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The Vaporesso GEN vape mod is one of those devices that comes along every now and then and completely BLOWS your mind. This thing is utterly fantastic…

Vaporesso GEN Review – Quick Verdict (98%)

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Vaporesso GEN Pros:

• Truly Stunning Design
• Masses of Power (220W)
• Exquisite Build Materials
• OLED Display
• AXON Chipset is Brilliant
• Outstanding Battery Life (Has “Eco Mode” Too)

I’ve always liked Vaporesso mods. Throughout the last several years, Vaporesso has consistently pumped out solid, reliable hardware that’s simple to use and provides some of the best vaping experiences money can buy. The Vaporesso GEN is no exception.

In fact, I’d argue that the Vaporesso GEN takes things several steps further with the addition of a new chipset (the AXON) and what is perhaps some of the best industrial design language I have ever seen on a vape mod.

Chuck in 220W of power, a beautiful OLED display, and near-perfect machining and finish throughout and you’re looking at one of the best vape mods released inside the last 12 months. Temperature Control is decent too. And the AXON’s battery Eco Mode will score you an additional 60 minutes of battery life when the mod is about the crap out.

And the net result of all this? Simple: a freakin’ fantastic vape mod that is definitely going to become my new daily driver. I love the way it looks and how well it performs. To me, the Vaporesso GEN is EXACTLY what a vape mod should be like in 2019. It’s modern, well priced, and it performs brilliantly. What more could you want?

And for just $86, it serves up some pretty incredible value for money too!

Full Vaporesso GEN Vape Mod Review

Design

I’m a big fan of DotMod’s design language; it’s simple and ergonomic and extremely premium. And I think Vaporesso has been taking notes because the Vaporesso GEN is almost as good-looking at the DotMod DotBox – a mod that costs almost $230!

But the Vaporesso GEN retails for less than half that; you can pick one up for just $86, and for a mod that looks and feels as good as this, that’s a proper good price. You get four color options: Silver, Blue/Black, Black, and Red/Black. I think the latter looks best too.

The Vaporesso GEN measures in at 93.5 x 27 x 53mm and is extremely ergonomic thanks to its rounded corners and excellent perfect button placement. Ideal for single handed use, the Vaporesso GEN runs on dual-18650 cells and can handle any size tank – from 25mm to 30mm.

Vaporesso GEN Specifications:

• Kit Dimensions: 146 x 53 x 27mm
• Display: 0.91′ OLED screen
• Capacity: 8ml
• Coil: QF Meshed 0.2om, QF Strips 0.15ohm
• Drip Tip: 810″
• Mode: Pulse Mode/Power ECO/Smart TC/DIY
• Battery: 2 x 18650 (Not Included)
• Power Range: 5-220W
• Charge current : 2.5A
• Resistance Range: 0.03~5Ω
• Thread: 510

You have a detailed OLED panel on the side which displays information about what’s going on with your mod – power, ohms, battery life, etc,. The OLED panel is 0.91in and is highly visible, even in direct sunlight.

The 510 pin on the Vaporesso GEN is centrally mounted, which is fine. It ensures all your tanks look smart and perfectly positioned when installed on top of it. I’ve had RDAs, RTAs, Sub Ohm tanks, and even MTL tanks running on mine and they all looked great. The entire back panel comes off to reveal the battery tray; its held securely in place by magnets. You have venting on the base of the mod and that’s about it for physical features.

My favorite thing about the Vaporesso GEN? Aside from the way it looks, I love the button placement on this mod; it’s exactly where you want to be, it’s just so intuitive. All the buttons are nice and clicky and the using the Vaporesso GEN on a daily basis is an absolute joy.

From a design perspective, I have literally no complaints. The Vaporesso GEN is damn-near flawless.

Specs & Features

Here’s a quick breakdown of what I think are the Vaporesso GEN’s key, new features – i.e. the things you should be excited about:

• Axon chipset
• PULSE mode & SMART TC mode
• 220W Power
• 2.5A Fast Charging
• Battery Eco Mode

Vaporesso’s OMNI Board chipset was no slouch, and the AXON appears to be picking up right where that chipset left off, adding in a few new features that are designed to improve your overall vaping experience.

