Difference Between Atomizers?

[Pandas]

Out of curiosity, what's the difference between atomizers?

I understand some of them have different amounts of posts, but aside from that, do different atomizers with the same number of posts perform any differently? Or is this a matter of durability and how long they last?

 

[porkchopbun]

I understand some of them have different amounts of posts,
I assume you are talking about Drippers
Layman's explanation:
You have to look at their specs, besides the post count, how big the cap is, how it handles air flow, etc.
Bigger chamber, + good air flow = care bear clouds + decent/good flavor, IGO-series, Patriot, Omega, etc
smaller chamber + good air flow = decent clouds, but good flavor, Trident v2, atomic

Also, some of them have nice big drip wells, (where the juice collects and then get absorbed by your wicking material (cotton, silica, etc)

I can't comment on the new models this year because I have to see them in person like Toby, Stellar, etc...

 

[dns2]

To add to what porkchopbun said, they also vary in quality. Some are made from different types of metals with different coatings. Some can have cheap hardware like weak screws or bad o-ring configurations that tend to leak. Before buying any atomizer you need to research it as much as you can and see what pro's/con's you can gather on it.

As far as air holes go, you can almost always drill those out without destroying the aesthetics of the atty cap (depending on its style). So I wouldn't base quality of any atty on it's air hole sizes unless they aren't drillable without messing it up.

But as for number of posts adding to longevity, no. The number of posts is for allowance & ease of certain numbers of coils on your build. But the material the center posts and ground are made of can contribute to adding more voltage drop if it's cheap.

 

[Sthur]

I have a trident and a patriot, both put a 0.5 dual coil in with same wire and wraps. Same juice and same mech. Conclusion is about what above says. Both are great and mostly depends on the look your want to achieve with your mech. Some like things to match and look seem less.

 

[NORCALEX]

Different materials used, different post/post hole sizes, and connections to the base are some of the differences in different RBAs. As mentioned before some have smaller or larger chambers, deeper or shallower drip wells, or even different post set up orientations (think vertical coils instead of horizontal). Just looking around and reading the descriptions of the different RBAs should tell you about a decent number of the differences in the RBA themselves, and the top caps vary in terms of amount of holes, size of holes, orientations of holes and whether or not there is adjustable airflow. When you decide what you're looking for out of an RBA look into what aspects of the RBA would suit you best.