The mod for you is the RX200! Can be had for less than $60.! Look it up I'm serious!
BTW! You're the first one that I've ever heard of that felt SAFER with a mech mod. But to each his own!
RX200 is too big. Replace the 3rd battery with a squonk bottle I might consider it. $44 at fasttest is tempting.
Yeah, I feel safer using my brain to provide for safety vs electronics and wires. 200 watts on 3 18650s will always be more risky than 30watts or less on the 1 in a mech, too me.
I also think we should go back to building cars like we did in the 50's and 60's, purely for safety reasons, not to mention improved looks. Lighter smaller cars might be more efficient, but they are much less safe. Hence the need for explosive air bags and such.
I prefer my old Revolver vs my fancy new Glock and Beretta Semi-autos. My favorite rifle is a Winchester Lever action built in 1905. Neither have supiflerous safety switches, to fail.
Well that's silly. Presumably a device is going to last you a lot longer than that carton of cigarettes would, yeah? Dunnit make sense you could spend a little more on it, then? Since you don't have to run out and buy it over and over again week after week, you still end up saving scratch in the long run.
You don't save money by spending more of it.
Rich people didn't get rich because they spent more money than everyone else.. They stay rich because they spend less, proportionally than most.
Question isn't whether or not the mod will last longer or not. Which would you expect to have a longer life expectancy.. A $20 Mechanical tube mech or ANY PCB regulated device? See you don't need to spend very much money to get longevity.