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Just Frank

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They have tons of new ones. Here are some upcoming mods from smok-

X-Priv 220W
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Veneno 225W kit
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S-Priv 230W kit
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Mag 225W kit
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They all do the same thing. They make a coil soaked in ejuice hot and vapor comes out. Different shapes and added lights for your glowing pleasure. I bet the Alien mod performs on par to any of these new ones.

I like the MAG. The others not so much. Not too excited about anything new these days.
 

MarkS

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None of the newer mods that have come out lately interest me. Now if Evolv ever puts out a color DNA 250 (or above), or a new Gene chip (180) gets put in a really asthetically pleasing and ergonomic box, or YiHi were to come out with a board that is a significant improvement over what they have now then my shineyitis might kick in.


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Masher59

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I was on a trip and out of town for a couple weeks and my mod finally quit on me after a 2 years lol. I was in the middle of nowhere and lets just say vape shops were nowhere to be found. The closest larger shop was probably 120 miles so I had to buy a T-priv from a local hole in the wall with only a few offerings. Been using it a couple weeks and it seems ok. It will probably take a dump on me in a few months but I will be home by then lol.
 

ChrisL

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Smok raised the bar when they released the Alien. Seemed to have stagnated since. Wish they would put more effort into R&D and try to make a great device instead of just pushing out a new mod every 4 weeks. Like MarkS said, waiting for a DNA 250C or new YiHi device to invest in.
 

Synphul

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Not really different from other companies like eleaf/ijoy. The ikuun, ikuu, ikonn, icare 110, icare 140, icare 160, invoke. Or the wismec lineup, the reuleaux, rx200, rx2/3, rx200s, rx300, rx2 20700, rx gen3, sinuous fj200. I'm not much one for the funky leds either but smok is hardly the sole offender. Kaos spectrum, kaos z, fuchai glo, smoant rabox, wismec exo skeleton, snowwolf vfeng, sig mt 220 etc.

As far as putting heat to a coil, that's literally what every single mod does so in that sense, they're all the same.

I think some of the latest yihi are the p4u vesta and eclipse. The eclipse has the g class chip but without the nipple nubbin and instead has the 3 button layout (sx420).
 

Carambrda

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Not really different from other companies like eleaf/ijoy. The ikuun, ikuu, ikonn, icare 110, icare 140, icare 160, invoke. Or the wismec lineup, the reuleaux, rx200, rx2/3, rx200s, rx300, rx2 20700, rx gen3, sinuous fj200. I'm not much one for the funky leds either but smok is hardly the sole offender. Kaos spectrum, kaos z, fuchai glo, smoant rabox, wismec exo skeleton, snowwolf vfeng, sig mt 220 etc.

As far as putting heat to a coil, that's literally what every single mod does so in that sense, they're all the same.

I think some of the latest yihi are the p4u vesta and eclipse. The eclipse has the g class chip but without the nipple nubbin and instead has the 3 button layout (sx420).
You're obviously dead wrong. The Wismec lineup supports ArcticFox, which, when combined with the accompanying NToolbox software, is making it possible to use power curves and use them in such a way that you don't have to futz around with re-adjusting those curves each and every single fucking time... you wouldn't know this unless you tried it so the only thing that's all the same here is the constant baseless whining by the same retards... over and over and over again.
 

Synphul

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You're obviously dead wrong. The Wismec lineup supports ArcticFox, which, when combined with the accompanying NToolbox software, is making it possible to use power curves and use them in such a way that you don't have to futz around with re-adjusting those curves each and every single fucking time... you wouldn't know this unless you tried it so the only thing that's all the same here is the constant baseless whining by the same retards... over and over and over again.
Damn, first off feel free to get your panties out of their twist lol. Second off, wismec suck ass. Their 510's are shit, continue to be shit. Their wiring is often subpar and undersized. Their exo's were meltdown queens. I do know they use arctic fox, thankfully a 3rd party coder took the time to unfuck their oem janky software.

I wasn't pointing out that other companies were better than or worse than each other so you grabbed something out of your ass to what was it? Baselessly whine like a retard. The op mentioned that smok was pumping out a lot of products that are essentially the same, I simply pointed out that they're far from the lone offender when it comes to continually releasing the same thing in a different box. If I didn't know any better I'd think you had a personal stake in wismec or something.

I could care less and I don't think smok is the best around nor do I like all their mods. Just like any other company. I like the form factor of the alien, but it's similar to the ipv series which also came out with a lot of similar mods with the ipv4, 5, 6, 8 etc. Personally I think the led's are childish but different strokes for different folks. Wouldn't want the entire market to be filled with just what I liked, plenty of options to choose from is a good thing. What is kind of funny is that for the lazy, smok has become the trendy hipster brand to bash while ignoring the exact same shit from so many other companies. It's not that people seem tired of mod co's releasing the same thing at a high rate, they dislike smok for doing it.
 

