To each his own. I purchased a chid to see if genesis atomizers and rebuilding were for me. Turns out I enjoyed it, so I upgraded to a more permanent solution.
On my chid the freaking orings broke, one of them had a leaky
tank due to a loose oring, taking it apart and cleaning was a nightmare, setting it up was finicky as hell, the seal on the positive posts would crack/tear. I realize the clones have probably came a long way...but to me the quality was evident.
This is just one mans opinion. I will probably own another clone of some sort, but I will always respect and appreciate the modders who made my iHybrid and Zenesis products.