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Voopoo Vinci POD Kit Review: The New Caliburn Killer?

By Red | April 14 2021

The Voopoo Vinci POD, the newest iteration of the successful Vinci AIO, has just landed and I’m not convinced that Voopoo is heading in the right direction. No matter how good this pod device is, dropping the PNP system for POD devices makes little sense and is the Vinci POD kits’ biggest letdown. 


Voopoo Vinci POD – 79%

Voopoo Vinci POD Kit Review

Voopoo Vinci POD Pros:

  • Beautiful colour schemes
  • Fantastic flavour and POD longevity
  • USB-C charging
  • Great battery life

Voopoo Vinci POD Cons:

  • No PNP coil integration
  • Tends to get gurgly near the end of pod life
  • Only 1 pod included

The Voopoo Vinci POD kit has launched with little knowledge or hype. It’s been fairly quiet on the marketing side, which is strange for a Voopoo product, especially if it appears they are heading in a new direction. The Vinci POD kit aims to replace the Vinci AIO devices (or bolster it) and while it’s got one major flaw, it’s still a fairly solid device.

Design

First impressions are certainly good. The Vinci POD feels solid in the hand and looks stunning, especially in Aura silver. It retains the old Vinci AIO vibe, even though it’s a more slender profile, it feels heavier and bulkier and as such, premium.

The POD is a drop-in system again, same as the older Vinci, but with non-replaceable coils, a massive step back for Voopoo. The POD holds 2ml of e-liquid, 2.5ml less than the Vinci AIO, which is to be expected given the narrower dimensions.

Voopoo Vinci POD Kit Review

The Vinci POD has no buttons or screens, much like the Vinci Air. Instead, it’s draw activated only and makes use of the light-up Gene logo to display battery status and errors, a neat touch that makes the device feel premium, almost Apple-like. The battery status has 3 levels, green, blue, and red and will flash red for any potential errors.

The airflow on the Voopoo Vinci POD Kit quite unique, but perhaps not to everyone’s taste. As with the Caliburn, there are 2 airflow holes on each side, but the Vinci POD allows for adjustment on one side via a slider. The slider clicks to fully closed, keeping only the left side open, but opening the AFC slides down to allow for fine adjustments. The clicky slider is a useless gimmick, but man is it pleasing to play with.

Filling the POD is similar to previous Vincis’. A rubber bung right beneath the drip tip with an extra-large fill hole makes filling up a breeze and a tight seal means practically no leakage. Speaking of drip tips, the piece on the Vinci is a fairly large duck-bill affair and super comfortable. Due to the weight of the device though, you can’t simply hold the device between your lips as you would with say a Caliburn or Juul.

Performance

It makes no sense not to compare the Vinci POD to the Caliburn seeing how obvious a competitor it is, that said, we need to keep in mind that the Caliburn is anything but new on the market. That said, performance is damn near spot on to the Caliburn, with a few improvements.

First off, the Vinci POD 280mAh of battery power over the Caliburns 520mAh. While this may not sound like much, in real world terms would give you a full day on the Vinci where the Caliburn woud offer half a day on a charge at best. The USB type C charging port is also a huge step up over the Caliburns Micro-USB port.

Flavour from the Vincis’ included 0.8ohm pod edges out the bog-standard Caliburn pod by a smidgen. According to Voopoo, there’s a range of coils spanning from 0.6 to 3ohms, but these are not included in the box and as such no tested. I expect them to perform the same as the rest of their range of coils; decently. Coil life is pretty similar, giving the Vinci POD an easy 30ml on overly sweet e-juice.

Now, unfortunately, I need to point out the most glaring fault of the Vinci POD here, the lack of PNP integration. It makes absolutely no sense here, the Vinci POD Kit is the perfect device to make use of the award-winning ecosystem Voopoo has worked so hard on. Dropping support for it feels like a cash grab, to put it bluntly. I can only imagine how great this device would be with the PNP RBA or even 1.2ohm coils.