Masher59

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My IPV3 Li took one hell of a beating over a 2 year and a couple moth period. That thing was a tank because the case was riddled with gouges but she held out till the last fire haha. Got this Smok T-Priv but I thing I'm going to go ahead and grab a Urban Camo SXmini G Class today.
 

MarkS

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There is one Mod that kinda has me interested. No huge advancement but it has the YiHi SX500 board in it. It’s the GTRS VBOY 200W Mod V2.


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MarkS

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My IPV3 Li took one hell of a beating over a 2 year and a couple moth period. That thing was a tank because the case was riddled with gouges but she held out till the last fire haha. Got this Smok T-Priv but I thing I'm going to go ahead and grab a Urban Camo SXmini G Class today.

P4U iPV 3 Li is an awesome Mod. I still have one and have had it for over two years. Still functioning perfectly. I think P4U slipped a bit with the 4 and 5 as far as durability goes. I just got a used 8 on the way to see if they have improved their body quality.


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Carambrda

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Damn, first off feel free to get your panties out of their twist lol. Second off, wismec suck ass. Their 510's are shit, continue to be shit. Their wiring is often subpar and undersized. Their exo's were meltdown queens. I do know they use arctic fox, thankfully a 3rd party coder took the time to unfuck their oem janky software.

I wasn't pointing out that other companies were better than or worse than each other so you grabbed something out of your ass to what was it? Baselessly whine like a retard. The op mentioned that smok was pumping out a lot of products that are essentially the same, I simply pointed out that they're far from the lone offender when it comes to continually releasing the same thing in a different box. If I didn't know any better I'd think you had a personal stake in wismec or something.

I could care less and I don't think smok is the best around nor do I like all their mods. Just like any other company. I like the form factor of the alien, but it's similar to the ipv series which also came out with a lot of similar mods with the ipv4, 5, 6, 8 etc. Personally I think the led's are childish but different strokes for different folks. Wouldn't want the entire market to be filled with just what I liked, plenty of options to choose from is a good thing. What is kind of funny is that for the lazy, smok has become the trendy hipster brand to bash while ignoring the exact same shit from so many other companies. It's not that people seem tired of mod co's releasing the same thing at a high rate, they dislike smok for doing it.
My point was it doesn't fucking matter the fact it is a third party coder who unfucked Wismec's OEM janky software, as it is still the end result that counts, which, to me, happens to be a mod (the RX300) that not just works in power mode, but that does a vastly better job at power curves than ANY other 4-battery mod, and that doesn't suck ass because it is the exact opposite of being all the same, meaning, it's perfectly undeniably unique due to how it handles the power curves, and, you are being a retard for plainly dismissing this by comparing it with Smok. Smok's OEM janky software hasn't been unfucked because the reality is it is technically materially impossible to unfuck it, and that's what makes it all the same... it's the fact it stays fucked no matter how hard you wish it to be different.
 

Just Frank

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Not really different from other companies like eleaf/ijoy. The ikuun, ikuu, ikonn, icare 110, icare 140, icare 160, invoke. Or the wismec lineup, the reuleaux, rx200, rx2/3, rx200s, rx300, rx2 20700, rx gen3, sinuous fj200. I'm not much one for the funky leds either but smok is hardly the sole offender. Kaos spectrum, kaos z, fuchai glo, smoant rabox, wismec exo skeleton, snowwolf vfeng, sig mt 220 etc.

As far as putting heat to a coil, that's literally what every single mod does so in that sense, they're all the same.

I think some of the latest yihi are the p4u vesta and eclipse. The eclipse has the g class chip but without the nipple nubbin and instead has the 3 button layout (sx420).
My point was Smok puts out far more than any company. It's excessive. I'd just like to see things evolve a little more. These things are repetitive.
 

Carambrda

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By chance could we drop the level of pissativity and gunfire?


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Tell that to the pissiatric retards who, by chance, are all excessively boringly the same in that they love to keep shooting at Wismec over and over and over, with every single chance they get, even when it's not warranted. I'm with @Just Frank on this, and I have also clarified on why.
 

MC5

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My earlier experiences with Smok products led me to avoid them. They may be better now but I'm not taking that chance. Flooding the market with many varieties of the same thing is a strategy I understand but is of no interest to me. Many of their "new" mods remind me of flashy toys that break and get tossed a few weeks after Xmas.
 

MarkS

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Tell that to the pissiatric retards who, by chance, are all excessively boringly the same in that they love to keep shooting at Wismec over and over and over, with every single chance they get, even when it's not warranted. I'm with @Just Frank on this, and I have also clarified on why.

