***EDIT*** Eric has added the option to choose your battery combination, I would've scored my review higher had this been available to me. Weighing the importance of this to me, I would've gone with a 3.5 in Design, maybe a 4, and a 5 in Value. This isn't the cheapest starter kit, but after adding in shipping, and the aftermarket cost of a spare battery this is a great value kit.
Mine finally arrived in the mail yesterday.
5 - Feel: It feels just like a 510. Comparing to an analog is a bit pointless, they're heavier and have a different weight distribution. I have become adept at holding mine in mouth comfortably and it can usually be found there even when the battery is dead.
3 - Design: I have the Copper/Blacklight combo. The copper is lovely. The LED is purple. I'm ok with the purple LED, I was going to buy a copper/purple 510 before I discovered VS. I had never heard of blacklight LEDs before this, and was actually expecting purple. After charging it, I passed the manual battery over various items to see how they reacted, and they all reflected purple. As a final test I stood in a dark bathroom and checked how teeth, nails, and eyes responded. Purple. I scored the Versus a three/average because while it is a good looking e-cig, it wasn't as advertised. It is exactly like any other copper/purple 510, except the atomizer has a black band around it that says "Versus". I'm not sure why one of the batteries has no led, while I think it detracts from the appearance there may be some people who want a "discreet" vape. I suppose if I'm ever trying to avoid sniper fire I'll remember back to this and think "I should really go back and score that higher."
4 1/2 - Integrity: Battery charge and performance are exactly the same as any other 510 I've tried. While I can kill battery fairly quickly, I can't kill it faster than one can charge. Build quality is good. I dropped mine twice today in the parking lot at work changing carts. Not a scratch, works fine. My previous experiences with autos have been less than pleasant. The auto battery that came with the Versus kit is good. A little sensitive, but not overly bad. I can't really hold the Versus in my mouth with the auto bat, because it will flicker on and off. I can set it down on my desk, roll it around, twirl it in my fingers and it never trips. As such I can walk around it with it in my pocket and feel confident that the battery will still have a charge when i need it. If it has a cutoff, it's longer than I need it to be. I scorched my throat earlier trying to outvape it.
Vapor Production & Throat Hit are comparable to other 510s. My girlfriend and two other friends also hit from it, mostly to try last night's mixture, and they agree. Just like their 510s. If this were a unique/new model I would score this on the scale, since there's at least five posts a day, multiple stickies, and video reviews about the 510s soon to be legendary vapor production and throat hit, I will just say "It passed."
4 - Value: Not sure why this isn't a category. The price/value on this kit is pretty good. It's not the cheapest, but it's not the most expensive either. Looking around at other starter kits, the shipped price is fairly close to the median. You also get 3 batteries, and a nice, little, velvet pouch. The pouch could easily hold all the contents of the kit. I just carry one cig and spare carts. I don't wants the bats banging into each other and ruining the finish.
Overall I'd say this product is a solid 4. As Eric gets settled into his new home shipping should go faster.
My only complaint would be, I ordered on 10/07, the product shipped 10/13. I received the exact items listed on the website. I have received no "bonus", as mentioned here -
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vaporstation/40705-shipping-next-21-days.html I know they use the metric system over there, so I suppose I could be looking at the calender wrong.
