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Voopoo very kindly sent me their new Vinci AIO to review, as ever this review is purely my own opinion and does not represent the views of Potv.
So I got the message that Voopoo were sending me a new item for reviewing, but you never know what it is going to be until the courier drops it off. But with a bit of googling and my best sherlock holmes skills, I figured it would be the new Vinci. This was exciting as there is a bit of a buzz about this one. I then set about looking at pictures and seeing which one looked good. It comes in a variety of colours: space grey, carbon fiber, aurora, dazzling green, ink, peacock, scarlet, opal, hill yellow, and jade green. They all looked great but in the back of my mind I was thinking “not yellow, please not yellow”. The courier came and went and I pulled off the wrapper to find……yep it was yellow! So I opened the box, slightly disappointedly, and found a really sexy little device! The yellow is lush and not at all what I had been expecting, lots of blues and purples in the swirls which really complimented the yellow. Phew!
It is very nicely presented, the box has a slip cover with a glossy photo of the device along with some details, and on the back is a contents list and a hologram with scratch panel for authentication. Sliding the box out of the slip case, you are presented with the mod ( in this case it was the 5.5ml non tpd version) and two coils, one 0.8oHm and one 0.3oHm, both pnp mesh. Under this is a box containing the instructions, a scratch card and a usb charger.
The tank part is held in with magnets and feels very secure. I pulled it apart to pop in a coil, the 0.8oHm one first, opened the rubber fill port and set to work squeezing in some juice. The fill hole is a decent size and you can easily fit the juice bottle nozzle in and fill with no mess. The fill port bung feels secure and I had no leaks from here. Then I dropped the tank in to the mod and it was done. Five clicks turns in on and I have to say, it looks really nice when the screen comes alive! It also auto reads the coil and sets the output itself, in this case it chose 12W. After the recommended five minutes for priming, I took my first pull. Damn that is good!
I really like the voopoo coils, they are really great for us flavour chasers and you get all the nuances of your juice. I started with a cherry sherbet and it was dancing on my tongue, really digging deep to get every last bit of flavour out and it was the best this juice has tasted so far. The vape was warm, but not hot, and the cloud production was spot on. It was pretty much perfect for how I like to vape! Ive run several tanks of juice through and each one was a pleasure and, as yet, Ive had no drop off in flavour.
I then switched to the cloud chaser 0.3 Ohm which the mod decided should be 35W. First pull felt hot but this was to be expected with that coil. I am not a cloud chaser and I don’t like a hot vape but I pressed on. Flavour was still superb and clouds were plenty! Whilst this one isn’t for me, If you like that sort of vape, you won’t be disappointed! Again, I’ve run several tanks through and the performance is still bang on.
I also had some other Pnp coils around so I have tried the 0.6 oHm which was a happy medium. The 0.8 oHm was definitely my favourite but its great that voopoo have a nice variety of compatible coils so you can really customise your vape to your own preference.
The build is very good, it feels like a quality bit of kit. The finish looks really classy and the coloured panels look fantastic. It’s a really nice size to stick in your pocket. The shiny sides are a bit easy to scratch though so aren’t looking quite as posh as they did when it was box fresh but I keep a lot of crap in my pockets!
So what makes this little AOI different from other similar devices? After all there are quite a few mods like this and its getting pretty crowded in that corner of the market! Well firstly, it had the voopoo gene chip which consistently has impressed me with every version that Ive tried. If you can’t be bothered to faff about, it does everything for you so just fill up your juice and let the mod worry about the rest. It worked faultlessly and always seems to get it right.
Then there is the airflow. Whilst not fully adjustable, you can chose between two settings by tuning the tank 180 degrees. So you can have a slightly looser or tighter draw depending on what you prefer. To be honest, the difference was quite small and both would be too airy for a mtl vaper. I preferred the slightly restricted dtl setting but there wasn’t much in it.
Finally, you can either operate in manually with the fire button, use it in auto mode so you just pick it up and vape, or you can set it for both so you can mix it up a bit. I prefer the button as I’m just used to it. I also found the auto draw was a little temperamental. On the 0.3 oHm coil, it worked every time but on the 0.8 oHm it only seemed to work with the airflow on the loosest setting and even then it was a little hit and miss. I don’t know if it was the coil’s fault or the mod but something wasn’t quite right.
So I mostly really enjoyed using this little AIO but there were a few areas that I wasn’t so keen on. I found the navigation of the features was not that intuitive and I found I had to check the (very clear) instructions a few times. To be fair, you don’t really need to use the menus as it does everything for you so it is a small niggle. I also found a bit of juice leaked, I think from the coil but not 100% sure. I think this is probably down to having press fit coils but it was a shame to see.
But over all, I really liked this sleek little guy, it looks great and did exactly what it needed to….it gave me a great vape and that’s really what its all about!
