Hi, Wayne! I think you pretty much said what is to be said. These are probably some of the better choices the three different categories of PVs (cig-style, mid-size and "APV"). It's the decision on the category that you'd still have to make; once made, the device you mentioned is an excellent choice for the category.
In general, the beginning vaper (like myself) is attracted by the cigarette form factor for obvious reasons. The downsides then may or may not become deal breakers - battery life is one, but maybe more important is the lack of flexibility. A lot of times, people simply need to go through the phase, and make that expenditure which may prove useless in hind sight; doesn't matter - you do what you have to do to get started.
The mid-size is more than likely to satisfy a lot of vapers forever. I take it that being on this forum decreases that likelihood just by means of abundance of temptations
For the APV class - well, they basically fall into three categories: plain battery tubes or boxes with mechanical or simple electrical switches, tubes or more likely boxes with same mechanical/electrical switch, but with some added functionality (bottom or top feed, special atomizer feeding, and more recently the "hybrids" with built-in rebuildable atomizer +/- repairable tank); and finally, those with some specialized electronics on board for protection, variable wattage/voltage, displays and counters, etc.
The lines are further blurred by the fact that there are now several mid-size models that do variable voltage, and that one can use an add-on like the Kick that provides protections and variable wattage to "dumb tube mods".
The point is that choosing between categories, might become less stringent as when one wants a particular function one is no longer limited to Mods. Say, you want swappable generic batteries - there is E-Power, which can be a mid-size, depending on model. Say you want variable voltage, there is a definitely mid-size Ego Twist that does that. Say you want an actual "Mod", but the classification leads you to believe they are always bigger - well, there are a lot of small ("stealth") mods out there that can't really be classified as anything else but mods...
So the term "APV" probably will become more confusing than helpful because (1) the mid-sizes become smarter some APVs and (2) it will continue to include plain, but fancy looking battery tubes right along with really smart and complex devices in one bag...
A special note on the ProVari: almost everyone who actually used one for a little realized that the "menu function" is much easier to use than it seems from reading the description
I'm re-reading my post and realize how useless it is. I shouldn't hit reply after having been out drinking anymore
