SID vs CVI
Ordered on Saturday, received on Wednesday. Good job!
First, my CVI is from the first shipment so some things my be different with the newer CVI's. Most notably that the New CVI's have attached the 510/ego fitting to the control head.
Threading:
The threading on the CVI is much smoother than on the SID, but, the SID has a much stronger battery cap spring. I'm hoping the threads on the SID will improve with time.
Size:
The CVI is about 1/8th. inch taller, fully assembled, mainly because the SID control head is smaller.
Battery Tube:
The batteries fit much tighter in the SID. So much so that of the 4 Efest 2000's and 2 Efest 2200's, 1 of the 2000's and both of the 2200's would not fit. To resolve this I had to remove the labels, remove the residual glue with alcohol, and then the batteries fit OK.
Heat:
After chain vaping, as I tend to do, the SID seemed to heat up faster than the CVI. Probably because the batteries fit so tightly that they are making more contact with the battery tube than the CVI's.. Additionally, with the shorter control head, I don't know what impact that will have on the internals. Only time will tell.
Menus:
Basically the same system with one major difference. On the CVI.. 3 clicks,"Anyvape", wait, "settings", click and you are in the menus. On the SID, 3 clicks your in the menus! Another difference is while using the CVI, "Anyvape" is alternately displayed on the screen,. On the SID, only the selected LCD display is shown.
Display:
Of the two I ordered, one had tilted text in the display. Have contacted CS for a exchange/replacement of the control head. CVI's also had that problem. My CVI was straight, others reported tilted text.
EDIT 4:37pm.. RMA received. Now thats good customer support!
I purchased the Black and White SID's mainly for the rubberized coating, which I prefer to the raw metal finish. Also, I find the SID has a more pleasing appearance. Just looks more refined. Just wish the other colors of the SID were available. I know that after use, the white SID will become dirty looking where your fingers contact the tube. I had that issue with a white spinner I had.
Ordered on Saturday, received on Wednesday. Good job!
First, my CVI is from the first shipment so some things my be different with the newer CVI's. Most notably that the New CVI's have attached the 510/ego fitting to the control head.
Threading:
The threading on the CVI is much smoother than on the SID, but, the SID has a much stronger battery cap spring. I'm hoping the threads on the SID will improve with time.
Size:
The CVI is about 1/8th. inch taller, fully assembled, mainly because the SID control head is smaller.
Battery Tube:
The batteries fit much tighter in the SID. So much so that of the 4 Efest 2000's and 2 Efest 2200's, 1 of the 2000's and both of the 2200's would not fit. To resolve this I had to remove the labels, remove the residual glue with alcohol, and then the batteries fit OK.
Heat:
After chain vaping, as I tend to do, the SID seemed to heat up faster than the CVI. Probably because the batteries fit so tightly that they are making more contact with the battery tube than the CVI's.. Additionally, with the shorter control head, I don't know what impact that will have on the internals. Only time will tell.
Menus:
Basically the same system with one major difference. On the CVI.. 3 clicks,"Anyvape", wait, "settings", click and you are in the menus. On the SID, 3 clicks your in the menus! Another difference is while using the CVI, "Anyvape" is alternately displayed on the screen,. On the SID, only the selected LCD display is shown.
Display:
Of the two I ordered, one had tilted text in the display. Have contacted CS for a exchange/replacement of the control head. CVI's also had that problem. My CVI was straight, others reported tilted text.
EDIT 4:37pm.. RMA received. Now thats good customer support!
I purchased the Black and White SID's mainly for the rubberized coating, which I prefer to the raw metal finish. Also, I find the SID has a more pleasing appearance. Just looks more refined. Just wish the other colors of the SID were available. I know that after use, the white SID will become dirty looking where your fingers contact the tube. I had that issue with a white spinner I had.
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