(a couple of photos to follow in the next post....)
So I got the message that Voopoo were sending me a new item for reviewing, but you never know what it is going to be until the courier drops it off. But with a bit of googling and my best sherlock holmes skills, I figured it would be the new Vinci. This was exciting as there is a bit of a buzz about this one. I then set about looking at pictures and seeing which one looked good. It comes in a variety of colours: space grey, carbon fiber, aurora, dazzling green, ink, peacock, scarlet, opal, hill yellow, and jade green. They all looked great but in the back of my mind I was thinking “not yellow, please not yellow”. The courier came and went and I pulled off the wrapper to find……yep it was yellow! So I opened the box, slightly disappointedly, and found a really sexy little device! The yellow is lush and not at all what I had been expecting, lots of blues and purples in the swirls which really complimented the yellow. Phew!
It is very nicely presented, the box has a slip cover with a glossy photo of the device along with some details, and on the back is a contents list and a hologram with scratch panel for authentication. Sliding the box out of the slip case, you are presented with the mod ( in this case it was the 5.5ml non tpd version) and two coils, one 0.8oHm and one 0.3oHm, both pnp mesh. Under this is a box containing the instructions, a scratch card and a usb charger.
The tank part is held in with magnets and feels very secure. I pulled it apart to pop in a coil, the 0.8oHm one first, opened the rubber fill port and set to work squeezing in some juice. The fill hole is a decent size and you can easily fit the juice bottle nozzle in and fill with no mess. The fill port bung feels secure and I had no leaks from here. Then I dropped the tank in to the mod and it was done. Five clicks turns in on and I have to say, it looks really nice when the screen comes alive! It also auto reads the coil and sets the output itself, in this case it chose 12W. After the recommended five minutes for priming, I took my first pull. Damn that is good!
I really like the voopoo coils, they are really great for us flavour chasers and you get all the nuances of your juice. I started with a cherry sherbet and it was dancing on my tongue, really digging deep to get every last bit of flavour out and it was the best this juice has tasted so far. The vape was warm, but not hot, and the cloud production was spot on. It was pretty much perfect for how I like to vape! Ive run several tanks of juice through and each one was a pleasure and, as yet, Ive had no drop off in flavour.
I then switched to the cloud chaser 0.3 Ohm which the mod decided should be 35W. First pull felt hot but this was to be expected with that coil. I am not a cloud chaser and I don’t like a hot vape but I pressed on. Flavour was still superb and clouds were plenty! Whilst this one isn’t for me, If you like that sort of vape, you won’t be disappointed! Again, I’ve run several tanks through and the performance is still bang on.
I also had some other Pnp coils around so I have tried the 0.6 oHm which was a happy medium. The 0.8 oHm was definitely my favourite but its great that voopoo have a nice variety of compatible coils so you can really customise your vape to your own preference.
The build is very good, it feels like a quality bit of kit. The finish looks really classy and the coloured panels look fantastic. It’s a really nice size to stick in your pocket. The shiny sides are a bit easy to scratch though so aren’t looking quite as posh as they did when it was box fresh but I keep a lot of crap in my pockets!
So what makes this little AOI different from other similar devices? After all there are quite a few mods like this and its getting pretty crowded in that corner of the market! Well firstly, it had the voopoo gene chip which consistently has impressed me with every version that Ive tried. If you can’t be bothered to faff about, it does everything for you so just fill up your juice and let the mod worry about the rest. It worked faultlessly and always seems to get it right.
Then there is the airflow. Whilst not fully adjustable, you can chose between two settings by tuning the tank 180 degrees. So you can have a slightly looser or tighter draw depending on what you prefer. To be honest, the difference was quite small and both would be too airy for a mtl vaper. I preferred the slightly restricted dtl setting but there wasn’t much in it.
Finally, you can either operate in manually with the fire button, use it in auto mode so you just pick it up and vape, or you can set it for both so you can mix it up a bit. I prefer the button as I’m just used to it. I also found the auto draw was a little temperamental. On the 0.3 oHm coil, it worked every time but on the 0.8 oHm it only seemed to work with the airflow on the loosest setting and even then it was a little hit and miss. I don’t know if it was the coil’s fault or the mod but something wasn’t quite right.
So I mostly really enjoyed using this little AIO but there were a few areas that I wasn’t so keen on. I found the navigation of the features was not that intuitive and I found I had to check the (very clear) instructions a few times. To be fair, you don’t really need to use the menus as it does everything for you so it is a small niggle. I also found a bit of juice leaked, I think from the coil but not 100% sure. I think this is probably down to having press fit coils but it was a shame to see.
But over all, I really liked this sleek little guy, it looks great and did exactly what it needed to….it gave me a great vape and that’s really what its all about!
(a couple of photos to follow in the next post....)
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I prefer to leave the reviewing to the pros though 
