I'm not quite there yet either, ThankU4'. Few more days...
Maxwell' - That's a personal kinda thing that I think everyone needs to figure out on their own. The manuals are unquestionably more rugged. I never really _wanted_ to quit smoking. I always figured I'd "knock it off" at the ten-pack-year mark (where medical science has largely landed on 'extreme hazard zone'. Smoking a pack a day for ten years). At eleven, I decided I had to do something. Since I wanted to closely approximate smoking, I went with the autos. I killed two batteries in the learning curve of over-filling or leaving residue in the airway. From that point I haven't killed anymore auto batteries.
Anecdotal at best, but I prefer the autos. The vast majority here will tell you they prefer manuals.
My advice would be to just pull the trigger on _something_. Get your toe wet, see if vaping is right for you. (although your registration date suggests you may already vape and are just looking for a new supplier?)