Video Review : The Silver Bullet (510 Version) from AltSmoke

**Terraphon** · 07-26-2009, 08:22 AM

HUGE video, folks, broken in to 3 parts.

The first 2 vids are my initial impressions, First drag and coughing fit.

The third video is the full review of the product.

YouTube - Initial impression of the Silver Bullet by AltSmoke (part 1)

YouTube - Initial impression of the Silver Bullet by AltSmoke (Part 2)

YouTube - This is a review of the Silver Bullet from AltSmoke

PLEASE NOTE THAT I RECEIVED THIS PRODUCT AT NO CHARGE FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW AND THIS DOES NOT, IN ANY WAY, CHANGE THE PROCESS OR OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.

This is a review of the Silver Bullet from AltSmoke

Battery Life - 10
Vapor production - 10
Throat hit - 10
Cut off - 10
Down time - 10
Switch reliability - Tentative 10
Consistency - 10
Overall reliability - Unknown, to be updated at a later date
Customer Service - Tentative 10
Shipping - 10
Overall score - 10

Hardware review criteria -

1) In all cases I will use a fully charged battery, removed from the charger within 5 minutes of the start of the review.
2) In all cases I will use a clean, freshly primed atomizer. All atomizers will be past the "factory prime" stage in order to provide accurate expectations.
3) In all cases, I will use a brand new cartridge, unpackaged on cam. (This can not, of course, include MODS unless I am sent new cartridges...I don't keep them laying about)

All hardware will be tested over time before it is reviewed. Each review will simply be a visual summary of the information I have gained from using the hardware over at least a 24 hour period.

Review scoring as as follows;

Battery life - Scores the full life of the battery, from first draw to flashing light. - 1 point per hour.
Vapor production - Scores the amount of vapor visible on exhale.
Throat hit - This covers the amount of throat hit ON AVERAGE. Some models give a better hit when warmed up so this will be taken in to consideration
Cut off - Scores how long the e-cig can be drawn on before it cuts off and stops cooking the atomizer.
Down time - How long is the user forced to wait after a cut-off. Longer wait = lower score.
Switch reliability - Does it not light when it's supposed to? Does it light up when it shouldnt?
Consistency - Does the E-cig provide reliable, consistent vapor production and throat hit?
Overall reliability - Does the e-cig just work or does it require voodoo magic and constant fixing to make it go?
Customer service (This only applies to the supplier)
Shipping (This only applies to the supplier)
Overall score - This is the final, overall score and is NOT an average. It encompasses my feeling for all aspects of the e-cig and supplier experience.

**tlc** · 07-26-2009, 12:50 PM

Excellent review! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I do have 1 question... since the 510's are notorious for sucking up the juice, do you have to use even more juice with the 510 adapter? I'm guessing that you would if the Silver Bullet is such a heavy hitter.

All in all, this does look like a great device. I have a birthday coming up next month... maybe this will be a gift to myself!

**Burnie** · 07-26-2009, 02:52 PM

Nice Review & the Silver Bullet looks cool

Burnie

**Terraphon** · 07-26-2009, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by tlc

Excellent review! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I do have 1 question... since the 510's are notorious for sucking up the juice, do you have to use even more juice with the 510 adapter? I'm guessing that you would if the Silver Bullet is such a heavy hitter.

All in all, this does look like a great device. I have a birthday coming up next month... maybe this will be a gift to myself!

I would say "yes", the Silver Bullet does use a bit more juice. I wouldn't say the difference is dramatic, though.

**Moobyghost** · 07-26-2009, 05:09 PM

Terraphon, love your reviews man. Were you heavy vaping or light vaping the whole day you used this?

**Terraphon** · 07-26-2009, 05:15 PM

I was hitting it pretty hard and continuous the whole day. I've actually got about a day and a half out of the battery, now, with no drop in vapor...Going to keep pushing it until it dies, I think.

**IronEagle** · 07-26-2009, 07:25 PM

WOW! All i can come up with at this point. I have dealt with altsmoke before and his service is exceptional! Fast delivery and email notifications are right on target. I will definitely be ordering one of these! Thanks for the review!

**WindyCityMike** · 07-26-2009, 09:13 PM

Rob from Altsmoke.com is most definitely an exceptional guy. I ordered a 901 pass through from him a few months ago, and emailed him a question about some inconsistency I was having with it just to see if he had a few tips about using it. He immediately sent me a new one after that email, even though I didn't ask him to at all. He just asked for me to send him the original one back whenever I had a chance.

The week he sent it I was insanely busy at work and didn't have a chance to get to the post office to send it back to him, so I sent him an email apologizing to him that I had not sent it yet. He writes back saying that it wasn't a problem, and that I could just keep the first pass through as a gift from him. I can't say that I've ever had a company do that for me. Completely awesome customer service from Rob and Altsmoke IMHO.

Mike