Credit where credit is due though, the airflow control is spot-on. At it’s widest setting, it’s ever so slightly airier than the Caliburn and closing it down all the way gives you that perfect tight draw that most of us felt lacking in the Uwell offering. Voopoo absolutely nailed it here. Even if the AFC did nothing, the clicky slider is so much fun to play with and almost worth the price of admision.

Voopoo Vinci POD Kit Review

Specs:

  • Size: 93.5mmx14mmx24mm
  • Wattage Output Range: 15w 
  • Materials: Zinc Alloy
  • Batterie Capacity: 800mAh
  • Tank Capacity: 2ml
  • Charging: USB Type C

Voopoo Vinci POD Kit Conclusion

Let’s put aside the blatant attempt at cash hoarding with dropping PNP support and we’re left with a device that is actually pretty darned good.

The PODs last for ages and flavour is even better than the Caliburn, which is quite the feat. The airflow works unbelievably well, probably the best in class, and is reason enough to put the Vinci POD in your collection. Let’s not forget the improved battery life and stellar build quality and you start seeing that the Vinci might just be the new king. That said, damnit Voopoo, why did you drop PNP support?

So if you’ve not invested heavily into the Voopoo ecosystem, the Vinci POD may be the perfect pocket device for you. If you have though, the Voopoo Vinci Air could actually be a better choice, even if the airflow is a bit wonky.

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Elf Bar RF350 Review: This Will Kill Your Smoking Habit

By Red | April 13 2021

Small, affordable, and easy to use, make the Elf Bar RF350 the perfect device for the beginner vaper looking to quit cigarettes or tobacco in general. It offers very little in innovation, but the sheer simplicity of it makes it a winner in our books


Elf Bar RF350 Verdict – 89%

Elf Bar RF350 Pros:

  • Dead simple to use
  • Small and light
  • USB-C charging
  • Decent Flavour
  • Cheap as chip

Elf Bar RF350 Cons:

  • Less than ideal coil life
  • Only 350mAh battery
  • Build quality isn’t the greatest
Elf Bar RF350 Review

The Elf Bar RF350 aims to take a seat in a segment that isn’t quite so populated as it should be. It is a simple device, like pre-filled disposable vapes, but it has all the benefits of a refillable pod.

There are no buttons, adjustments or fancy metal parts and trim.

It is, simply put, a device to start you on your tobacco-free journey.

Design

The RF350 really is so simple, that it’s a struggle trying to fill the contents of this article. About the wildest it gets is the eight various colours on the polycarbonate and ABS plastic device.

The colours vary from your normal black units to light blue with the pods all being a dark tinted affair.

There are two fairly small airflow holes underneath the pod, a white LED indicator right at the bottom that does not show your battery level, and then your USB-C charge port right at the bottom.

The lack of buttons obviously mean that the RF350 is draw activated only.

Elf Bar RF350 Review

The mouth piece is slanted to one side, although I’m unsure what the function of this is. Using it either way around makes no difference in flavour or how comfortable it is (very).

The device, due to its ABS and polycarbonate build is insanely light and one of the smallest in this segment. This makes it perfect to pocket without feeling weighed down. It’s so light in fact, that I often panic because I thought I forgot to grab it before leaving the house.

As simple as the Elf Bar RF350 is, that’s exactly what is needed for users wanting to end their tobacco habit. Nothing fancy and complicated, puff and put away with no worries.

Performance

There will be quite a few people who compare the Elf Bar RF350 to the Caliburn, and for good reason, but believe it or not, the RF350 is even easier to use and maintain than the Caliburn. There are no buttons to push and the RF350 feels more like a disposable than a forever device. Part of the appeal given its extremely low price.

The RF350 can be found for under $9.00

The coils come in at 1.2ohm, perfect for an MTL device, and in the RF350 performs really well. Flavour is spot-on right to the end of the coils life, which sadly isn’t too long. On average, I was able to get 12ml of refills out of a pod; less than stellar compared to Caliburn’s and the like, but miles better than the 2ml you would get out of disposables.

