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Zeep Mini Kit by Pipeline / UD
Zeep Mini Kit by Pipeline / UD

Zeep Mini Kit by Pipeline / UD

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: Pipeline
  • Price of the tested product: 59.90 €
  • Product category according to its selling price: Mid-range (from 41 to 80 €)
  • Type of kit: Classic drum kit + Clearomizer
  • Is the mod telescopic? No
  • Maximum power: 10 W
  • Maximum voltage: 3.46 V
  • Minimum value in Ohms resistance for a start: Not applicable

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

The world of vaping is not a world apart. As with any new technology, the evolutions are numerous, exciting and bring to the fore a healthier, more mature, more demonstrative, more sensational vape ... both in terms of hardware and liquid.

The big winners are the geeks of the vape who were able to observe with wonder the birth of the DL, the RDL then the return of the MTL, the dawn of the RTA, RBA, RDA or RDTA, acronyms which the first-time buyer does not understand. nothing. Indeed, he is the big loser who helplessly witnesses a tsunami of new names or references without knowing whether one of them is really addressed to him. And this is how vaping, all haloed with its victories and bloated with technology, lost sight of its primary goal: reducing risk.

There are still 15 million smokers in France alone while the number of vapers, stable at around 3 million, seems to have reached its glass ceiling. Whose fault is it ? Your well-intentioned neighbor who, happy owner of a Vaporesso 200W rigged with a Zeus for big clouds 80% VG, will advise you the same thing. The shop that will stick to you for 150 € with a TFV12 and a box that looks like a taser plus a 50ml e-liquid in 0 nicotine. The tobacconist, who enters jokes to Nanard at the counter and the sale of a Télé Z, will throw a CE4 and an Ego into your hands without explaining to you that it is necessary to change, one day perhaps, the resistance. In short, it's our fault, everyone.

Fortunately, in recent months, courageous manufacturers have thrown themselves headlong into the conquest of smokers to be converted. If you want the job to be done to the end, you have to know how to offer the first-time buyer a simple, adapted material, going in the direction of his smoker's gestures and not a gas factory which requires 30 minutes of explanation to the seller and 10 days of understanding for the consumer. Today, I am therefore happy to announce to our smoking friends that there is material made for them, easy to use, with a tight draw like the cigarette and that they will not need an encyclopedia to get started. shoot their “vapoteuse”.

Pipeline, associated for the occasion with UD, offers us a very interesting vision for the smoker of what a suitable material can be with the Zeep Mini kit. Here is a kit that is easy to understand, easy to use and easy to transport.

Sold at 59.90 €, it includes two electronic cigarettes as well as a power bank to recharge them throughout the day. Of course, Pipeline requires, the emphasis is on the finish of the product and the quality of the materials. The power is not, yet happy, devastating but enough to start well. The draw is ideal for a smoker, the reduced size and weight make this e-cigarette look like a real one, if only thanks to the presence of a filter to remind the mouth of the touch of a sewn.

So, mirror with larks or a real good alternative, that's what we are going to see. I'll get my hammer, my chisel and a liter of coffee and I'm yours!

 

Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or diameter of the product in mm: 9
  • Product length or height in mm: 102
  • Product weight in grams: 9.49 (Full tank)
  • Material composing the product: Aluminum, PMMA
  • Form Factor Type: Round Pen - Standard Battery Type
  • Decorative style: Classic
  • Quality of decoration: Excellent
  • Is the coating of the mod sensitive to fingerprints? No
  • All components of this mod seem well assembled? Yes
  • Fire button position: Not applicable
  • Fire button type: No button, Suction trigger
  • Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 0
  • User interface button type: No other button
  • Quality of the interface button (s): Not applicable, no interface button
  • Number of parts making up the product: 4
  • Number of threads: 1
  • Quality of the threads: Excellent
  • Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes

Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 5 / 5 5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

The Zeep Mini in itself looks like a slightly long cigarette (102mm), Vogue style or another slim cigarette from past years. It has three distinct elements: a 9mm diameter battery carrying 90 mAh of autonomy, a clearomizer (atomizer comprising a reservoir and a resistance) that can contain 0.60 ml of e-liquid and a mouthpiece in the form of a cotton filter to imitate the taken in the mouth of an analog cigarette.

The material chosen is an advantageous aluminum which plays a lot on the lightness of the product, 8.8 gr empty, and which gives an immediate impression of elegance. Aesthetically, we are in a pen format, easy to take in the hand and in the mouth, easy to transport. The cartomizer is refillable, which means that we are on an open system and that you will be able to choose your e-liquid and its nicotine level from the multitude of existing references. Be careful, however, avoid e-liquids exceeding 50% vegetable glycerin so that the resistance can last longer and work optimally. Note, the Zeep will work as well with juices containing nicotine base as with juices containing nicotine salts.

You can easily change your cartomizer when it has worked well, just unscrew it from the battery and put in a new one. Available at 11.90 € all three HERE.

Likewise, it will be easy to change your cotton mouth filter when it no longer looks like anything with a new one, which can be found. HERE for 2.90 for 10 pieces. And if you feel more and more the adventurous soul of a vaper, there are even special drip-tips available. HERE.

 

I remind you in passing that the kit includes two Zeep Mini electronic cigarettes and a power bank. This one is light and not bulky, it can charge your two Zeep at the same time and it will be enough to let it charge (very quickly thanks to its USB-C interface) a few tens of minutes in the evening when you return to leave a good foot the next day. It offers an autonomy of 1500 mAh, enough to charge your two Zeep eight times each! Something to keep you going all day in peace.

