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[DonViper]

I just can`t decide what to buy.First,I wanna ask you if is a big difference between istick 30w & 50w except the price wich made me thinking to buy the 30w one.
Second,wich tank is better?Delta II,Protank3,nautilus Mini BVC,Melo,Lemo II?
I`m telling this secondly,I`m new in this domain and I don`t know very much about this things.
If you have another ideas for me,tell it!Maybe you know a batter battery at this price.
Thank you!

 

[Cheechako]

I just can`t decide what to buy.First,I wanna ask you if is a big difference between istick 30w & 50w except the price wich made me thinking to buy the 30w one.
Second,wich tank is better?Delta II,Protank3,Nautilus Mini BVC,Melo,Lemo II?
I`m telling this secondly,I`m new in this domain and I don`t know very much about this things.
If you have another ideas for me,tell it!Maybe you know a batter battery at this price.
Thank you!

You cannot go wrong with either the 50w or the 30w, both are stellar performers!
As to tanks, you're going to get a lot of food for thought...Good luck on your new purchases!

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Hi Don. The iStick 50W has a 4400 mah battery, lasting almost twice the 30W (I'm thinking its 2400 mah for the 30). I have 2 of the 50's because I liked the first one so well I bought a 2nd for my backup. I have the Nautilus Mini and love it. I don't have any experience with the other tanks you mentioned.

shown here with a 510 to ego adapter to use ego threaded tanks

 

[patsfan1130]

I'd go with a 50. If for nothing else the battery life - As for tanks, yes you'll get many different opinions and suggestions. Bear in mind, with a sub ohm tank like the Delta (unless you build your own coils) you'll burn through much more juice. I bought my wife an Istick 30w along with a Nautilus (for when she is out & about) and a Nautilus mini (home use) with the BVC coild and she loves it. I've tried it myself and it is a very, very good vape. I think it is a sound setup that would satisfy anyone.

 

[djsvapour]

I agree with getting the 50w.

As for tanks, the choice is not so easy. You need to group them in order to come to a decision.

Lemo, Delta and Subtank are all serious tanks, they can run at higher power. Some (most?) people enjoy this, depending on where they are with their vaping.

Protank 3 is a basic tank with low/medium performance and the added costs of replacement heads that don't really last very long. I wouldn't recommend it.
Nautilus BVC is a little better and the coils last longer. I have two, they are excellent i.m.o.

I use Lemo and Subtanks with 6mg liquid and mini Nautilus with 8-12mg. I take mini Nautilus to work, on a 20w iStick. It works, but it's not in the same league as the others.

 

[SuperTaz]

Hi Don and welcome to the forum. I have the Istick 30w with the Nautilis mini. I love them!

 

[skyboxer1968]

The nautilus is a strong choice. You might also consider a subtank mini. Both of these have replacement coils that you purchase. The lemo is a rebuildable and you have to make replacement coils yourself.
Either istick will work great for you and even the 30w will likely go the whole day without recharging.

 

[shatteredsoul76]

Im loving the istick 50w along with a Kanger subtank mini which gives you the choice of using a replaceable coil head and also comes with a RBA head that is easy to build on. Also the replaceable coil heads are easily re-built if you want to get into building your own coils down the road.

 

[Arcticvapr]

When I bought my setup.....istick 30w with Atlantis tank....I tried the 50w istick in the shop. They both seemed very similar to me. I opted for the 30w and like Sir2fyablyNutz I bough a second one for a backup. I know with the 30w I get roughly 14hrs of fairly heavy vaping out of a full charge. As far as the Atlantis tank it seems to match up with the 30w fairly well. Its compact enough that I can slip it into my front pocket and be comfortable. Great vapor and great tast off of it as well. Along with my new backup 30w which is in transit I have a Kanger subtank mini on the way as well to try out. I like being self sufficient in that I can rebuild with it as parts where I live are not readily available and the closest vape shop is over 1000 km's away. Hope this helps

 

[Cloudmann]

If you go with the istick 50, consider the full sized Nautilus. It holds 5 ml vs the 2 ml the mini holds. It'll work just fine with the mini's far superior bvc heads, too. If you get the 30, I'd personally go with the mini for asthetic purposes... it just visually fits the size of the mod better.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Doesn't the 50w have the charge port on the side instead of the bottom?