Thankfully, the PODs are equally as cheap and can be found for as little as $1 a piece.

Elf Bar RF350 Review

The battery comes in at a measly 350mAh and will not carry you through an entire day, at best, half a day worth of usage, but it does charge extremely fast thanks to the USB-C charger. No doubt it helps keep the cost and weight down of the device, but a slight increase would have been nice.

The airflow works really good and I never felt the need for a tighter or looser draw. It’s got that sponginess you would expect from a traditional cigarette and what I expect to get from any MTL-focused pod device.

Specs:

  • Size: 102.5mm x 18.9mm x 11.4mm
  • Weight: 20.2g
  • Materials: ABS + Polycarbonate
  • Battery Capacity: 350mAh
  • Tank Capacity: 2ml
  • Charging: USB Type C

Elf Bar RF350 Conclusion

There’s honestly so little to the RF350 that it’s impossible to get wrong and that’s what makes it so great.

The RF350 is as simple as it gets, no gimmicks, no innovation, just a device that does what is expected. If you’re looking to stop smoking, there’s very little that can compete with the RF350.

I do wish the battery was a tad bit bigger, even with a size/weight penalty and that Elf Bar manage to get their coils to last just a little bit longer. Other than that, I can nothing but recommend the Elf Bar RF350

Elf Bar RF350 Review

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Voopoo Argus Pro Review: Better Than The Drag S?

By Red | February 26 2021

The Voopoo Argus Pro is Voopoos newest AIO and is a device that, although too similar to the Drag S, is a real banger.


Voopoo Argus Pro Verdict – 81%

Voopoo Argus Pro

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Voopoo Argus Pro Pros:

  • Shock, dust and weatherproofing is always welcome
  • Same unbeatable performance as the previous Drag line-up
  • USB-C charging
  • Overall build quality is solid

Voopoo Argus Pro Cons:

  • A little too similar to the Drag S for my likes
  • AFC is still a little wonky

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard about the amazing PNP ecosystem, Voopoos’ answer to creating an easy to use, source and swap environment for their users.

It’s an absolutely rocking system and with their coils being top-tier, it’s one to invest in even if you’re not a Voopoo fan. The Voopoo Argus Pro is pretty much the same, with some extra features sprinkled in for your convenience.

The UI has seen a small update and so have the aesthetics. As a stand-alone device, it’s very good, but we have trouble recommending it over the Drag S on which it’s based due to the similarity.

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Design

Voopoo makes no effort to hide the purloin of design elements from the Drag series for the Argus Pro. The uninitiated will have a hell of a time differentiating between the Drag X and Argus Pro.

Ever seen skin packs in games?

Yeah, this is the vaping equivalent of it. Apart from a more rugged appearance and a handy lanyard/keyring, it’s nearly identical in size, shape, function and form.

A large 0.96 OLED colour screen absolutely dominates the front facia with the fire button above and adjustment buttons and USB C port below. The buttons appear to be weather-sealed or at least pretend to be.

Sadly I could not confirm if they actually are, so please don’t go dunking your Voopoo Argus Pro in a glass of water.

Instead of the polished finish on the Drag S, you now have a rubber-like finish to them in various colour configurations. Denim, Carbon Fibre, Litchi and some variations of leather.

The rubberised finish feels good in the hand, but a drop of juice makes the device look dirty, I’m not the biggest fan. The USB-C charging port is also covered with a weather-proof cap.

The main attraction is the PNP tank that sits atop the Argus Pro and is the same affair found throughout Voopoos’ 2020 range. A 4.5ml drop in affair and accommodates all of the PNP coils (and there’s a hell of a lot of them)

There’s an official RBA that can be used on the Voopoo Argus Pro as well as some third party 510 adapters. Furthermore, Voopoo sells an MTL specific tank for those high-nic, low power vapers out there.

