Welcome, Drummerskey!
There isn't a whole lot I can tell you beyond MrOutlaw's videos. They're the best!
As for the X2, I have autos and manuals, and I actually prefer the manual in the X2 size battery. Both work fine, but I feel I have more control with the manual X2's. However, my 65mm and 78mm
batteries are where I prefer auto, out of sheer convenience with the size.
SI is planning a change over to USA made liquids in the near future. They've been getting as much input as they can on the SI flavors folks currently like as well as the flavors people want to see added. They won't convert their current flavors until the flavor is spot on with the new manufacturer. In the meantime, there are lots of good liquid vendors. Most of my liquids are from SI, but I found one from ecblendflavors.com that I like, and I have an order enroute from Vapor Dudes that has 13 samples in it (helped having their first order % off coupon, available on their website - 40% off the very first order!!).
The new SI branded clearomizers are ok, an improvement in materials over the original everybody clearomizer. I like them, but dripping I find I have to be careful myself, or I get liquid down the center post hole. Ugh, I hate it when I do that. I use the clearomizers at home. I have some more in my cart for my next order, but I'm trying to hold off until the CE3's are back in stock - hopefully on this coming Monday. I also have to keep an eye open for some of the other things they are coming out with very soon, so I can be ready to hit the checkout button for those items, too. I really love the new CE3's, but I'm still getting the filling - or rather, refilling - of them down. If I
vape them too low, I burn them out and that taste is definitely not a good one. If I refill too early, the vacuum isn't there and the CE will leak. I don't like wasting liquid, lol. I go through it fast enough as it is!
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I'm actually using my syringe from the CE3 package to fill my regular and XL cartos, too. Seems a whole lot easier and a whole lot less messy doing it that way. Figuring 1ml for a regular and 1.5 ml for an XL carto, sometimes I
vape them low enough for the full amount, other times, not so much. Putting the liquid back in the bottle is easy enough, lol.