ThirdFloorNorth

No :p I'm actually specifically looking for a matte black with the blue led. I'm currently looking for a 510 set with a nice looking PCC, but am torn now between automatic and manual. Maybe one of both to start? I want to try dripping from the start, screw cartridges. Sidenote: Has anyone tried the Revolver? What is the model number on the Revolver and Revolver Gemini?

See, these are beautiful in a certain way: they are very utilitarian, simple, made for a specific purpose and to fulfill that purpose well. For my first ones tho, I'm going to have to go for as good a ratio between usability and aesthetics as possible.

I would actually probably want to start out not mixing my own juice at least not yet, but definitely dripping, if I understand it correctly. When you say you do a AA or AAA, how do you do that? Is it a mod, or can you buy them? Also, when you say you close the hole in your mods, relying on switches, is it still the suction switch IE is it still an automatic with the hole closed somehow, or do you make it into a manual? If I did dripping, would I be buying cartomizers or attys? So much useful information to glean from experienced users lol

Nooooo lol I really am taking your suggestions to heart; for that matter I know for a fact I will probably end up regretting not listening to your advice borne from experience. Its just...I have a certain image in my head of what I want out of this, and for my brain to justify me dropping this much moola it's gotta be pretty close. I'll seriously listen to your atomizer/cartomizer advice, because I have ZERO preconceptions about them, if you'd still be willing to give such a stubborn student as me your thoughts?

I had heard that Volcano was the exact same as Blu and just as bad... but their Magma is ok? What is the difference? And has anyone used or heard of Firelight? Also, did you use automatic batteries? How was your experience? Is there NO solution to the automatic battery flooding issue? Nobody has developed an automatic that doesn't have this problem? Home fixes? I REALLY want an automatic lol, but dont want to bork up my battery considering how expensive they are. Another question: I'm at a loss about atomizers/cartomizers...

Also what is the difference between an E10 and a DS 901E?

Thank you both: My question then turns to, is there a sleek PCC for the 510? All the ones I find so far look like an electronic device from the 80s. Any specific recommendations, particularly in terms of the PCC, or an automatic 510 that seems to stand above the rest?

You're probably right, and I'll probably regret not listening to your advice in the long run but for me to justify shelling out this much money on something that isn't a necessity (if you can't tell, I've been poor my whole life lol), it has to be as close to my gut feeling, original-cigarette-sensation as possible. It literally almost broke my heart when I saw the EXTREME torrent of negative reviews about the Blu. NOTE: Has anyone used the Firelight? Any experience with them?

First a link to my introductory post: http://www.vaportalk.com/forum/forum/forum/topic/6616-hi-complete-newbie-herre/ To give a quick summary: Pack a day smoker for years, smoking for 6 years all total, had no intention of quitting Came down with H1N1/Swine Flu, couldn't smoke for days, decided to go ahead and quit Three months without cigarettes without much difficulty, but am nostalgic for smoking, and happened across E-cigs Short and sweet of what I am looking for: As close to the Blu Starter Kit as possible without sucking, as the Blu apparently does. I particularly like the smooth looking PCC. Something that looks like a brand of cigarette at first glance,including the PCC. Nothing clunky. I'm going to be walking around a college campus, vaping between classes, I want it to look natural and close to smoking, put a good face on for vaping in a state where I am sure there is almost no representation (Mississippi) Long form of what I am looking for: -Looking to spend less than $80 initially. -Good throat hit and high vapor production are an absolute must. As I said, similarity to smoking is a MUST, I know you guys understand -Close in length to a Marlboro regular short, not the 100s, not the tiny 72s, a regular cigarette(I realize this costs battery life, so I would like to try to find the best quality battery at that size possible for the price) -I like the black sleek look, and am torn between a blue and red LED. I will probably get one of both in a starter kit. I want the LED to be as bright or brighter than a a cigarette cherry. No weak glow. -Cigarette shape. No tapered mouth pieces. -The main reason I liked the Blu was the sleek, attractive look of the device and the packaging. I particularly liked the Blu PCC. A PCC as close to an actual branded cigarette pack is pretty much a must. -I want an automatic battery. I know, most long-time users end up switching to manual, but I want this to be as close as possible to the tactile sensation of smoking, so it'd be nice to find a good-quality battery as described above that wouldn't pose too much of a flooding problem? -I want one that I can refill on my own with E-liquid, I'm pretty new to this, so I'm not sure if that is all of them? -Longevity in the item. I don't often shell out money like this on myself, so it has to last. This is an experiment, so a good return policy, warranty and customer service would be amazing. Am I asking the impossible ladies and gentlemen? God I hope not.