Voopoo Argus Pro

The Voopoo Argus Pro drops the external battery support in favour of a 3000mAh internal cell which feels like a step-down, but taking into consideration that a typical 18650 ranges between 2500 and 3500mAh, it’s a fair compromise for the reduced size and weight.

Performance

It comes as no surprise that the Argus Pro performs exactly like the Drag S, it’s the same coil system, same chipset and the same battery after all, and I couldn’t be happier that Voopoo has left this tried and tested formula as is.

The PNP coils just work, especially the 0.15ohm which is widely regarded as one of, if not the best sub-ohm coil on the market. Flavour is immense and longevity is literally unbelievable. (I’ve thrown out coils because I thought it impossible for it to last 8 weeks) Furthermore, the option of using the MTL or even RBA PNP deck opens up the Voopoo Argus Pro to endless possibilities.

The chipset easily keeps up with the required load and outputs 80w if asked, even if 80w is just a tad too rough for the PNP coils. Not only that, but a single cell at a continuous 80 watts is probably not the best idea.

The Gene.TT chipset features are pretty similar to that of the X and S, but wholly different to that of the base Argus where you only get a monochrome screen and 40 watts. There are slight tweaks that make the chipset feel ever-so-slightly better than the previous generation, but overall it’s par-for-course.

It’s a friendlier and easier system to use than older Voopoo devices but offers less functionality than say the original Drag. Power, and mode selections are pretty much what you’re able to adjust. Speaking of modes, the Smart mode will detect your coil and set the device to the recommended power output.

Nothing new, but nice to see here. RBA mode allows you to set your power at any level regardless of coil type. I’ve found Smart mode to be annoying if you want to adjust your power level during vaping because it will automatically set it back to the recommended mode when the device is turned off.

Voopoo Argus Pro

All the safety features you would expect are there, temp protection, short circuit and so on, obviously with the benefit of slight environmental protection if needed.

AFC, or “Infinite Airflow as Voopoo calls it, the Drag Series. It works well and the implementation is perfect; it’s just not the best fit for MTL operation. It’s also pretty shoddy at auto draw with the airflow open anything over 50% giving you hit or miss results.

These small complaints aside, there’s little wrong with how the Argus Pro or PNP coils perform.

Specs:

  • Size: 124mm  x 31mm x 35mm 
  • Wattage Output Range: 5 -80W 
  • Materials: Zinc Alloy
  • Batterie Capacity: 3000mAh
  • Tank Capacity: 4.5ml

Voopoo Argus Pro Conclusion

If you’re a fan of the current Voopoo Drag series, but not sold on the aesthetics, the Voopoo Argus Pro is right up your alley. Unfortunately, it’s just a little too similar to the Drag S for me to recommend it as an additional purchase and even over the Drag S for that matter.

That doesn’t mean it’s a bad device, far from it. If the Argus Pro looks better to you aesthetically, I would recommend it in a heartbeat. It’s a phenomenal device that makes great use of the PNP ecosystem, an easy to use UI and great battery life and reasonable power levels.

Voopoo Argus Pro

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Voopoo Argus Pro

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Aspire Paradox & 9nth MTL Tank Review: Amazing. In Every Way…

By Red | February 01 2021

Aspire, an old hand at the vaping game has gone with a new approach and the results are magnificent. Moving on from the POD and AIO market, the Aspire Paradox and 9nth MTL tank deliver a vaping experience rivalled by few. If Aspire can nail this level of quality consistently, we may just have a new favourite manufacturer.


Aspire Paradox Verdict – 95%

Aspire Paradox Review

Aspire Paradox Pros:

  • Absolutely gorgeous
  • Solidly built, will take a beating
  • USB C charging
  • Adjustment buttons are hidden away neatly

Aspire Paradox Cons:

  • It’s heavy

Aspire are well known for their all-in-one devices, most notably the EGO series and Aspire Breeze. Not only that, but the Nautilus coils are highly regarded in the MTL realm. It comes to reason that Aspire wanted to probe the MTL market further and as such, the Paradox, a single 18650 mod, and 9th tank were born.

