zouzounaki
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I won this pod system, sort of accidentally, in a giveaway run by @VOOPOO . So I though I would leave a review of it here having used it for about five days. This review is entirely unbiased. I’m leaving it to provide an honest assessment of the device and how it performs.
THE DEVICE
The device itself is very well made and sturdy, solid feeling, despite being fairly light in weight. It’s very portable and fits in the hand nicely. The battery life is also decent for such a small thing.
The aesthetic isn’t really my cup of tea, but I know many (such as @Crewella and @Discomatt ) like this swirled, resin effect. It reminds me of the 70s and table lighters. But that’s only my personal taste, like I say I think the design will appeal to many, especially given the sturdiness and small form factor.
THE POD
The device only came with one pod. It says it has a 1.8Ω coil and 1ml capacity.
For me, the pod has a few problems and I can’t help but think that not much thought has gone into it.
It’s a nightmare trying to fill it. You pull the top part off to reveal a hole in the top side, the pod itself is a long shallow rectangular shape. But the hole isn’t big enough. Even with the narrowest tipped boston bottles I have I’ve not been able to fill it without a significant amount coming out and running down the side, even going extremely slowly. With a slightly bigger nozzle, don’t even try. It’s going all over the table. Basically there seems to be nowhere for the displaced air to go apart from to push the liquid back out the hole.
The design has a long chimney that runs up the middle. Somehow mine has a tendency for the liquid to pool on one side and it’s hard work getting it to flow through to the other side. That’s with 40/60 liquid, I wouldn’t want to try this with 70/30.
The capacity is stated at 1ml. But the instructions advise only filling it 3/4 full. So it seems it’s actually 0.75ml. Not great.
The airflow is pretty loose for a device with a 1.8Ω coil. It’s not possible to get an mtl draw, needs to be a restricted lungy, I’m afraid.
The pod rattles about inside the device. It’s not a particularly good fit, and I find this pretty annoying with such a small device and the shape of the tip.
PERFORMANCE
I’ve found the performance of this device, in comparison with other pods that I rate highly (suorin air, medo, minifit) to be pretty poor. The vapour production isn’t great and seems thin and wispy. I suspect that because the airflow is so loose yet the coil is 1.8 Ω and it seems to have a fixed voltage output, it just lacks oomph. It can’t generate enough heat in the little pod there to produce satisfying, dense vapour the way other pod devices manage to. This is especially noticeable outside on the go. You need to take a big lungy (for me, usually a 1mm airhole kind of person) which delivers a disappointing, thin wispy cloud. You’d think taking lungies of 24mg standard nic would pack a bit of a punch, but it doesn’t, especially compared to my other pod devices.
It’s also annoyingly noisy. This is this is a personal issue for me and something I hate in any device.
The draw activation isn’t great. It needs a hefty pull on the thing to get it to work.
CONCLUSION
The device itself is surprisingly solid and well made (although I’d add the qualifier that I’ve had it less than a week and it’s not been dropped yet). But the pod is, imo, poorly designed and has some major flaws that for me mean that I couldn’t recommend it.
Some of these flaws also make for poor performance, wispy and thin vapour and a general lack of satisfaction. This is comparing it against other pod devices that have become regular fixtures in my rotation and that for me just perform a lot better than this.
Two word summary: Not recommended.
THE DEVICE
The device itself is very well made and sturdy, solid feeling, despite being fairly light in weight. It’s very portable and fits in the hand nicely. The battery life is also decent for such a small thing.
The aesthetic isn’t really my cup of tea, but I know many (such as @Crewella and @Discomatt ) like this swirled, resin effect. It reminds me of the 70s and table lighters. But that’s only my personal taste, like I say I think the design will appeal to many, especially given the sturdiness and small form factor.
THE POD
The device only came with one pod. It says it has a 1.8Ω coil and 1ml capacity.
For me, the pod has a few problems and I can’t help but think that not much thought has gone into it.
It’s a nightmare trying to fill it. You pull the top part off to reveal a hole in the top side, the pod itself is a long shallow rectangular shape. But the hole isn’t big enough. Even with the narrowest tipped boston bottles I have I’ve not been able to fill it without a significant amount coming out and running down the side, even going extremely slowly. With a slightly bigger nozzle, don’t even try. It’s going all over the table. Basically there seems to be nowhere for the displaced air to go apart from to push the liquid back out the hole.
The design has a long chimney that runs up the middle. Somehow mine has a tendency for the liquid to pool on one side and it’s hard work getting it to flow through to the other side. That’s with 40/60 liquid, I wouldn’t want to try this with 70/30.
The capacity is stated at 1ml. But the instructions advise only filling it 3/4 full. So it seems it’s actually 0.75ml. Not great.
The airflow is pretty loose for a device with a 1.8Ω coil. It’s not possible to get an mtl draw, needs to be a restricted lungy, I’m afraid.
The pod rattles about inside the device. It’s not a particularly good fit, and I find this pretty annoying with such a small device and the shape of the tip.
PERFORMANCE
I’ve found the performance of this device, in comparison with other pods that I rate highly (suorin air, medo, minifit) to be pretty poor. The vapour production isn’t great and seems thin and wispy. I suspect that because the airflow is so loose yet the coil is 1.8 Ω and it seems to have a fixed voltage output, it just lacks oomph. It can’t generate enough heat in the little pod there to produce satisfying, dense vapour the way other pod devices manage to. This is especially noticeable outside on the go. You need to take a big lungy (for me, usually a 1mm airhole kind of person) which delivers a disappointing, thin wispy cloud. You’d think taking lungies of 24mg standard nic would pack a bit of a punch, but it doesn’t, especially compared to my other pod devices.
It’s also annoyingly noisy. This is this is a personal issue for me and something I hate in any device.
The draw activation isn’t great. It needs a hefty pull on the thing to get it to work.
CONCLUSION
The device itself is surprisingly solid and well made (although I’d add the qualifier that I’ve had it less than a week and it’s not been dropped yet). But the pod is, imo, poorly designed and has some major flaws that for me mean that I couldn’t recommend it.
Some of these flaws also make for poor performance, wispy and thin vapour and a general lack of satisfaction. This is comparing it against other pod devices that have become regular fixtures in my rotation and that for me just perform a lot better than this.
Two word summary: Not recommended.
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