Thank you. That was much better. I don’t disagree with you. I have owned seven Wismec mods and currently have three. The only reason I don’t have all of them is I had to thin my herd of Mods down to 25. At this point in my Vaping I am finding fewer and fewer Mods that pique my interest. In actuality I’ve started building my own. I would rather have heavier AWG wire than needed rather than wire just at or below what is needed. I can control what components go into it and ensure they are of high quality. Really good Mods are not inexpensive. There’s a place for those but people need to realize that they aren’t going to get a high quality Mod for under $70. The old adage is true, you get what you pay for. China is churning out Mods that are what they are... relatively inexpensive Mods for the masses. The only thing that chaps me are the companies that don’t honor their warranty and/or has poor customer support. I believe that again goes back to you get what you pay for.


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lordmage

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to those wishing for innovation remember here in the us the thing created by the FDA call pre market approval. some companies don't want to release anything now there waiting to see how the market will change when that process becomes enforceable. then they will either close shop or begin the evolution wars under the new banner of "im approved" to sell this Brand new shinny mod with an added feature called higher price due to RD and Tax cost.
 

MarkS

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to those wishing for innovation remember here in the us the thing created by the FDA call pre market approval. some companies don't want to release anything now there waiting to see how the market will change when that process becomes enforceable. then they will either close shop or begin the evolution wars under the new banner of "im approved" to sell this Brand new shinny mod with an added feature called higher price due to RD and Tax cost.

That may be true... I forgot to consider that. However, the current status is leaning toward grandfathering Mods produced prior to issuance of the enactment amendment in process, if I’m not mistaken.


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lordmage

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That may be true... I forgot to consider that. However, the current status is leaning toward grandfathering Mods produced prior to issuance of the enactment amendment in process, if I’m not mistaken.


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and that is why smok and a few others are flooding the market with so much blah. they are hoping for grandfathered devices. but as i understand it the FDA has included a “grandfather date” to exempt e-cigs that went to market before a specific date. Unfortunately, that date is February 15, 2007, when 99 percent of current e-cig products didn’t exist. that date of course could change as a result of legislation
 

MarkS

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and that is why smok and a few others are flooding the market with so much blah. they are hoping for grandfathered devices. but as i understand it the FDA has included a “grandfather date” to exempt e-cigs that went to market before a specific date. Unfortunately, that date is February 15, 2007, when 99 percent of current e-cig products didn’t exist. that date of course could change as a result of legislation

Which is what I was referring to.


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lordmage

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Which is what I was referring to.


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which only works if the grandfather date is changed.
 

MarkS

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True, and what I’ve seen/heard that is the case (changing of the date) as well as relaxing or backing off the burdensome things the FDA was attempting to put in place that would kill a vast majority of small businesses.


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Carambrda

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Thank you. That was much better. I don’t disagree with you. I have owned seven Wismec mods and currently have three. The only reason I don’t have all of them is I had to thin my herd of Mods down to 25. At this point in my Vaping I am finding fewer and fewer Mods that pique my interest. In actuality I’ve started building my own. I would rather have heavier AWG wire than needed rather than wire just at or below what is needed. I can control what components go into it and ensure they are of high quality. Really good Mods are not inexpensive. There’s a place for those but people need to realize that they aren’t going to get a high quality Mod for under $70. The old adage is true, you get what you pay for. China is churning out Mods that are what they are... relatively inexpensive Mods for the masses. The only thing that chaps me are the companies that don’t honor their warranty and/or has poor customer support. I believe that again goes back to you get what you pay for.


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I own 1 × RX2/3 (that was my 1st mod), and 2 × RX300 (one was my 2nd mod, one is a recently bought backup). Despite I can see the RX2/3 uses too thin wiring as well as uses a 510 the pin of which has a short travel causing it to get squeezed in if care is not taken either by avoiding atomizers the 510 on which is too long or by adding a PVC washer between the atomizer and mod, as well as has other shortcomings such as kicking you out of TC (which I don't need or use)... I can also see the mod is designed in such a way that, on the flip side of the coin, it will be easy taking it apart to replace the wiring, to optionally (if necessary) replace the 510 with a Fat Daddy 510 by using a dremel, and finally putting the mod back together again. So, considering the mod supports ArcticFox and the power curves feature contained therein, and also considering the mod can be transformed from a 3-battery mod to a 2-battery one, for the price I think I've seen a lot worse. But hey, that's only me. As for the RX300, the wiring in that one looks to be thick enough, and the 510 pin has a longer travel. (I'm not saying it's perfect... just that neither me nor anyone I've met in person has experienced any troubles with it). They all still kick you out of TC, though, but that's also one of the nicest features IMO... it's the fact it automatically corrects that setting for you after you've accidentally switched it to TC. :cool:
 

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