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Design

Aspire Paradox Review

Created hand in hand with the Italian Engineering House “NoName”, the Paradox takes on the minimalist styling they are known for. Milled out of a solid block of Zinc Alloy, the Paradox exudes class. There’s no immediate sign of any buttons, interface, or ports and instead, it’s hidden neatly behind a zinc-alloy plate that doubles up as the firing trigger.

The cosmetic panel is held on tightly by three phenomenally strong magnets, hiding all buttons, ports and the screen. The monochrome UI is what you come to expect from old school mods with all parameters clearly listed on the screen. Underneath the screen, you’ll find up and down adjustment buttons and a Type C charging port. The actual fire button is found right at the top of the hidden panel and can absolutely be used as-is without the alloy panel.

As with the mod, the controls feel solid, clicky and well thought out. It all feels like a lot of effort was put into the design and elevates the Paradox over the sea of products streaming in.

Apart from the plastic control panel, the only non-alloy part on the Paradox is the rubber hand grip to ensure the mod does not slip out of your hand easily.

Keeping with the minimalist theme, NoName has taken the same design elements and applied it to the 9th tank. There’s no frills on the 9th and as such, it complements the Paradox perfectly, right down to the colour scheme.

What makes the 9th interesting is that it not only uses Aspire premade coils (which are fantastic), but also allows you to drop your own build in with the help of the included RBA. It’s your typical Kayfun styled deck, but here, airflow can be adjusted underneath the coil via replaceable 510 pins. Airflow can also be adjusted via the AFC ring, but bottom coil adjustments is what really matters in MTL.

The biggest disappointment of the 9th tank is the plastic threaded fill cap and while it is extremely smooth, I’m slightly worried about longevity.

Performance

Aspire Paradox Review

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The Paradox perform as old-school as it looks. It’s a no-mess, no fuss mod and fires over and over again without a hitch. The Paradox only offers VV, VW and bypass; there’s no fancy power modes to be found here, allowing Aspire to focus on power delivery and power delivery only. Power is smooth, right up to the 80w max even if the single 18650 starts struggling above 50w, which further confirms that the Paradox was always an MTL device first, at least in my eyes.

If I’m nitpicking, I’m not a fan of screw in battery caps, especially if your battery is exposed as on the Paradox. Some people love the design and it does help with battery rattle, I despise it.

Speaking of MTL, this is where the 9th performs at its best. While it allows for a very very loose restricted lung hit, both the pre-made coils as well as the RBA perform at their best with a tight draw. And what a tight draw the 9th does give with the smallest insert. Even with the airflow control at its widest setting, the draw is as tight as a Kayfun at its smallest setting, just the way I like it. I’m glad too, as this was where the Cog RTA was supposed to stand out, but instead fell flat with its non functioning air control, good job to Aspire then.

Flavour too is excellent, perhaps slightly down from the Cog RTA, but an easy compromise to make and as such, the 9th is now my go to MTL tank.

Specs:

  • Size: 78 mm x 42 mm x 28 mm
  • Weight: 164gr
  • Materials: Zinc Alloy
  • Batterie Capacity: Single 18650
  • Tank Capacity: 2ml

Aspire Paradox Review

Aspire Paradox + 9th Conclusion

The Aspire Paradox, paired with 9th tank was the biggest surprise of 2020. Aspires products are generally of good quality, but this, this is just something else. The pièce de résistance in their line-up even if it is completely out of target market. I have no reservations of awarding the Paradox and 9th tank the best product combo in the mid-range segment for 2020, perhaps even 2021.

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Aspire Paradox Review

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Vapefly Manners POD Review: Not Quite a Caliburn Killer

By Red | February 10 2021

The Vapefly Manners POD tries to hit the spot with their latest addition, but just barely misses the mark. A sleek and elegant device offering great flavour is let down by lower than average pod life.


