The video review:
Elegant and efficient!
Commercial characteristics
- Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: GFC Provap
- Price of the tested product: 35.90 €
- Product category based on sales price: Entry level (from 1 to 40 €)
- Pod type: Variable wattage electronics
- Maximum power: 22 W
- Maximum voltage: 5 V
- Minimum resistance value for a start: 0.5 Ω
Physical characteristics and felt quality
- Width or Diameter of the product in mm: 25.5
- Product Length or Height in mm: 106.8
- Product weight in grams: 30
- Material composing the product: Aluminum, PCTG
- Form Factor Type: Square Pen
- Decorative style: Classic
- Quality of decoration: Good
- Is the coating of the pod susceptible to fingerprints? No
- All the components of this pod seem to you well assembled? Yes
- Fire button position: Lateral near the top cap
- Fire button type: Mechanical plastic on contact rubber
- Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 0
- User interface button type: No other button
- Quality of interface button (s): Not applicable interface button
- Number of parts in the product: 2
- Number of threads: 0
- Quality of the threads: Not applicable on this pod – Absence of threads
- Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes
Vapelier's note on quality feelings: 4.3 / 5
Functional features
- Type of chipset used: Owner
- Connection type: Owner
- Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through a spring.
- Lock system ? Electronic
- Quality of the locking system: Good, the function does what it is for
- Features offered by the pod: Protection against short circuits from the atomizer, Indicator lights of operation
- Accu Compatibility: Proprietary Accus
- Number of batteries supported: The batteries are proprietary / Not applicable
- Does the pod keep its configuration without a battery? Not applicable
- Does the pod offer refill functionality? Charging function possible via Micro-USB
- Is the recharge function passthrough? Yes
- Does the pod offer a Power Bank function? No power bank function offered by the pod
- Does the pod offer other functions? No other function offered by the pod
- Presence of air flow regulation? Yes
- Maximum diameter in mm of compatibility with an atomizer: 0.1
- Accuracy of the output power at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested power and the real power
- Accuracy of the output voltage at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested voltage and the actual voltage
Vapelier's note regarding functional characteristics: 4.3 / 5
Evaluation of the packaging
- Presence of a box accompanying the product: Yes
- Would you say that the packaging is up to the price of the product? Can do better
- Presence of a user manual? Yes
- Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? No
- Does the manual explain ALL features? Yes
Vapelier's note on packaging: 3.5 / 5
Appreciations in use
- Transport facilities with the test atomizer: Ok for an external jacket pocket
- Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy, even standing on the street, with a simple Kleenex
- Easy to change batteries: Not applicable, the battery is only rechargeable
- Has the pod overheated? No
- Has there been any erratic behavior after a day of use? No
Vapelier's rating in terms of ease of use: 4.5/5
Recommendations for use
- Type of batteries used during the tests: The batteries are proprietary on this pod
- Number of batteries used during the tests: The batteries are proprietary / Not applicable
- With what type of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Classic fiber
- With which model of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Supplied resistance of 1.2 Ω Mesh
- Description of the test configuration used: Supplied resistance of 1.2 Ω Mesh
- Description of the ideal configuration with this product: Supplied resistance of 1.2 Ω Mesh
Was the product liked by the reviewer: Bof, it's not the craze
Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 3.9 / 5
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