@ssrrosey hi, and welcome. I will try and add something useful, but I have a very irregular way of looking at things and am somewhat handicapped in my ability to see and think clearly.
Firstly, I don't think I would say the Ti is "very fragile." It is breakable for sure, having glass parts.
But so are very many top desktops which can be far more fragile.
I am going to buy the Ti again and fragility is very low down on my list of concerns.
The glass part that houses the injector is the only part of the heater that is really breakable.
And it isn't so prone to harm, as the vape is so easy to use and place down safely.
Even if it did break, the cost to replace is nothing compared to what it might cost you to fix a lot of other vapes. Try breaking the Oddessey glass vaporizer- $700 replacement heater!
The VHW I have craved since ever, but that IS a very fragile vape. Glass cover breakage is a strong likelihood at some point, and well over £100 to replace at best.
I think if I broke it once, Im not sure I would dare replace it.
The VHW is also quite prone to some sort of heater failiure and warranty of home repair.
The Ti SHOULD go on for years and years no drop in performance. If there was ever an issue, Sebastien will fix for free.
@Carlos8400 is dead right, best customer service you could ever ask for, and always with a smile.
Jusy some examples anyway. The stand however, that Herborizer sells- to me, that is he aeakest point of the vape. I'm not keen personally to spend €40 on it. I don't have any problems with breaking things, like glass. Just never happens, but I could see me having an accident with the glass stand some day.
I may just use a small bubbler as a heater stand.
So the fragility is not such a great concern for me. As long as you have some sort of sturdy, suitable stand (Im sure owners use little bowls, cups, candle holders, ashtrays etc), then the Ti takes up very little room, small footprint. Both the Flowerpot and Symphony take a lot more space/accomodation and stick out way more, not easily concealable or transportable at a moment's notice. So the Ti suits you not too badly in this regard, compared to a lot of other desktops.
I think it could easily be kept on on a neat little corner somewhere, and not even stick out at all, as long as you put your bubbler out of sight. Your glass bong is obviously the real candidate to break, but that will apply to any vape.
The Ti can also be disconnected from the power supply in a second and moved out of sight- just be sure you keep safety in mind and have it set safely in it's stand/holder to cool down.
Regarding the new heater and possible performance differences, nobody here actually knows anything about it yet, we are only guessing.
So we have no idea how it might affect heat up, need for heat soaking etc.
The Ti will work without a heat soak, in 5 minutes warm up it is very operable. I also think that it probably doesn't need long at all for the bowl to reach max temp either.
Many users just switch their Ti on and leave it on all day/evening. It is perfectly suitable to leave running as long as you want, with safety in mind.
However, if you are inable to leave it running and would be using it from cold multiple times per day, then it may not suit you for it's lack of "on demand".
Hopefully we will get some more insight on the new heater at some point. Think I have run out of thoughts now, still waking up. Maybe more to add later.