I am happy to see the PRO is gaining traction. I also see very interesting comments about it; let me throw my
on the subject, with the only intention of providing an advice/opinion I was not asked for and with full respect for TRVB and his nice products.
I don't think anyone here is qualified to tell TRVB what his price should be. You can express your unhappiness with the price (although you should save that for the Pro thread) but you have no idea what his business costs are.
Very true.
I don't know what TRVB's business costs are, but if the PRO's price isn't competitive, it will price itself out of the market.
This is also very true.
Think of the other "pocket" portables the PRO model would be competing with: CERA $249, PAX $249, INHALATER XP $249, ASCENT $249. I LOVE the Pinnacle, but without the battery life and quality of materials of the other pocket portables that I mentioned, $299, IMO, will simply not fly.
Pakalolo...
When I decided to buy mi pinnacle, I did it because of stealth. So, for me, its competitors are xp and pax,
and the later seems to be on a lower quality level (from what I've read).
XP, this will be the contender, IMO. In the end I went for the pinnacle, but I was really tempted to order this one.
CERA is not so stealth, I think, beacuse of the technique required to vape flowers (again, I havent used it, I just read about it), soI'd put it against VB2. Also, if you don't have that batteries, add some bucks there.
The ascent will be a tough contender also, provided it delivers well. Quite big but its design can make it very stealthy, we'll have to see the reviews.
On the upgrades,
* ability to use while charging;
* 5 heat setting from 350-430 (the temps may change);
* smart design protection from nuking your device if you plug in the wrong charger, the device blinks red and shuts down to prevent damage;
not really necessary, I'd rather not pay more for that, I put stickers on the PAs.
In fact, I recently found at a local shop the cable that converts from USB to the pinnacle power interface, so now I charge it from my phone's USB PA, and I dont have another PA around.
* We are including both the pong and the standard MP;
not really a pro/basic difference
* battery life indicator;
I tend to agree with the comments that in the end there will be few differences between the two models.
But the PRO price will be about 30% over the actual one so I think many people will go for the cheaper, and that justifies leaving both options.
Wow so no new material for the mp/pong? That is a bit disappointing. I think that price point might push you over the market value considering all the other vapes out there at the $250 price.
Thats also my opinion on both subjects.
I want to finish with a photo, it was taken at haarlem, a city near amsterdam
well lesson learned! but TRVB the way you handle your customer service is impeccable and is one of the factors that made me lean into buying the pn over 2 other vapes i was looking into buying. if for some weird reason this 3rd unit doesn't work i will definitely contact you!!! but im crossing my fingers and hopefully the 3rd time is a charm!!!
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