Anyone used the cloned Kanger SUBTANK Mini from FastTech.com?
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i understand kayfun clones considering authentic kayfun prices but for the savings for the stmini i wouldnt bother, imo
Seems like the FastTech one have more stuff included. e.g. extra Replacement Glass Tank
http://www.fasttech.com/products/2106401
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extra glass also comes in the authentic.
read the reviews on fasttech for the clone to see if its worth it, but for $10ish difference?
Last month I ordered the Aspire Subtank Mini clone from FastTech when it first appeared---$21.13 shipped. It arrived shortly after the Chinese New Year ended.
Like the Aspire Atlantis clone I ordered two weeks earlier from FastTech ($13.88 shipped), the Kanger Mini clone comes in a package designed and labeled exactly like the originals, right down to the authentication code on the Aspire (which I didn’t bother to check). I don’t mind that “cloning” is standard in the vaping industry---that has allowed me to purchase a great deal of hardware I would never have been able to afford otherwise. I am irked, however, by the common and offensive practice of the cloning companies to steal even the logos and package designs of the originals. That’s bush league, as far as I'm concerned. Oh well, it is what it is in this marketplace.
User reviews on FastTech give the nod to the Atlantic clone, with 16 reviews averaging 4.6 out of 5.0 stars. Apparently, it's a very good 1:1 clone. The Subtank Mini clone, a more recent addition on FastTech, has only 6 reviews averaging 4.1 out of 5.0 stars. Why only 4.1? Threading between the base and the tank section of the Kanger Mini clone was so “crunchy” that I had to use vice grips to initially separate the base from the tank, as well as when I first put them back together. A little noalox judiciously applied to the base threads quickly solved that problem, however, and soon both tanks were loaded with juice and in service, using the 0.5-ohm coil heads that came installed on each tank. (The Aspire clone package also included a second 0.5-ohm head and glass replacement tank, while the Kanger Subtank Mini clone also included a replacement glass tank, a 1.2-ohm head, and the RBA head, which was already set up with a 0.5-ohm coil and a pad of organic cotton for making a wick.)
I don’t, of course, know how the original tanks vape, but I can say without hesitation that both clone tanks give very impressive vaping experiences. Compared to the impact and flavor of my clone-RDA Magma, Origen, and Patriot PMMA drippers, also set up with sub-ohm coils (0.7, 0.9, and 0.8 ohm respectively), the tanks perform almost as well, easily close enough to be considered members-in-good-standing of the high-end vaping club.
As a mouth-to-lung flavor vaper, I have both tanks set to their minimal single-hole air-intake settings, where their somewhat more restrained draws are very satisying to me, but it’s obvious why open-draw cloud-chasers love these tanks. Even with mouth-to-lung hits, vapor production is copious, to say the least, more than with my drippers, and quite beyond anything else in my substantial arsenal.
I’m running the Kanger clone tank on an iPV Mini 2 70W at 22.5 watts, while the Aspire clone is on an iStick 50W set to 31 watts. Both tanks seem quite happy at those power levels. I've tried turning up the wattage on each, but the vape gets warmer than I like.
As we all know, the race is already well underway by numerous companies to crank out competitors to both these game-changing tanks. The marketing phrase, “Kayfun-killer,” has given way to a new slogan---“Atlantis-killer.” I don’t own any of those other recent entries in the high-end tank sweepstakes, so I can't know if they've improved on the standards set by the original Atlantis and Subtank. But then, I don't have either of those originals to begin with, so I'm in no position to compare.
While I wouldn't suggest that anyone buy the clones rather than the originals---what each vaper buys is a personal decision involving many variables, so I shy away from cheerleading for any particular hardware---I have no complaints with actual use of these clone tanks so far and am pleased with both.
Like the Aspire Atlantis clone I ordered two weeks earlier from FastTech ($13.88 shipped), the Kanger Mini clone comes in a package designed and labeled exactly like the originals, right down to the authentication code on the Aspire (which I didn’t bother to check). I don’t mind that “cloning” is standard in the vaping industry---that has allowed me to purchase a great deal of hardware I would never have been able to afford otherwise. I am irked, however, by the common and offensive practice of the cloning companies to steal even the logos and package designs of the originals. That’s bush league, as far as I'm concerned. Oh well, it is what it is in this marketplace.
User reviews on FastTech give the nod to the Atlantic clone, with 16 reviews averaging 4.6 out of 5.0 stars. Apparently, it's a very good 1:1 clone. The Subtank Mini clone, a more recent addition on FastTech, has only 6 reviews averaging 4.1 out of 5.0 stars. Why only 4.1? Threading between the base and the tank section of the Kanger Mini clone was so “crunchy” that I had to use vice grips to initially separate the base from the tank, as well as when I first put them back together. A little noalox judiciously applied to the base threads quickly solved that problem, however, and soon both tanks were loaded with juice and in service, using the 0.5-ohm coil heads that came installed on each tank. (The Aspire clone package also included a second 0.5-ohm head and glass replacement tank, while the Kanger Subtank Mini clone also included a replacement glass tank, a 1.2-ohm head, and the RBA head, which was already set up with a 0.5-ohm coil and a pad of organic cotton for making a wick.)
I don’t, of course, know how the original tanks vape, but I can say without hesitation that both clone tanks give very impressive vaping experiences. Compared to the impact and flavor of my clone-RDA Magma, Origen, and Patriot PMMA drippers, also set up with sub-ohm coils (0.7, 0.9, and 0.8 ohm respectively), the tanks perform almost as well, easily close enough to be considered members-in-good-standing of the high-end vaping club.
As a mouth-to-lung flavor vaper, I have both tanks set to their minimal single-hole air-intake settings, where their somewhat more restrained draws are very satisying to me, but it’s obvious why open-draw cloud-chasers love these tanks. Even with mouth-to-lung hits, vapor production is copious, to say the least, more than with my drippers, and quite beyond anything else in my substantial arsenal.
I’m running the Kanger clone tank on an iPV Mini 2 70W at 22.5 watts, while the Aspire clone is on an iStick 50W set to 31 watts. Both tanks seem quite happy at those power levels. I've tried turning up the wattage on each, but the vape gets warmer than I like.
As we all know, the race is already well underway by numerous companies to crank out competitors to both these game-changing tanks. The marketing phrase, “Kayfun-killer,” has given way to a new slogan---“Atlantis-killer.” I don’t own any of those other recent entries in the high-end tank sweepstakes, so I can't know if they've improved on the standards set by the original Atlantis and Subtank. But then, I don't have either of those originals to begin with, so I'm in no position to compare.
While I wouldn't suggest that anyone buy the clones rather than the originals---what each vaper buys is a personal decision involving many variables, so I shy away from cheerleading for any particular hardware---I have no complaints with actual use of these clone tanks so far and am pleased with both.
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Do you know if that particular vendor is shipping the tank with the new (and improved) insulator?
Oh that I don't know...heard it melts...and people were inhaling plastic..which freaks me out. Maybe I should go with authentic on this one. Good catch!!
That Atlantis cloud looks hella sick! Now you got me debating between the Atlantis and Subtank Mini. Decisions, decisions...
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