A CNC aluminium boro-format AIO with Evolv's DNA80C chip, 1–80W, Replay mode and a coil-based Shift Boro tank. Serious hardware, sensible size.
Read the previewRGB lighting, touchscreens, a companion app, a game. Please. We're begging.
Everything, newest first. Reviews, rants, guides and the occasional rabbit hole.
Your mod can't detect a usable coil. Here is what triggers the message, what "Atomizer Short" means, and how to fix both.
Charged but not hitting, lights up but no vapour, or brand new and dead on arrival — work through these checks in order.
A blinking light is your vape talking to you. What the common patterns mean, real codes from a popular pod, and how to fix…
AIO means all-in-one: battery and tank in a single body. Here is what that covers — from simple kits to high-end boro devices —…
Boro devices are the enthusiast end of all-in-one vaping: a box, a swappable boro tank and a bridge you can build yourself. Here is…
Mouth-to-lung, direct-to-lung and restricted direct-lung: how they differ in draw, coils, power and liquid — and how to pick yours.
Hands-on, opinionated and occasionally unimpressed.
Vaporesso XROS 6
The verdictOn paper, the safest pod recommendation of the year: same universal pods, more battery, faster charging. The question is whether the screen adds anything you'll actually use.
Billet Box Vapor Billet Box Rev 4c
On paper, the Billet Box is less a product than a reference point. Everything else in this category gets compared to it…
VOOPOO DRAG 6
On paper, a full-fat Drag with modern conveniences: big screen, built-in batteries, USB-C at 3A. The built-in cells are the trade-off to…
Vaporesso XROS PRO 2
If the XROS 6 is the sensible default, the PRO 2 is the one for people who forget to charge things. On…
dotmod dotAIO X
On paper, the most flexible AIO here: start with dotmod's own tank, add the Boro module later. The catch is that key…
The questions everyone asks and nobody wants to admit they're asking. Plain-English explainers that we keep updated, so you don't have to read a forum thread from 2014.
Start hereFree resources — in the works
The questions to answer before buying your first refillable device.
Coming soon — get it by emailWhat to look at — and what to ignore — when comparing pods.
Coming soon — get it by emailBurnt taste, gurgling, leaking: a calm, step-by-step approach.
Coming soon — get it by emailMTL, DTL, RDL, ohms, wicks and every other word people assume you know.
Coming soon — get it by emailOpinions. Strongly held, occasionally correct.
Angular vents, carbon-fibre-ish plastic and a font called something like 'VELOCITY'. A design investigation.
Somewhere, a design meeting decided that 'aggressive' was a colour.
Launches, regulation and industry noise — filtered.
One cartridge, three resistances. VOOPOO's new Argus pair is built around a single idea.
Same family, two sizes. The Mini trades power and battery for a smaller metal body.
Micro-USB is disappearing from new devices. Nobody will miss it.
New gear, useful guides, questionable opinions and the occasional rabbit hole. One email a month. No spam, no "limited time offers".
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