I would of got the 004 over a pax.. the pax is so restricted its not even funny. Thinkn bout those days i had to hit it til my face turned blue to get a good hit...and the endless amount of cotton and alcohol i had to use to keep it working like out the box.. clicking it a million times before the mouth piece catches, mouth piece taking a century to come up
Cant charge it upside down or u let resin drip to the MP but the dock was made to be upside down was weird too..oh yeah sometimes the mouth piece ejected like a bullet out of a pistol lmaooo.. fuckin pax.
Even having a broken xp still never frustrated me as much as dealing with the pax. Good luck bro.
I did consider the older Inhalater which seemed more reliable (at least the last versions of it, as it too had problems initially). I have a Solo and really don't mind the restricted flow, in fact I find it helps generate denser vapor by forcing the airflow to be slow. I'm also not entirely sure, but I think it's less restricted than the Solo, so it really won't bother me.
I also read about how frequently it needs to be cleaned, but I'm used to keeping my parts clean and while it will require more frequent cleaning than others it's better than having a vape that can completely die any minute.
The mouthpiece works everytime from what I read if you press it on the left (or whichever side the downstem is) and don't press it down below the first click to lock it (as the instructions mention).
About charging, that isn't an issue if you allow it to cool a few minutes before charging or put it upside down as some do if you don't want to wait for it to cool.
The mouthpiece can only eject like a bullet if you basically intentionally pop it out the right way for that to happen, it can't happen when clicking it normally.
If you can honestly say you prefer to have a broken XP is better than a Pax it seems like you're making excuses or something, especially when all the "issues" you mention about the Pax really aren't problems at all and/or has a super simple solution.
Edit: Even you edited out half the "problems" you listed about the Pax, so you probably yourself realized they aren't real problems.
Edit 2: Wow, you edited the "problems" back into your message. Other users can tell you edited them back in from the slightly different wording in your latest edit, but you'll probably do a 3rd edit to correct that.
If you really have to re-edit your message 3 times to fit your agenda that takes away even more of your credibility, especially since the "problems" you list really aren't problems and/or have simple solutions.
Edit 3: I just saw your signature, you have not 1, but 2 broken Inhalaters yet you still recommend them. I know no one else that would recommend a product that he or she owned 2 in a row that failed.