I have the same question. But I would also like to ask if there is any difference between the black and SS models. Is the SS model better?
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I have the same question. But I would also like to ask if there is any difference between the black and SS models. Is the SS model better?
The Vmax is starting to look pretty tempting.
$150 for everything at CCV
or
$350 for everything from Provape
Which one is really the better buy? Is the Vmax really that good?
$150 for everything at CCV
or
$350 for everything from Provape
Which one is really the better buy? Is the Vmax really that good?
I don't have a ProVari so I can't compare them but the Vmax performs brilliantly and can give you a throat hit as good as anything available.
The build quality of the SS is solid too.
One thing to try, just to make sure the charger is not set wrong despite the switch settings, is to switch them to the lower settings and then back up. It's like turning a breaker off and back on just to make sure it's really on.
It's possible, not likely but possible, that the visible part of the switches are in the correct position but the internal part of the switches are not. That ending charge really sounds like they're being charged to the 3.0/3.2 setting...
The VMAX is that GOOD! The SS VMAX is by far the BEST one made out of ALL the VMAX's released! The build is a lot more SOLID and it does reset to 3V being a V2! Now there is one difference and that is the button! The button is actually a clear-frosted style that allows the BLUE LED light to just GLEEM through it! Smoktech actually did the build on the SS version SPOT ON!
The VMAX does out perform the Provari, though the Provari has been on the Vaping Market longer giving it a valued reputation and a very loyal fan base!
Comparing the VMAX to the Provari is a bit unfair IMO, due to the OUTSTANDING track record of Provape and their device the Provari!
The question at hand is this, IF the VMAX and the PROVARI were released at the SAME time would there be all this debate about which device is better? Unfortunately the Provari loyalists will NOT answer that truthfully! I on the other hand have vaped on the Provari for over a month before I got my first VMAX "The BLACK BEAST"! I can TRUTHFULLY say that BOTH devices are good in their own right! The ONLY and I mean ONLY advantage that the Provari has over the VMAX is, Provape can take care of their customers more efficiently being based here in the U.S.! If Smoktech were to do the SAME, I truly believe that the Vaping Market would be different!
Trust me when I say we do have members in the VMAX Elite Group that own a Provari and can confirm the POWER and PERFORMANCE of the VMAX!
I will say this and that is whatever YOU and ANYONE else who reads this POST decides, that BOTH devices are well made and BOTH have its UPS and DOWNS period!
**JUST REMEMBER WHATEVER KEEPS YOU AWAY FROM ANALOGS IS THE BEST DEVICE!**
Take care and Happy Vaping!
**JUST REMEMBER WHATEVER KEEPS YOU AWAY FROM ANALOGS IS THE BEST DEVICE!**
I wish more people thought like that!
Yes but we live in a world guided by consumerism and we make buying decisions based on how we feel, and we make emotional decisions with emotional attachment to things which we use to justify our decision making process to our peers
V-Max uses step down PWM...Provari uses boost wich is weak in my book. V-Max will last longer and hit harder.
I have both, and am happy with both. Vmax certainly hits harder, but that's easy enough to account for by cranking it down, or cranking the Provari up
If I had to pick one it'd probably be Provari, just because I feel like I could run this thing over with a truck and it would emerge unscathed And the ability to send it back to provape for repairs if need be is comforting
that said, there really is no wrong choice here!
EDIT: Both these units are new to me, so take my relative noob observations with a grain of salt
If I had to pick one it'd probably be Provari, just because I feel like I could run this thing over with a truck and it would emerge unscathed
And the ability to send it back to provape for repairs if need be is comfortingthat said, there really is no wrong choice here!
EDIT: Both these units are new to me, so take my relative noob observations with a grain of salt
Agree with your provari vmax post Freddie. I know you werent speaking to anyone in particular, but I hope everyone who reads my posts about the provari v vmax I'd in no way to sway anyone one way or the other, it is strictly for people to try and get an understanding and an idea of how they differ other than electronics..
Well, the only comment I have on the whole provari thing is that Im just too damned cheap to ever buy one. Unless they are under $120 Provape will never see a dime outta my wallet.
Regardless, Im glad there is an alternative to it with just as much power and performance.... and a way better price point.
Thats american consumerism. I feel like I got a steal buying a vmax and I love a quality bargain.
Regardless, Im glad there is an alternative to it with just as much power and performance.... and a way better price point.
Thats american consumerism. I feel like I got a steal buying a vmax and I love a quality bargain.
The question here is not which is the better device but the better buy.
"Better buy" naturally infers value for money. You have to therefore ask the question:
"Is the Provari @ 3x the price going to give me 3x what a vmax provides?"
To me the answer doesn't even require a second thought. No.
While I'd be proud to display both devices in my vaping arsenal, if I only had $300 to spend I'd rather own 3 vmax's than 1 Provari but that's just me. While one can definitely argue that the Provari is 'better' than the vmax (in certain respects), is it that much better as to justify the substantial price difference?
IMHO no. I feel that not only is the vmax the 'better buy' over the Provari but dollar to performance wise, it's one of the best buys around bar none.
I agree fuzzi. Best but for the money..I just wanted to make sure that everyone understood that I not trying to bash provari in any way..
Hey guys....out of pure curiousity try doing this......When you charge 2 batteries in the 3P4 TF charge the 2 batteries in slot 1 and 3. Then meter and see if anything changes. Then next charge try the 2 and 4 slot. Then meter again. Also if possible try to take note if they both charge equally in time. The Intelligent i4 charger uses a split power method,as do a lot of multiple bay chargers, when charging only 2 batts you should use offset slots as 1 and 3 will charge at a even 750mAh rate with 2 batts inserted or the 1 and 4 bays. When all 4 bays are used the 1500 total mAh rate will be divided by all 4 bays charging 4 batts equally. Give it a shot, see what happens.....not going to promise a different outcome than your getting now....but theirs a chance this charger uses the same type of charging technology.
I would have bought a ProVari but in this part of the world it would have cost me close to $300 and there's no possible way I could justify that with two small children and a mortgage.
After owning a Vmax for a month and half and getting the Steel version I don't want to buy a ProVari.
I know ProVari's are hideously accurate and nicely made but the Vmax I own does everything I need and want it to do.
After owning a Vmax for a month and half and getting the Steel version I don't want to buy a ProVari.
I know ProVari's are hideously accurate and nicely made but the Vmax I own does everything I need and want it to do.
Every thread should be so fortunate as to have its very own 'on staff' electrical engineer
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