Pulse mode and Smart TC are great additions and work fine. With these you can alter your settings to give you slightly augmented performance in both power and TC modes.

The inclusion of Fast Charging is ALWAYS welcome; I just wish more mods included it. You also have a thing called Eco Mode, which lets you run the mod for longer – even when the batteries are almost dead. This feature is very useful and very cool.

Vaporesso GEN Performance

How does the Vaporesso GEN perform on a day to day basis? In my time with the Vaporesso GEN, the mod has been a joy to use. I never get sick of looking at it and it is just so easy to handle that using it just becomes second nature.

You have MASSES of power under the hood, 220W, so it’s great for performance RDAs and vape tanks. I also ran my MTL tanks on it and had a blast. Bottomline? The Vaporesso GEN is designed for all types of vape tanks, so whatever you got in your collection, it can handle.

The AXON chip has also impressed me no end. It has a ton of awesome features, features that are ACTUALLY useful and not just gimmicks, and it hits like a freight train in power mode. Temperature Control mode is also fairly decent, though if you a TC lover, you’re 100% better off with a DNA or YiHi mod.

As with the design of the Vaporesso GEN, I have no complaints with how this vape mod performs. It has more than enough power under the hood, it is happy running RDAs, RTAs, and Sub Ohm Tanks, and it looks and feels utterly stunning in the hand. That’s basically all my boxes ticked in one go.

Chuck in the fact that it hits like a freight train and has useful features like Eco Mode, which will allow you to run it for about 60 additional minutes when you have hardly any battery life left, and you’re looking at one of the finest vape mods on the planet right now.

Should You Buy The Vaporesso GEN?

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I have really enjoyed testing the Vaporesso GEN. For me, it is exactly what a vape mod should be like in 2019 – it looks great, performs great, and it has plenty of innovative features that actually improve the user experience.

It also comes with a fairly respectable mesh coil tank too; the SKRR-S tank, as it’s known, will hold 8ml of E Juice and, in my experience, provides very good flavor. The mesh coils also last for a solid 7-8 days at a time too, so not too shabby.

All in, the Vaporesso GEN is one hell of a vape mod and for the asking price of $86, it also serves up some pretty hefty value for money too.

The DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod is very pricey and it is also one of the best-looking vape mods ever created. But is it worth the rather massive outlay? Let’s find out…

DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod – Quick Verdict (98%)

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DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod Pros

• Stunning Design, Probably The Best-Looking Mod on Market
• Immense Power & Control
• Solid, Premium Design & Build Quality
• Excellent Power & TC Accuracy
• Custom dotCHIP is Brilliant In All Modes
• Cheaper Than SX Mini G Class

Most people can’t afford to drop $165 on a vape mod. It’s a lot of money, especially when there are plenty of decent box mods for under $60.

However, if you’re after something special, that looks stunning and performs brilliantly, the DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod is definitely worth a look…

I’m passionate about vaping, and I spend a lot of time doing it, so I every now and then I like to treat myself to something special. I’ve always loved the design of dotmod’s products but never got around to actually getting one.

Earlier this year, I decided to pull the trigger and splash some cash. Do I regret it? Hell no! This mod not only looks better than anything else in my collection (I own hundreds of mods) but it also performs just as good as my DNA and YiHi mods.

Running DotMod’s proprietary dotCHIP, this gorgeous mod is a brilliant performer in all modes – even temperature control is very impressive. It hits hard and fast and the accuracy (in all modes) is very impressive.

Performance is definitely up there with Yihi and DNA-powered mods, only in this context the mod you’re using looks a hell of a lot better. In fact, I’d go as far as saying this is my favorite vape mod of all time (in the context of looks and design).

If you can stomach the price ($165.95), the DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod is easily one of the finest vape mods you will ever have the pleasure of owning and using.