Vapefly Manners POD Verdict – 64%

Vapefly Manners Review

Vapefly Manners POD Pros:

  • Sleek looking device
  • Great flavour
  • USB C charging
  • 650mAh battery

Vapefly Manners POD Cons:

  • POD life is horrible
  • Weirdly shape drip tip takes getting used to
  • No power adjustment

Vapefly has been fairly quiet for a while; other than the Brunhilde series, there was nothing majorly significant from them, until now. Sure, there was the Jester, a leaking mess of a thing we’d all rather forget, but otherwise, radio silence. Now though, Vapefly tries to come in strong with their latest POD system taking a stab at the Caliburn series, but it doesn’t quite succeed.

It is only £14 though, so maybe it is worth a punt after all. Me personally, I’d still rather use the UWELL Caliburn G or.


Design

The Vapefly Manners flaunts the typical Caliburn style layout, with a few strange angles added. The manners has a 45 degree bottom and a 45 degree mouth tip. This may give the POD system a unique look, but the tip takes quite a bit to get used to while the angled bottom where the USB C port is housed makes it difficult to charge.

It does feel quite nice in the hand and even better in your pocket thanks to sleek dimensions. I could be mistaken, but there seems to be some sort of rubberized coating on the device adding to the feel, albeit minor.

The Manners is both button and draw-activated, ala Caliburn, but here the draw activation works considerably better than on the Caliburn and equal to that on the G. The fire button is nicely positioned under your thumb for quick access while an LED sits next to it to easily see your battery level.

The POD is a 2ml affair, slightly more than the Caliburn; filling mechanism works on the same principle. The pod is enclosed in a black plastic piece but unlike the Caliburn, it uses a rubber bung on the side to refill. No one ever has liked this design and the Manners is even worse as you will 100% get an air-bubble making it impossible to fill completely without a mess.

The Manners POD is a sleek looking device and looks in place on your desk or nightstand, unfortunately, the performance doesn’t quite match

Vapefly Manners Review

Performance

I had high hopes for the Manners, even after the massively disappointing Jester, but the Manners isn’t all good, unfortunately.

Let’s start with the positive because there is quite a bit of good to Vapeflys’ newest POD system. The 650mAh battery is the perfect compromise between size and capacity. It’s slightly larger than the Caliburn (both in size and capacity) but just enough that it doesn’t need constant charging throughout the day. USB – C is a good touch too, meaning the infrequent charges are speedy.

Draw activation is miles ahead of the Caliburn too, with only a slight wiff needed to get it firing near instantly. The filling mechanism is great too, directly copying that of the Caliburn, no mess, no fuss and works just right. Lastly, flavour production is fantastic equally on par to the best of the best, maybe even slightly better than the Caliburn, with less spitback.

Sadly, all this is let down by poorer than average coil life. I tried both the 1.0ohm and 0.6ohm PODs and neither got me more than 2 days life (2 refills) and averaged at 1 day (1 refill); this with a fairly neutral juice. Coil life is, unfortunately, the biggest selling factor to a POD system for me and here, the Manners fails miserably.

Specs:

  • Size: 128.7 mm x 21.5 mm x 12.5 mm
  • Weight: 34.6gr
  • POD Capacity: 2ml
  • Materials: Zinc Alloy
  • Batterie Capacity: 650mAh

Vapefly Manners Review

Vapefly Manners POD Conclusion

The Vapefly Manners had every opportunity to be magnificent and a strong contender to dethrone the now-ageing Caliburn. USB – C charging, a bigger battery, sleeker design, and improved POD capacity, but sadly, it is horribly let down by poor performance in the longevity of the coils. It’s a shame as the Manners looks incredibly smooth and could easily have replaced many a bulky POD system on looks alone.

Perhaps Vapefly will improve the manufacturing of their coils, but as is, I don’t see myself using it outside of this review.

My advice? Get the UWELL Caliburn G instead – it is just leagues better in every way. 

Vapefly Manners Review

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Dovpo Top Gear Review: Is Dovpo The New Lost Vape?

