Hi! I have had both styles of those heads - from what I gathered in my own research, the ones with the two holes one each side are the newer versions and the slots are the original "upgraded" coils. But I could be totally wrong. I found that on the head with the slot on each side, the flavor wicks consistently worked their way out and into the
tank over time, which is maybe why there was a switch to the two holes?? Other than having wick strands floating around in my
juice, I never noticed a difference between the two when using them.