Full DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod Review

Design

The main event here is design. The DotMod Dotbox V2 Box Mod is perhaps one of the most aesthetically pleasing mods ever created. I named it, alongside Rig Mod’s Mech Tubes, inside our guide to the world’s most beautiful vape mods.

The attention to detail, the overall finish, and the build materials are all utterly sublime. It looks and feels premium, every inch of it. And it comes in several eye-catching colors too: Black, Gold, Red, Blue, and Green.

The vape mod itself follows a more “classic vape mod design”. It’s boxy, to be sure, but its beveled edges and soft lines, which give it a very distinctive and ergonomic feel, really help it stand out from the crowd. I just love how tidy the entire look it.

The fire key and adjustment buttons are made from 24-carat gold. I also really like the size of the fire key; it’s deliberately oversized for easy access. The only break in the design is a USB port just below the adjustment keys.

The display – a 0.9in OLED panel – is detailed and bright and shows you everything you need to know about what’s going on – from battery life to the resistance of your coils. On top, the 510 is located towards the right-hand-side and can handle tanks of ALL sizes without overhang.

For me, this mod is physically perfect. The design language and build materials used are all flawless. As soon as you unbox it you know EXACTLY where all that extra money went. If you want quality of this grade, you do have to pay for it.

Specs & Features

Rather than waffle on about all of the DotMod Dotbox V2’s specs and features, I’ve simply added the highlights and main aspects below:

• Dual High-Amp 18650 Battery – Not Included
• Maximum Wattage Output: 200W
• Minimum Atomizer Resistance: 0.08ohm
• Minimum Atomizer Resistance: 0.06ohm
• Supports Ni200, Titanium, and 316L Stainless Steel
• Proprietary dotChip Technology
• Multiple Temperature Control Output
• Power Mode – Variable Wattage
• Power Locking Capabilities
• Hard-Anodized Custom Aluminium Shell
• Beveled Edges
• 24K Gold-Plated Buttons
• Magnetized Battery Door Cover
• 510 Connection

Performance

DotMod used to use DNA chipsets in its mods, but with the DotMod Dotbox V2, it switched over to its own, in-house chipset – the dotCHIP.

This was obviously a massive risk. EVOLV’s DNA chipset is brilliant in every regard, so switching to an untested platform for a device of this price was always going to a little unnerving for DotMod.

In my experience, however, the dotCHIP is utterly fantastic. It can handle both power and temperature control vaping, as well as things like the ability to lock in certain resistances and outputs.

In power mode, the performance is monstrous. It fires instantly and delivers 100% of the power right off the bat. I honestly have no complaints about the DotMod Dotbox V2 in this context. Like a DNA or YiHi mod, the power is delivered consistently and reliably.

I don’t do much temp control vaping, but I always test it when I get a new mod. Again, the dotCHIP excels here. Performance is stable and accurate just as it should be. Making small changes to the temperature yields changes in flavor, again, just as it should.

Is it better than a YiHi or DNA mod? Honestly, I don’t know. Probably not. But it is damn good, and for me, that’s all that matters. The DotMod Dotbox V2 is also cheaper than most YiHi and DNA mods too; this is likely why DotMod decided to make its own chip (lower costs in the long run).

You also have TONS of built-in safety features. My favorite, however, is the one that switches the mod off when you’re not using it. This is great for two reasons:

1. It stops the mod firing in your pocket
2. And it saves you TONS of battery life

And then you have the different power modes. I tend to leave mine as is, but you can alter how the power is delivered and, unlike on a lot of mods, it actually makes a difference to how your vapor tastes.

This thing is basically like the Porsche 911 of vape mods. Expensive, yes, but utterly beautiful and insanely powerful.

Should You Buy The DotMod Dotbox V2?

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I own A LOT of vape mods. Hundreds, in fact. But none are as good looking or as well put together as the DotMod Dotbox V2. In this context, it is very much in a league of its own. In fact, I can’t really think of anything that is quite as cool looking as the DotMod Dotbox V2.

