My Tornado Review

[tonyboy]

Scottbe, why is the cone nessesary?

[Scottbee]

Scottbe, why is the cone nessesary?

I believe the cone performs a few of functions.

It restricts the airflow for the atomizer.... this tightens up the draw a little it and makes it more difficult to draw too much air though the unit.

It draws the incoming air charge over the atty body... which pre-heats the air a bit before it enters the atomizer.

It insulates the atomizer.... notching up the overall atomizer temperature a bit and simultaneously reducing the viscosity of the juice in the atty and tip of the cartridge.

Running the eGo/Tornado without the cone is a noticeably different experience.

[Scottbee]

I get a solid 4 hours out of my eGo/Tornado. 5 if I'm distracted and vaping "lightly".

Those numbers are completely consistent with my expectations based on my previous 510 experiences. I would get about an hour on a standard 510 manual.. and about 2 hours on a Mega. All that math is about right.

[tonyboy]

Thanks, I ordered a 5 pack of batts. and charger extensions but did'nt want the expense of the cones just for looks. I'll see how it goes maybe need to get some though.
Thanks again.

[dolvey]

I got the eGo and it does come with the rapid usb charger. The battery life is incredible, I have not logged the time but needless to say 2 batteries last me more than all vaping time in a day. I do suggest getting the mag cart/atty's for the added juice capacity when you are out and about. I use a foam mod in the carts (28 drops) and they work great. The cone does make a difference in the draw and is better with the cone.

No negatives about this unit.

[River]

If I can weigh in on the whole who has the better deal thing I have to say that at least for me it is TW by a landslide.

An extra atty which if you buy singles is worth $10 to $15
5 extra carts which if you buy "blanks" are anywhere from $2.50 to $5
plus the 7.5% TW coupon code.

the charger does not add lots of weight to the Janty side for me because I tend to charge my stuff overnight anyway and while the warranty is awesome I'm one of those lazy people that most of the time would never take advantage of it even if I did have it.

I considered my options pretty carefully when I picked between the two.

Great pv and Janty makes money on the deal no matter what.

Once again I have to stress that this opinion is for my case only, if you go through the battery life on the tornado/ego quickly or if you will take the time to send back your dead attys after 5 months then perhaps the Janty version is best for you.

[Scottbee]

Personally I didn't think I'd need/want the rapid charger either. Quickly found out that I was wrong. I either need the rapid charger, or more than 2 batteries since I can vape a battery dead before the second one is charged.

Problem solved... I have more batteries and rapid chargers on order (overkill).

[larktdl]

I get a solid 4 hours out of my eGo/Tornado. 5 if I'm distracted and vaping "lightly".

Those numbers are completely consistent with my expectations based on my previous 510 experiences. I would get about an hour on a standard 510 manual.. and about 2 hours on a Mega. All that math is about right.

Interesting: Scottbee, I think you are the first person who is reporting battery life per charge for the eGo similar to what I expected when compared to the 510 standard batts.

I wonder then what is different between your findings and kevbow's review. I thought he said 10 hours total vaping time before recharging. I guess it all comes down to vaping style.

Regardless 4 solid hours is impressive, spread over the day and you are covered with one batt.

[River]

Personally I didn't think I'd need/want the rapid charger either. Quickly found out that I was wrong. I either need the rapid charger, or more than 2 batteries since I can vape a battery dead before the second one is charged.

Problem solved... I have more batteries and rapid chargers on order (overkill).

Yeah good choice, I'm a fan of the blunt instrument method of problem solving myself.

The 5 packs are an insanely good deal @ less than $16 per battery, I'm going to see if a buddy of mine wants to split an order.

For chargers I'm going to go with the $3.99 adapters since I have about five 510 chargers laying around the house thanks to Cignot starter kits, lol!

[Scottbee]

Interesting: Scottbee, I think you are the first person who is reporting battery life per charge for the eGo similar to what I expected when compared to the 510 standard batts.

I wonder then what is different between your findings and kevbow's review. I thought he said 10 hours total vaping time before recharging. I guess it all comes down to vaping style.

Regardless 4 solid hours is impressive, spread over the day and you are covered with one batt.

When somebody talks about very long or very short battery life I always like to hear home many ml of liquid they go through a day. Usually there is a very good correlation there (as one would expect).