go with the best deal

 

[LedGecko]

What is it about the rubber button that causes it to not stick? It seems to me that it would be the internals UNDER the button that stick, not whether the button itself is made of platic or rubber.

 

[dk2]

dunno why, i own the riva my friends all own the ego, think its because its hard plastic rubbing on the side of the button hole

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Suppliers (e.g., EastMall, Vapor Junction, and NHaler) claim that the Riva is 750 mAh (compared to the regular eGO/Tornado's 650 mAh). I've read nothing that contradicts that. I also have read that it is fully compatible with the eGO (and therefore eGO bells & whistles like eGO attys/carts/cartos). Vapor Junction is selling the full two-batt, two-atty kit for 50 bucks.

Unless I'm missing something, it seems like a no-brainer.

 

[LedGecko]

Unless I'm missing something, it seems like a no-brainer.

Could you possibly be missing the warranty?

I dunno, maybe stuff is made better today than it was over a year ago when I started, but back then, having a warranty was a huge selling point, and I took advantage of it often.

On the other hand, a bit longer battery life is nice too. Yet on the other hand of that, my Jantys last an entire day. I'm not so lazy yet that I can't charge at night.

I'd still like to know more about this alleged sticking issue. Like I said, I've not experienced it, and if I did I would have the battery replaced immediately (seeing as how I have the warranty).

People, please, let's not turn this into a thread of "my button got stuck, yada yada yada". At the risk of hijacking the thread, I'd really like to know WHY people say the eGo button sticks and the Riva button doesn't.

 

[coralie]

I have both. I prefer the riva button. My husband said yesterday he thinks he kinda likes the ego button better. I got the ego battery from Tasty Vapor for $15 (no warranty) just to try it out about the same time I got his Riva kit from Nhaler. I like the Riva better, so ordered a battery for it from VaporJunction. Very happy with all so far. I interchange them, or I have so far, but he may keep the eGo one now. We'll see. As far as vapor production, throat hit, I find more variation depending on which atty I have on and which juice I'm using. I haven't noticed one battery lasting longer or having higher volts (although I haven't checked them with my multi-meter. They all work, are consistent and dependable and I'm not swapping out to charge every 2 hours, which is nice.

 

[MusicBox]

Could you possibly be missing the warranty?

I've never bought one from anywhere else but Eastmall offers 6 months warranty on the Riva.
Also it is available as 510 or 901/808.

 

[A4tune8one]

The Ego button seems to be a little more sensitive to temperature. After a few dry burns on one of the batteries it began to stick. Tried rotation of the button and that worked for a while and then it had to be shaved a little to keep working without sticking.
The Riva button, so far, seems to be more forgiving due to the heat created by the atty. It's button is a little smaller and not contoured. I find it easier to find by feel than the Ego button.

 

[zelda]

If you are planning to use the new Ego cartomizers you won't need a cone. You'll only need a cone if you're using an atomizer.

I have an Ego and the button stuck a little bit a few times but so far not a problem (jinxing myself probably).

 

[mistinthewoods]

Just got a Riva in the mail on Friday. I wanted something smaller and lighter than my pipe mods for going to parties and such.
This thing seems really well made. The buttons work well. No sticking, nice solid click. It doesn't have the voltage of an 18650 on a fresh charge but it's OK. I just held the Fully assembled Riva in one hand and an 18650 battery in the other and the Riva is lighter than the 18650 by itself so it's a LOT lighter than a hunk of copper with that big honkin' batt in it.
I never used an eGo but I'll bet it performs about the same as this Riva. I don't see any reason to pay more.

 

[LedGecko]

All good points. I think I'll pick one up just to compare. The price is certainly nice.

Do the Riva's have that "soft" coating on them, or is it a hard/smooth plastic?

 

[Scottbee]

All good points. I think I'll pick one up just to compare. The price is certainly nice.

Do the Riva's have that "soft" coating on them, or is it a hard/smooth plastic?

The Riva has hard paint over the stainless steel body.

 

[tstcvap-er]

havent tried eGo, but I can definitely say that I vape more than the pack a day I smoked and I get 1-2 days out of a riva battery, never less than a day.

love it

got it at www.vaporescence.com

 

[Ro-Ro]

Cool Thanks guys, I went ahead and placed an order with eastmall (for the warranty) on the Riva !! Now its waiting time !!