QUOTE=Dan Kone;9124175]Here's the problem. All these pens are all coming from the same places. All these brands are just OEM marketing. All the companies order them from the same factory. All the batteries are the same. Order 10k of them and they'll custom print whatever the hell you want on them for a brand name. The only difference is the different companies mix and match different cartridges with different batteries. Only problem is these factories are likely total shit holes. One person on the assembly line has a bad day and we all get bad pens just cause some dude in China went to work hungover or some shit.
So all these things are going to be a crapshoot to some extent.
And yes, whether you go with a cloud/dabR style pen or a got vaped dome pen depends on your usage. For going out in public the micro pen vap style is better. For keeping at your house the ruvaped dome pens are way better.
The next generation of vaporizer pens is going to be really fucking cool. They've got a lot worked out. They all have battery meters like the 710 pens, and they are adjustable wattage so you can set it to heat at just the right temp to get the best hit every time. That's going to make such a huge difference.
The cool thing about all these OEM companies, is you can see all the tech before the US companies even start to sell them here.
Here are those new batteries. I'd bet in a few months most of the vaporizer companies start selling them here.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/688867492/2013_new_style_variable_voltage_vaporizer.html?s=p
And yes, the battery for the vaporizer pen we pay $100 for does in fact only cost these companies $3. Nice markup. lol
Here's the micro G-pen two pen set.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/688792522/SMISS_wax_vaporizer_for_e_cigarette.html
$7 per unit if you order 5k + will put whatever brand name you want on them. You can even get them to switch out the cartridge to make eclipse, dabR, or clounds vaps. Pretty cool right? (well except for the part where we get charged $100 for something they pay $7 for)[/QUOTE]
Great observation, I was actually going to point this out myself until I reached your post. There are so many threads out there bitching about these vape pens like the cloud, stok, g-pen, Atmos.... I'm really surprised nobody has pointed this out yet . If you look around, every well known pen has a trailer park full of relatives originating from the same factory in china. Personally I think all these vape pens are ok, I have tried most and find I like the Davinci better. It's not as small about the size of a smart phone.still way better quality,battery,hits,... plus it comes dual stock meaning both raw and oils out the box. Their New one the
Ascent Portable Vaporizers just came out and I'm all over it. It's glass on glass smaller more efficient and comes in gator skin.