By Red | February 22 2021

Dovpo has managed to do the unthinkable and produced an innovative DNA250c device. While not perfectly executed, the Dovpo Top Gear is a device that needs more attention than it’s receiving.


Dovpo Top Gear Verdict – 89%

Dovpo Topgear Review

Dovpo Top Gear Pros:

  • CNC machined chassis is solid as a brick
  • The menu wheel is genius
  • DNA250c is as reliable as you get
  • Gorgeous

Dovpo Top Gear Cons:

  • One of the heavier DNA devices available
  • Menu buttons feel pointless with the selection wheel

Dovpo seems to have taken over Lost Vape’s market segment, producing hit after hit with their DNA chipped lineup. The Odin series was a hit and with the help of Vaping Bogan, rocketed Dovpo back to their former glory. Dovpo managed to keep riding the wave and recently dropped the Top Gear, a DNA250c vape mod with a twist. It’s a fantastic concept that could have been executed slightly better.


Design

The Dovpo Top Gear comprises of a fully CNC’d frame that houses dual 18650 batteries. It’s a sturdy thing, but Dovpo has managed to keep it looking sleek. It’s easily one of the heaviest DNA 250c devices, but it conveys a sense of toughness not usually found on DNA devices.

The Top Gear has a huge selection of carbon inspired (and apparently carbon embedded) panels and you’ll have a hard time choosing which one to go for; they are simply gorgeous. From straight carbon fibre to rust inspired metal swirl patterns, there’s not a single colour combination that I do not like.

The main party piece is the menu selection knob situated next to the 510 connection. The dial allows you to enter menus and make adjustments on the fly and makes navigating the DNA chipset an absolute pleasure. I would have however completely removed the front facia buttons to give the device a cleaner appearance. As is, having both is completely pointless unless Dovpo can figure out an exclusive use for the dial.

Everything on the Top Gear feels of quality, the buttons feel clicky, the chassis is solid and most importantly, the battery door is miles ahead of that of the Lost Vape Paranormal. The Top Gear can take a solid drop as well, please don’t ask me how I know this.

In typical DNA fashion, the device sees a large 0.9 TFT colour LCD. The screen is easy to read and navigate and of course fully customizable via Evolvs’ Escribe software. Housed beneath the screen you’ll find 2 adjustment buttons and your menu/enter button with a Micro-USB port directly beneath it.

Dovpo Top Gear Review

Performance

The Top Gear is typical DNA250c. We all know by now how they work and how well they perform, especially in temperature control mode. There’s nothing new to say here other that you don’t already know.

What can be said though is how well the Top Gear is built. It’s easily one of the most solid DNA devices I’ve laid my hands on. CNC’d from a solid block of aluminium, the Top Gear is hefty in the hands and can take a beating. A slight rubberised coating gives the Top Gear a nice hand feel and helps avoid accidental drops.

The Buttons and wheel all feel clicky and responsive unlike some recent DNA devices. Overall, the Top Gear feels quite premium, even if the price suggests differently.

If you’re unfamiliar with the DNA chipset, it’s pretty much a fully customizable chipset that does temperate control in the simplest and most accurate way imaginable. It performs flawlessly ever time and is the gold standard for many high-end mod makers like Box Mod Mafia and many others. Good then that Dovpo opted for one in the Top Gear.

Specs:

  • Size: 88.6mm x 54.2mm x 27mm
  • Power Output: 1 – 200w
  • Materials: Aluminium/Carbon Fibre
  • Batterie Capacity: 2 x 18650
Dovpo Top Gear Review

Dovpo Top Gear Conclusion

Dovpo tries to hit a home run with the Top Gear and so very nearly hits it. While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the Top Gear, on the contrary, the idea behind the menu selection could have been better executed.

Looking past that, the Top Gear provides a phenomenal vaping experience thanks to the DNA250c chipset. The build quality is unlike anything else in the mid-range market too and would be a welcome addition to any serious vapers collection.

Dovpo Topgear Review

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