But it’s not just good looks this vape mod has in spades, it’s also a brilliant performer too. You have excellent temperature control, insanely powerful wattage mode vaping, and plenty of additional settings for those that like to tinker around with things.

It is expensive, granted, but you’re getting A LOT of quality here. Quality performance, quality build materials, quality craftsmanship, and a truly unique looking device that is unlike anything else on market right now.

It won’t be for everyone, but for those that value quality and don’t mind spending a little extra to acquire it, the DotMod Dotbox V2 vape mod is just about one of the greatest devices of its type on the planet right now.

I wouldn’t trade mine for ANYTHING.

The SMOK Morph 219W Kit comes with SMOK’s new TF tank and mesh coils as well as a very competent vape mod. Is it time for me to stop hating on SMOK?

SMOK Morph 219W Kit Quick Verdict (95%)

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SMOK Morph 219W Kit Pros:

• Solid, Robust Design + Premium Build Materials
• TC & Power Modes Impress
• Lovely Ergonomic Design
• SMOK TF Tank Provides Very Good Flavor
• TF Mesh Coils Are WAY Better Than SMOK’s Old Coil Heads

As regular readers will know all too well: I’m not a fan of SMOK. I like the SMOK Nord rather a lot but its vape mod and tanks, well… I’ve never really been much of fan – not for the past few years anyway.

But the SMOK Morph 219W Kit is a shining example of how a company can turn its ass around in the blink of an eye. The Morph is a well put together, perfectly competent vape mod that does everything you will ever need (and a bunch more besides).

It looks badass, is fairly lightweight for its size, and it performs really well in all vape modes – including temperature control. The touchscreen display is the best I have ever used on a vape mod; it responds to touches almost instantly with zero delay or lag.

And then you have the SMOK TF tank. I positively hated nearly all of SMOK’s recent slew of mesh coil tanks, so I didn’t expect much from the TF tank. However, SMOK appears to have listened to critique and fixed the #1 issue with its tanks – the coil heads.

The new TF Mesh coil heads pack in a ton of flavor, prime quickly, and, in my experience, last a solid 12-14 days before requiring a change. For a SMOK tank, that is incredible. And I am happy to see that the company has finally sorted this issue out.

And the price ain’t bad either; you’re looking at $64.95 with FREE shipping for this bad boy!

Full SMOK Morph 219W Kit Review

Design

The SMOK Morph 219W Kit is a handsome bastard. There’s no getting around it; the mod itself and the tank sit together seamlessly, looking both premium and refined. My review unit was the rainbow hue, which I’m not massively keen on, but the physical design language is all good.

Given the choice, I’d take the SMOK Morph 219W Kit in a solid color – most likely black or silver. But that’s just me; you might really dig the psychedelic rainbow styling. Either way, I have zero complaints about how this mod and tank combo looks.

The chassis is solid and robust, it has a nice heft and weight to it in the hand. Measuring in at 84.5mm by 44.8mm by 30.2mm and weighing 158g, the Morph is certainly substantial – especially if you’re used to pod mod vapes.

The zinc alloy body of the mod looks and feels premium. On the back panel you have a nice resin inlay and on the front a gorgeous 1.9in touchscreen OLED panel that displays everything you need to know about what’s going on with your mod at any given time.

The 510 connector is centrally mounted at the very top of the device and on the bottom, you have a battery door that is accessed via a well-executed switch button which pops the cover to reveal the batteries. This hatch has never once opened by accident either. Always good.

The entire left side of the SMOK Morph is a fire bar, a feature that is now very much a SMOK trademark. And just above the fire bar, you have a small button that, when depressed for a second or two, locks the screen so it won’t change any settings from inside your pocket.

In addition to this, you can lock the fire bar as well; three quick clicks is all it takes to completely lock the fire bar’s firing abilities. This will stop the mod firing in your pocket and is an excellent feature to have at your disposal. No one wants a mod firing for prolonged periods of time in their pocket. Ever.

