I'm just shy if a month into this myself, so I guess
technically that makes me a noob as well

I've been rocking the vamo v3 for about 2 weeks now and couldn't be happier. Variable voltage + variable wattage, different extension caps so you can rock it in 18350 "shorty" mode, 18650 "home" mode (that's how I use it anyway) or put on both with stacked batts and vape from a personal safety device lol.
There are a lot of choices, I just found for the price the vamo is a great starter vv/vw mod. Or if you're not sure you wanna take the leap you could try a twist or spinner style ego batt which will allow you to get accustomed to variable voltage. I would, personally, just go right for the vamo though. I have and couldn't be happier.