Just curious: the cost of a single 510 atty is roughly the same as a pack of 5 cartomizers--each of which, of course, has its own integral atty. Doesn't seem to make sense.
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In general, an atomizer will last much longer than a cartomizer. Of course your mileage may vary, but it's hard to imagine using a single cartomizer for a month or more, not so hard with an atomizer. Perhaps the most significant reason they are cheaper is that they are designed to be disposable, filled once and discarded. A $7-$10 price point would obviously not sell.
It all comes with personal preference too though. You'll have some people who like carts and some that prefer attys. I havn't used at a cart yet, and still enjoy my atty's.
Do you just direct drip Zodiac? Since we haven't got our kit yet I don't know which my hubby will like more, but we're getting a drip tip as well as empty carts. I figure it's good to have carts for on the go vaping, and a drip tip for home use.
i'm interested in cartomizers too....reg carts just dont cut it and i cant drip all the time
The design of a cartomizer is completely different than a normal atomizer.
It's really comparing apples and oranges.
Of course it is. But is the atty within a cartomizer any different than a stand-alone atty?
I think the bigger item is the filler in either. Cartos are tough (if not impossible) to switch for clean filler while the atty doesn't have any and all that is in the cart and easy to clean/change.
Even if the carto coil is still heating well, the filler cloth will most likely get clogged or just start to get old.
Even if the carto coil is still heating well, the filler cloth will most likely get clogged or just start to get old.
Dear Politically:
Hi, and welcome!
Ok, to answer your question - the structure of an atomizer stand-alone is quite different from the atomizer portion of a cartomizer. And they are more durable for the most part.
A single atomizer can with care last 6 months or more. Cartomizers do not tend to last more than 5 to 10 refills, then either the draw gets hard or there is a loss of vapor production or they begin to taste bad.
Ok, let's say you pay $8.95 for an atomizer and it does last six months (true sometimes they only last two weeks and sometimes two months. User variations and manufacturing tolerances account for that.) Then if you vape 4 carts per day (in my experience about equal to two cartomizers per day) you will use that one atomizer 720 times.
If you use two cartomizers per day, and each cartomizer lasts for 10 refills and there are 5 in a pack, one pack of cartomizers will last for 500 refills.
It actually averages out cost wise pretty closely. The real reason for choosing one over the other is which tastes best to you, imho. And there are many different opinions on that subject.
I've only had one atty fail since I began, and that was four months ago. I've two attys still going after 4 months. And cartridges are - again imho - much easier to clean, and just as easy to refill.
Hi, and welcome!
Ok, to answer your question - the structure of an atomizer stand-alone is quite different from the atomizer portion of a cartomizer. And they are more durable for the most part.
A single atomizer can with care last 6 months or more. Cartomizers do not tend to last more than 5 to 10 refills, then either the draw gets hard or there is a loss of vapor production or they begin to taste bad.
Ok, let's say you pay $8.95 for an atomizer and it does last six months (true sometimes they only last two weeks and sometimes two months. User variations and manufacturing tolerances account for that.) Then if you vape 4 carts per day (in my experience about equal to two cartomizers per day) you will use that one atomizer 720 times.
If you use two cartomizers per day, and each cartomizer lasts for 10 refills and there are 5 in a pack, one pack of cartomizers will last for 500 refills.
It actually averages out cost wise pretty closely. The real reason for choosing one over the other is which tastes best to you, imho. And there are many different opinions on that subject.
I've only had one atty fail since I began, and that was four months ago. I've two attys still going after 4 months. And cartridges are - again imho - much easier to clean, and just as easy to refill.
Ok, now that addresses the essence of what I was trying to get at. Their relative cost-effectiveness wasn't at issue (although your breakdown of the math was interesting and something to keep in mind). I was just looking at 5 atty/cart combinations--which is essentially what a carto is--versus a single atty, and wondering how one is a cost equal to the other from the manufacturer's point of view.
Hey Pamster,
I kind of am thinking about getting a drip tip as to me, just filling it all the time is easy seeing as I am vaping almost 16 hours a day.
I just use my atty and empty cartridges and condom method it...seems to work well, minus me blowing out an atty already
I kind of am thinking about getting a drip tip as to me, just filling it all the time is easy seeing as I am vaping almost 16 hours a day.
I just use my atty and empty cartridges and condom method it...seems to work well, minus me blowing out an atty already
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