I'm going to regret this. I just know I will...
I only buy quality gear- in every category of tools or electronics, not whatever costs the least...
Sometimes that's justified. Sometimes not. I'd
love to have a toolbox full of Snap-On, Matco or Mac hand tools, but Sears Craftsman or Kobalt have to suffice, because I really cannot afford to spend $20 a pop for screwdrivers and open-end wrenches. And, given my use, cannot come close to justifying it. Besides: More expensive does not necessarily always equate to better. I have a DeWalt quarter-sheet palm sander that I'd be more than willing to put up against any other palm-sander you'd care to name, and I'm normally a Makita/Milwuakee/Hitachi/etc. guy.
How about a Tale Of Two Anchors? There is a company named
Rocna that designed a new kind of boat anchor. The
Rocna anchor proved to have superior holding power in nearly every type of sea bottom and in nearly every type of sea conditions. Along came a company with the less-expensively-priced
Manson Supreme. It was claimed, by the people who made the
Rocna to be an inferior knock-off. At some point
Rocna production was moved to China. The manufacturer claimed tight quality control would ensure continued high qualify. To cut to the chase: In the end it turned out that corners had been cut and the newer versions of the more expensive
Rocna were found to have been being made of inferior steel. (This was proven, in a lab, by a metallurgist. I understand this issue has since been corrected and the company making the anchor changed hands. Furthermore: Many of the chandleries that sold the substandard anchors replaced them upon request.)
Name any other category of thing, product or servive, and I'm sure I can come up with equivalent examples of more expensive not necessarily equalling better.
Same with vape gear. My Joyetech eVic-VTC Mini cost me all of about $43 + shipping, if memory serves. Find something to beat it in feature set and, so far, reliability,
at any price-point.
The Cuboid,
in my opinion, and from what I've seen, is an exception that proves the rule, however. My
impression is that the Cuboid, unlike the eVic-VTC Mini, is poorly-made, and not a particularly good design. Just contrast the number of complaints you've seen about the latter, in the short time it's been out, compared to the former, which has been on the market a good deal longer. So, I'll continue to recommend the eVic-VTC Mini. Might even buy another. The Cuboid: Will neither own nor recommend.