Starter Kits: evic or subox?

[painbowslash]

Howdy everybody! I just got my subox mini and it's been working great so far, with only the occasional hot juice spitting because my coiling and wicking is pretty bad.

My smoke buddies have often borrowed my vape to have a go, and decided to buy a vape too. They decided to skip buying beginner stuff like clearos and ego c-twists and want to buy a starter kit.

My vape shop carries both Joytech Evic VT and Subox Minis at the same price, so my friend can't really decide which starter kit to buy

The Evic has temp control, more power and more battery life, but neither of us have used the Joytech Evic so I can't make a comparison.

Online reviews and comparison between the subox and evic are mostly by users who have recently bought their evic, so no problems have arisen from them yet.

May I please request some honest reviews on the problems of the Evic VT? Ideally if you have used the evic as well as the subox

 

[ImThatGuy]

Evic VT - internal batteries = when it's done...it's done. But the advantage of the VT is that it does have temp control and 10 more watts than the subox.

VT can fire down to 0.2, whereas the subox can only fire down to 0.3

Your needs may not be the same as his, hers, or theirs.

 

[sibehsteamsiah]

I had the same dilemma.

I was deciding between the VTC mini or Subox

I chose the VTC mini in the end as it looks better built, has TC but it comes with a tank which I do not really like in terms on design. Easily handled by just purchasing a subtank mini! Happy with my daily portable setup now

 

[ashtrayogdc]

You can get the best of both worlds with the Evic VT mini kit that just came out. Pretty much like a subox mod with TC. I still think the Subtank mini beats out the evic tank though.

 

[basscleff]

I had the subox mini (and subsequently have lost it...) I didn't like the tank, it leaked whenever it was placed on its side. I tried everything, from a complete rebuild, to over tightening it's parts, and it still leaked.

 

[ElevenEleven]

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/2015/06/23/the-joyetech-evic-vt-review-last-contest-winner/

Honestly, I say neither. The power surge from the Evic is pretty extreme and the Subox kit has a mod with a fixed 510 pin.

 

[dhood]

http://www.tasteyourjuice.com/wordpress/2015/06/23/the-joyetech-evic-vt-review-last-contest-winner/

Honestly, I say neither. The power surge from the Evic is pretty extreme and the Subox kit has a mod with a fixed 510 pin.

The newer Evics have corrected the problem with the power surge in wattage mode. They used to do 1.5 seconds at 30 watts before settling down to whatever you have it set for (normally 15 for me). I picked one up recently at my local shop and it doesn't have that problem anymore. Newer firmware, I think. There is a series of clicks you can do to see what your firmware is. I think if you turn it off, then click the power button 20 times it will show you the firmware revision. The newer models don't do that now and they don't suffer from the problem of overpowering the coils when coming out of sleep mode.

On the other hand, the Subox mini looks sharp, but that non-adjustable 510 pin is a firm no-go for me. I mean, really. Every regulated mod should have a spring loaded 510 pin nowadays. I hear they plan to correct that, but I haven't heard from anyone who has seen it in the field.

 

[RAVEN72]

I have both the subox mini and the evic mini. I like the evic mini better because of its better build and temp control. The subtank mini does leak but has better flavor. I got my evic mini full kit at ecig.com for $41.80 after coupon code vape4life5 Joyetech eVic-VTC Mini Full Kit - ecig.com | Electronic Cigarettes You can get the subox mini for $45.64 Kanger Subox Starter Kit - ecig.com | Electronic Cigarettes Best US seller prices anywhere.

 

[Bullvape]

Hi! i have the the subox mini for a start. very satisfied with it and sure enough it was easy to use. good to start learning to advance from this kit imo. haven tried evic tho

 

[Grimwald]

I don't have either, but I do have the older kbox. I would always pick the replaceable battery mod (subox), but that's just my preference. I do know people who have both and like them both. The evic usually comes paired with an ego one tank, and the subox with a subtank. Of these 2, I prefer the ego one tank so...

 

[RAVEN72]

The ego one mega tank is ok but there coils could be better.

 

[tedigram]

Does the evic come with an RBA? That's been the biggest plus in my mind for the mini. Within the two week period it took from me deciding to go back to vaping and receiving my orders, I quickly climbed the mental ladder from "let's do it hassle-free easy as possible like I used to with cartos" to "okay I guess I do want to actually dive deep and do some rebuilding" so I'm really glad I bought a tank that comes with the RBA to let me do that.

 

[RAVEN72]

No the evic does not come with a RBA.

 

[Smok_King]

You have to buy the CLR heads. Rebuildable