Specs & Features

• Dimensions – 84.5mm by 44.8mm by 30.2mm
• Weight – 158g
• Dual High-Amp 18650 Battery – Not Included
• New IQ-S Intelligent Chipset
• Wattage Output Range: 1-219W
• Voltage Output Range: 0.5-8.2V
• Min Atomizer Resistance: 0.06ohm
• Temperature Range: 200-600F
• Supports Ni200 Nickel, Titanium, and Stainless-Steel Heating Elements

On top of all that, SMOK has also included its brand new IQ-S vape chipset which brings some of the fastest fire times in the business – 0.001 seconds.

It also adds in plenty of safety features and brings with it full support for temperature control vaping, overheating protection, over discharge protection, and intelligent atomizer recognition technology.

The IQ-S Chip Has Tons of Features – You Can Even Password-Lock Your Vape, Change The Color, Alter The Wallpaper, And Loads More Besides…

Basically, it’s about as advanced as a vape mod can be in 2019.

If you’re after features-galore, the Morph has them in spades! In fact, most vapers won’t even touch half of what this mod is capable of; there’s just so much going on under the hood.

SMOK Morph 219W Kit Performance

You can have ALL the latest gizmos and bells and whistles installed inside a mod, but what separates the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, is how the device performs. Fortunately, the SMOK Morph is a very, very solid performer. In all modes too.

The fire time is insanely quick; you hit the fire key and the atomizer is firing before you’ve barely even depressed it. Fast would be an understatement. I also really liked that temperature control mode worked really well too; I don’t really bother with TC vaping. But it is nice to have a fully functioning suite that actually works on this mod.

Another cool feature is to do with Profiles; basically, you can set up four vaping profiles – so, one for your RDA, one for your MTL tank, one for your sub-ohm tank, and one for your RTA. Each profile saves your settings, so when you switch tanks you don’t have to adjust the wattage.

This feature is really cool, especially if you have a lot of tanks, or, like me, like to switch between RDAs and Sub Ohm Tanks about six times a day. You don’t need to use it, of course, but like a lot of things on this mod, it’s there just in case you need it.

Overall, I have ZERO complaints with how this mod performs. It has more than enough power for all forms of tanks, it’s packed with safety features, and it is even pretty good at TC vaping. For a non-DNA/YiHi mod, that’s basically all you can realistically ask for…

SMOK TF Mesh Coil Tank Review

The SMOK TF Sub Ohm tank is a lot better than SMOK’s previous releases and this is mostly down to its new mesh coil heads which come in two distinct flavors:

1. Mesh
2. Ceramic

Both are incredible flavor chuggers and the clouds they produce are massive.

I’d still take a Falcon King over it any day of the week and twice on a Sunday, but for a “kit tank” it is very good – much better than SMOK’s usual fare, anyways.

The real star of the show here is the mod itself; the tank is decent and the mesh coils seem to last a good long while. My first install lasted around 11 days, while the ceramic did slightly better (13 days). As I said: it’s not the best mesh coil tank around right now. But it is perfectly acceptable for a kit tank.

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I really like what SMOK has done with this kit. It’s made a solid, robust, perfectly ergonomic vape mod that looks and feels beautiful. It comes with a range of useful and handy features that make vaping with it a real pleasure.

I genuinely love the vaping modes feature, I use it most days, and I really appreciate all the safety features SMOK has built into this vape mod – it literally has everything you could ever possibly need. In addition to this, the touchscreen is fantastic too; easily the best I have come across.

Chuck in a decent mesh coil tank, masses of power, and impressive temperature control performance and you’re looking at one hell of a competitive setup. I think this kit is ideal for anyone that is looking for a good, reliable mod that they can use for a year or so.

The tank is OK, a solid 7/10, but the mod is where it’s at; for looks, performance, and overall usability it is really very impressive. And that’s no mean feat given just how good the competition is right now.

And for $69.95 with FREE Shipping, the SMOK Morph Kit also serves up some very impressive value for money too!