Here again, the aesthetics have been neat, we expected no less from the Pipeline / UD union. The object is devilishly elegant by its formal simplicity, its cover which tilts easily and the two magnetic housings for your Zeep.

Here and there, darker prints indicating the name of the product and the brand appear modestly. The kit is available in two colors: anthracite and rose gold, enough to satisfy the entire gender population of the planet!

 

Functional features

  • Type of chipset used: Owner
  • Connection type: Owner
  • Adjustable positive plot? Not applicable
  • Lock system ? Not applicable
  • Quality of the locking system: Not applicable
  • Features offered by the mod: Protection against short circuits from the atomizer
  • Battery compatibility: Proprietary batteries
  • Does the mod support stacking? No
  • Number of batteries supported: The batteries are proprietary / Not applicable
  • Does the mod retain its configuration without batteries? Not applicable
  • Does the mod offer recharging functionality? Recharge function possible with supplied 1500 mAh Power Bank
  • Is the recharge function passthrough? Not applicable
  • Does the mod offer a Power Bank function? No
  • Does the mod offer other functions? No other function offered by the mod
  • Presence of air flow regulation? Not applicable
  • Maximum diameter in mm of compatibility with an atomizer: Not applicable
  • 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: 4.5 / 5 4.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on functional features

The filling is carried out with great ease. You just have to remove the cap of your clearomiser to access an orifice on the edge of the transparent plastic material in order to pour your liquid into it. Be careful however, I advise you to bring a needle flask, more able to calmly fill your tank given the small size of the hole (2mm). If you don't know what it looks like, well, it looks like this:

Once the filling is done for the first time, take the time to wait a few minutes for the capillary of your atomizer to soak up the liquid.

Then, all you have to do is vape. Easier than that, it is not possible. No switch here and complex maneuvers, just vacuum for the miracle of steam to take place! An LED will light up with each of your puffs, signifying that you are vaping. If it starts blinking, then it's time to store your Zeep in the power bank, take the second and continue to vape while the first is charging.

As soon as you feel an alteration in taste, all you have to do is unscrew the clearomiser, throw it away and replace it with a new one. No stuff to open, thing to unclip, liquid to fill your fingers ... it's clean, recyclable and hassle-free.

Note for geeks: the resistance value is 1.2 Ω, the available power is 10 W and therefore a voltage around 3.5 V to make everything turn!

 

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? Yes
  • Presence of a user manual? Yes
  • Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? Yes
  • Does the manual explain ALL features? Yes

Vapelier's note on packaging: 5 / 5 5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

The packaging is largely up to the event. It contains your two Zeep Mini, two cotton mouthpieces, the power bank unit and a USB / USB-C cable. All perfectly maintained by a dense foam ensuring safe transport and covered with a rigid cardboard detailing the content and tagged with all the necessary information.

The manual is bilingual, in German and French and details everything you need to know for optimal use.

A faultless!

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with the test atomizer: Ok for an inside jacket pocket (no deformations)
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Super simple, even blind in the dark!
  • Easy to change batteries: Not applicable, the battery is only rechargeable
  • Did the mod heat up? No
  • Has there been any erratic behavior after a day of use? No
  • Description of situations in which the product has experienced erratic behavior

Vapelier's rating in terms of ease of use: 5/5 5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

In use, it is the dream! When you close your eyes, you really have the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth. Both in terms of weight and in terms of the impression in the mouth or the tight draw, the similarity is bluffing. We can quite marry the same gestures including the grip between the index and middle fingers and the impression of smoking more than vaping is real. Of course, you will have to find your favorite juice but already know that with a good simple tobacco or a fruity one or even a little gourmet canaillou, the flavors are present and distinct.

The power will not ruffle your hair, but it is more than enough and remains quite suitable for use by beginners, and more if affinity. The e-liquid consumption is low, the logical result of a tight draw associated with a measured power.

The use, let's not talk about it. If you know how to change a cartridge on a fountain pen, my five year old daughter can, you can use the Zeep.

The limited battery life is no problem since you have the power bank with you and a second Zeep ready to do its job. As for the filling of the liquid, if you know how to fill a glass with water, well it is not more complicated ...

Nothing leaks, it does not heat up, it is resistant to falling. Have we finally found the missing link?

Recommendations for use

  • Type of batteries used during the tests: The batteries are owners on this mod
  • 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? Not applicable
  • With which model of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Not applicable
  • Description of the test configuration used: As is
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: Not applicable

Was the product liked by the reviewer: Yes

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 4.9 / 5 4.9 5 out of stars

The mood ticket of the reviewer

It's a big YES! Pipeline's Zeep Mini is a major asset in conquering die-hard smokers. Possessing the gesture, the pulling, the ease of use and the class, it is essential as a formidable challenger to all the closed systems, much more expensive to use. The price is very correct, including consumables, given the quality provided by the system and its versatility.

Smokers friends, you have no more excuses! Here you have a product cut in the mass for you, simple and intuitive. It's up to you to find the taste that goes with it, but, hush, I'm not telling you anything, it necessarily exists. 😉

Vaping friends, it is this material that you can offer your neighbor without fear of seeing him suffocate at the first puff. Pair it with a good blond tobacco in 16 / 18mg / ml and shoo, you will make one more convert!

Top Mod of reason and heart for a material that is truly adapted to its function. Good job guys !

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About the Author

59 years old, 32 years of cigarettes, 12 years of vaping and happier than ever! I live in Gironde, I have four children of whom I am gaga and I like roast chicken, Pessac-Léognan, good e-liquids and I am a vape geek who takes responsibility!