 

[Dave2603]

I have both the 30W & 50W iSticks and like both very much. I like how long the 50W battery lasts, but I like the size of the 30W. Everything is a trade off! I also have the Subtank Mini, the Aspire Atlantis and the Eleaf Melo tanks. All are great with their own advantages. The Melo might get a slight nod over the other two simply because it's a bit less expensive (it does not come with a spare glass tank like the other two do though). I like the juice capacity of the Subtank Mini the best, but as far as performance goes, all three tanks are terrific. Another factor to consider is that Kanger offers pre-made coils in both .5 ohm & 1.2 ohm configurations for the Subtank Mini whereas you can only buy coils for the other two at .5 ohms. Good luck, and lets us know what you decide to go with.

 

[Dave2603]

Doesn't the 50w have the charge port on the side instead of the bottom?

Yes it does. It also has the OLED on the wider side of it as opposed to on the edge with the firing button like the 20W & 30W do.

 

[noway]

Nautilus and Nautilus Mini are very good. They work well low power for light vaping through to heavy clouds if that is your style. Very well designed, top notch materials and coils are cheap and last long. I recently went looking for another tank and ended up just buying another mini. I just wasn't impressed with any of the others.

Batteries have been pretty well covered.

 

[JOLT74]

I'd say 50w for battery life and the no need to upgrade in the near future with something like an Atlantis or even the new Artic tank, both don't require coil building or anything but can handle high power

 

[Puff2K]

Protank 3 seems to get a bad rap but I have several and I'm using them to rotate flavors throughout the day. I did receive my Nautilus tank and I'm waiting for some new flavors to arrive to use it. But if cost is a concern, it isn't tragic to go with the Protank. They do leak but they seem otherwise fine to me (I might be singing a different tune once I try the Nautilus plus I am only a rank beginner).

 

[Imperialchugger]

Go for the 50w pal. Got it and no regrets. U can even drip with it. Running it with nautilus mini.

 

[morrk]

Totally agree about the 50W purely for battery life, but also as it fires at 0.2 ohms where the 30W is rated at 0.4 ohms. Bit more flexible should you decide to try out super low resistance builds without the need to outlay more cash.

For the couple of quid difference I think it's pretty much a no-brainer

 

[Imperialchugger]

The battery is definitely the killer feature here. If you are a casual user then it will serve it quite a bit. But if you are going further, then you might as well save for a nice box mod

 

[Completely Average]

Since you're new to all of this and everyone else seems to have the istick issue covered, I'll just give my opinion about the tank.

Being a new user with virtually no experience I would highly recommend staying away from any rebuildable tank that doesn't have the option of buying premade coils. This would include the Lemo and Delta II. They come with a lot of time and hassle spent cleaning, rebuilding, and rewicking. They also require kanthal wire and wicking materials as well as a set of tools (wire cutters, small screwdriver, ohm meter, sharp scissors, and something to wrap your coils around as a minimum. Small butane torch is also helpful)

I also wouldn't suggest a subohm tank for your first tank either. I know they're all the rage right now, but they come with a few downsides that rarely get talked about to new users, not least of which is that their coils are relatively expensive and don't last very long. They also go through a LOT of liquid and that combined with the expensive coils that don't last very long increases your cost to use them. Also they require straight lung hits to work right and not everyone wants that when they first start out. And the clouds can attract unwanted attention and comments at places work or school.

What I would suggest is a full sized Aspire Nautilus. NOT the mini. It works just like the mini but holds twice as much liquid so you can go twice as long between refills, usually a full day or more between refills. It has really great flavor for a tank that uses retail coils, has very good vapor production, and the coils aren't very expensive and last a long time. For many people it's all they'll ever need.


I've got a wide variety of both retail and rebuildable tanks. For someone new to vaping the Nautilus would be the easiest and most satisfying option. If, after you get more comfortable and decide you want to expand into rebuildables or subohming then by all means make the plunge, but I wouldn't recommend that as a first step. Get used to vaping, spend some time around here learning about the options and the downsides to them, and then make your decision based on what you feel you want to change about your own use, not what other people want.