The Augvape VX200 Kit, on the surface, looks like a normal vape mod and tank combo. You have a dual-18650 mod with buttons and 200W of power alongside a vape tank. But that’s where things get a little odd…

You see, the vape tank the Augvape VX200 Kit comes with is disposable, meaning you use it until it’s done and then you throw it away. I’m not sure how I feel about this, to be honest; it kind of feels wasteful.

There is already FAR too much plastic in the world, polluting our seas, and generally making things rather grim. So… do we really need more disposable tanks? I think not…

Ecological rant aside, is this kit any good? Should you be checking it out? Read on to find out…

Augvape VX200 Kit Review

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Design & Packaging

The Augvape VX200 Kit comes in a fairly modest box. You have the mod in one box and the tanks (my pack included four) in another. Setup, as you’d expect, is simple: fill the tank with vape juice, attach it to the VX200 mod, and then wait for it to prime.

The mod itself is fairly nondescript. It’s smooth and black and features soft corners and edges. It’s decent looking, actually, and the buttons and controls are all well placed – the entire right side is a firing bar, for instance.

It does not feel robust or premium, however; in fact, the one word I would use to describe the overall feel of the device is “plasticky” – and not in a good way.

The upshot of this, however, is that it is insanely lightweight. I’m talking feather-light…

You have a 1.3in color display, a nice menu for moving around settings, and simple controls for upping or downing the power located just below the screen.

Vape Mod Performance

I was a HUGE fan of the Augvape V200. I loved its design, the way it handled but I’m not 100% sold on this mod at all – it just feels really insubstantial, like it’d shatter into a million pieces if you dropped it.

It works fine and there’s plenty of power under the hood. Plus, you have a great menu system for navigating around its settings. On paper, and in pictures, everything looks very impressive, and it is super lightweight which is great for some users…

But myself… I kind of prefer some heft, some robustness to my vape mods. I want to feel secure that, should I drop it, it won’t break. Also: for some crazy reason, the VX200 would not accept any of my RDAs.

Whenever I attached them, the mod would simply shut off – this has never happened to me before. No idea why this happened or what was causing it.

Augvape Jewel Disposable Mesh Sub-Ohm Tank

The Jewel Disposable Mesh Sub-Ohm Tank is pretty much the same. Plastic, with non-removable coils, and designed to be very lightweight. They also come in a range of colors. Mine were teal, pink, and blue.

With respect to flavor, it was decent enough. No way near good enough to give any of the tanks in our Best Vape Tank Guide cause for concern, but perfectly adequate for a kit tank.

You can’t really prime the coils either. Not properly, anyway, as you cannot remove the coil – it’s sealed inside the tank. This didn’t cause any problems. Left alone and filled with E Juice, the Jewel tank primed itself in about five minutes.

With respect to airflow, you need to keep it 100% open. Any deviation from this results in sub-par experiences. Wide open, it’s OK. Nothing special, basically.

For flavor, again, it’s adequate, just nothing special. Each tank lasts about 7-8 days. After this, once the coil goes, the tank is useless and you need to throw it away. Once you’ve been through all three tanks in the pack, you have to buy more.

As noted at the beginning of this post: I really don’t get why brands are releasing disposal mesh tanks. It just seems incredibly wasteful and, well, kind of pointless. What’s wrong with a standard sub ohm tank with replaceable coils!?

They’re cheaper to run, long term, and they’re more economically viable – mesh coils are pricey, but they’re cheaper than buying a pack of three disposable tanks.

Overall Verdict – Would I Buy This Vape Kit?

This is the first time I haven’t really liked a product from Augvape. In all the years I have been doing this, Augvape has always impressed me with its design and overall attention to detail.

The Augvape VX200 Kit, however, is a swing and miss for me. I don’t really like anything about this kit – especially its disposable tanks! So wasteful!

The mod itself is OK, though too plasticky for my tastes. It also doesn’t like ANY of my RDAs which is weird (and a huge negative for me). And then there’s the price: it ain’t cheap! At just under 50 bucks, it’s more expensive than a lot of really good, competitor devices right now.

So, no… I wouldn’t buy this vape kit.

Instead, I’d get something from our Best Vape Mod Guide.