Stillaire vs Trident vs Igo W or T RDA

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Those listed are all about the same to build... but if your looking at clones, a genuine Youde IGO will likely be better quality than many of the Stillare and Trident RDA clones... the latter of which in particular, there are several, from good quality to pure crap.
Saying that, the latter two clones have AFC, while the basic IGOs do not... which eliminates the potential need for drilling out too small air holes.
You may want to consider a twin-hole positive post RDA... as it will be a bit easier for you to build dual coils. The Youde IGO-M is an example of this style, and does have AFC.

The MVP2 has a lower resistance/maximum continuous output limit of 1.2Ω/3A... in other words, going lower than 1.2Ω is of no benefit.

Depending on mandrel size, you'll be using 30 & 32 gauge wire, if you build dual coils. Thicker wire (22-28 gauge) can be used (and is recommended for longer coil life)... however, you need an APV or mech that will provide adequate current for resistances lower than 1.2Ω... or you can simply build single coil style using 26 to 28 gauge (assuming a 1.5-2.0mm mandrel is used)

I suggest you click on my second sig line hyperlink. Read the article, and all linked articles within... for now, paying particular attention to the coil information. Battery and unregulated mech information... should you go down that road.

Have fun...
 

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I have an MVP 2. In fact, I mainly only use regulated devices, so I only build single coils to keep the resistance up. The drippers with three posts are suited for dual coils, and I found them to be too airy for a single coil unless I blocked off one of the air holes. I have experience with an Igo W, a Nimbus clone, and a genuine Progen Vortex. Of them all, for a simple, single coil of standard resistance without needing to modify the air holes, I prefered the Progen Vortex. It only had two posts and one air hole, so it was better for what I wanted to use it for. I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone though. I only got it because of the price. You can find it over at Vaper Venue on sale for $25. It used to be a $90 something dripper. I can see why it has such a large price drop though. While I did find the thumbscrews for the posts to be easier to deal with, and the copper pin was nice, the polycarbonate in the top cap meant that it isn't suited for tank cracking juice. The only reason it was better for me was due to the single coil set up. It arrived super dirty, and while the threading for the polycarbonate sleeve was okay, there's a part of the base that can also be removed, and that was choppy and extremely difficult. I think you'd do best with something like the Igo L, which I think is also a single coil dripper.
 

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I have an MVP 2. In fact, I mainly only use regulated devices, so I only build single coils to keep the resistance up. The drippers with three posts are suited for dual coils, and I found them to be too airy for a single coil unless I blocked off one of the air holes. I have experience with an Igo W, a Nimbus clone, and a genuine Progen Vortex. Of them all, for a simple, single coil of standard resistance without needing to modify the air holes, I prefered the Progen Vortex. It only had two posts and one air hole, so it was better for what I wanted to use it for. I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone though. I only got it because of the price. You can find it over at Vaper Venue on sale for $25. It used to be a $90 something dripper. I can see why it has such a large price drop though. While I did find the thumbscrews for the posts to be easier to deal with, and the copper pin was nice, the polycarbonate in the top cap meant that it isn't suited for tank cracking juice. The only reason it was better for me was due to the single coil set up. It arrived super dirty, and while the threading for the polycarbonate sleeve was okay, there's a part of the base that can also be removed, and that was choppy and extremely difficult. I think you'd do best with something like the Igo L, which I think is also a single coil dripper.

I just ordered because of the price too. It looks perfect for me. I build all kinds of coils but singles are my favorite and most common. Can't wait to get it! How fast did it get shipped to you?
 

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i would highly recommend a trident v2 if you can get an ehpro or any nice clone of it. i recently sold mine to my buddy and went to a local shop to buy another one. well whoever steel city vapes is getting their cloned trident v2s from , the airflow ring holes are drilled
too small, so all the other hole sizes are useless unless u drill the ring out, wich would be very easy, but my first one from rtdvapor was AMAZING. hands down best atty for flavor ANd clouds, and machining was superb. i own a stillare, omega, igo-w and L, and a trident v1. but the v2 blows the v1 out the water, so i would go with that if i were you. SOO easy to build on btw
 
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