Has anyone bought anything from Bestecig?

[tifacloud]

Has anyone from this forum bought anything from bestecig
"www . bestecig . com" before? Any opinions or reviews? The price seems good but I am really worried about the quality. (due to the total lack of reviews)

I am thinking of ordering one of each style from them to try out.I tried to find the model for their penstyle and mini. I was told by them that their penstyle is interchangeble with a RN4072 but their mini parts can't be used with a dse-901.

 

[MagusSteele]

I saw them, and have had them bookmarked.
I was thinking about ordering, but, the $23us minimum shipping fee to the states, made their good prices, not so much any more for me.
Maybe if i can ever afford a bulk order, then it may be worth it for me.

 

[tifacloud]

They have this package of 5 penstyle atomizer for just 30 bucks that looks pretty good for backups.

Hopefully someone here has ordered from them before and can give some feedback about the reliability and the vapur production.

 

[leaford]

Someone said that their throwaway e-cigar was very inferior to Ruyan's. I'd take that as a clue.

 

[dc2k08]

i bought pretty much every item they have. i have 5 of their cigar. been through two so far. they arent bad at all so far, fairly stable but the paper used to cover them is cheap. they use 3 batteries as opposed to 1 in the loong/ruyan model. also some of them leaked as the foil cap was not properly secured on all of the cartridges. i got the cigar tube too which i really like. the liquid is of the type that you can inhale and exhale. i got one extra-high flue cured. you get a hit off of that for sure.

as for the cig models. i am using the atomizers from the penstyle for dripping very succesfully so far. the batteries have a lower mah though and dont last as long as my other generic penstyles batts. havent played around with the mini much if only to attatch the battery to my loong which fits it. though i need to bridge a gap between the terminals. using the carts alone with the device i seem to get a plastic taste and perhaps the liquid is not saturating the atomizer's thread properly or the filler could just be cheap. but like i say i emptied the juice into a dropper bottle and use it to drip just fine. i should try a different generic cart in the atomizer to see if this is ok

 

[trog100]

the only reason i could think of for using three batteries as opposed to one DC is they are alkaline types.. one lithium cell is 3 to 4 volts.. three alkalines at 1.5 each would be 4.5 volts with no load.. it would drop under load.. the lithium cell wouldnt..

what sort of battery is used on these throw away things.. ???

trog

 

[ned Zeppelin]

Yes your right Leaford three of the cigars turned up all leaked down the paper and one the LED looked like a bad start to burn in the box it looks melted on the plastic.
The cigars are slightly longer than the other disposables and are totally different down in the atomiser chamber so these are made at a different factory.
The paper at which these are made of think is inferior to other disposables example your spit seems to soak the tip of these more than the others were the other disposables have more of a waxy finish to them.
But they do smoke alright as equal as other disposables don't know if they last any longer or shorter because I don't use it that much.
Their mini is useless awful I have five of these units stay away from these.


The pens seem all right but still testing these at the moment . only niggle with these is that the paint job isn't great with the odd bubble or two and over the paintwork. The batteries are nice and thin like the sedansa with red LCD and the cut-off of five seconds but starts back up straight away.


The cartridges and liquid is well packaged and all right to but I do feel that this companys quality is not the best

 

[dc2k08]

trog i get a reading of 3v of each of the batteries and there are 3 but i dont know if they are lithium or what because there is no writing on them. little stubby jobs, an inch long and about a half inch in diameter. havent checked the resistance on the atomizer as i pulled it apart to have a look but i'll probably open another today. i've gotten a good run out of these so far apart from the leaking which just discoloured the paper but i've only checked two.

 

[tifacloud]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, guys. From what is written, seems like the penstyle is a good buy. Actually was planning to get 2 minis and a cigar from them as I already have a RN4072.(from smokester)

Does any1 know of any other china manufacturers that have better quality products? I am planning to do a mass order (for me and some friends) so I may be able to get a pretty decent quantity. Ordering from China seems more economical as I live in Singapore. I really, really love the penstyle I got from smokester!. No problems whatsoever for more than a month now but the UK pound to SGD exchange rate is killing me.

 

[trog100]

trog i get a reading of 3v of each of the batteries and there are 3 but i dont know if they are lithium or what because there is no writing on them. little stubby jobs, an inch long and about a half inch in diameter. havent checked the resistance on the atomizer as i pulled it apart to have a look but i'll probably open another today. i've gotten a good run out of these so far apart from the leaking which just discoloured the paper but i've only checked two.

if they read 3 volts just for one cell DC they have to be lithium primary batteries.. if these were connected up end to end in series this would give 9 volts.. if so its interesting.. the heater coil would have to be different with a higher resistance than every single lithium cell powered e cig..

is there any sign of chippery in there.. a little circuit board for example.. ??

i am still trying to work out why they would use three batteries.. he he..

trog

 

[trog100]

they sound like these things.

DealExtreme: $4.30 WF CR123A 3.0V Primary Lithium Battery (5-Pack)

quite a lot of power in three of em.. and bought from a UK camera shop f-cking expensive.. he he

trog

ps.. the other option would be these abu it smaller..

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.904

 

[jigtg]

Higher voltage would mean thinner coil wire. It would have to be something like 0.1mm and I don't think thats possible. I bet they put em in parallel so that manufacturing defects in batteries even out. Or maybe they use somekind of pulse width modulation.

Anyway, I'm going for genuine ruyan. Something tells me it might pay off eventually. 15$ doesn't leave you much to make anything decent.
They say china mail ban ends Oct. 31. Luckily that doesn't include Shanghai...

Be sure to read the text if you plan to order e-liquids or you might end up with only mediums.

 

[dc2k08]

trog it does indeed carry a small circuit board (but bigger and more complicated than ruyans) with an attached chip and LED. it also connects 4 wires where as ruyan's only connects 3. i will try and root a digital camera and take some shots later but i imagine the one i think is around wont have adequate zoom or focus. missing my SLR at the moment. you are right about the 9volts so i will check the resistance of the atomizer the next one i open to see if it matches up.

edit: you know what trog, i just realised that two of the batteries in the cigar are placed with their two negative terminals touching so it would appear that a back-up system might be in place as jigtg suggested. i have entirely dismantled the battery at this stage so im not sure if all of them run independantly. so i will dissect the next one more carefully.

 

[Nazareth]

I just a disposable cigar from them to review- will do so later tonight after I've had a chance to vape it some- briefly, I got two cartridges with it Marlboro and 555- I've got hte Marlboro in right now and all I can say is Wow- very nice flavor- very reminiscent of a Marlboro- the smell is a bit different than a cig, but the taste is quite close. The vapor is meh- ok- better than the Ruyan, but still a bit weak- would liek to see more vapor, but htis might be due to low Mah fro mthe battery, a bigger one might give a better vapor, but whatcha goona do? The quality of hte cigar is a bit worse than the Ruyan, which I'll talk abotu in the review tonight- basically the paper goops up easily, but just lettign it dry gives you another good 15-20 minutes of vaping till it goops again- The Ruyan is shallacked or somethign and doesn't goop at all-. Wil ltalk more tonight about this. But basically, I'm really liking hte taste so far- we'll see how long the taste reamins- The Ruyan taste just goes and goes and goes until almost the end of the life of hte battery.

 

[Nazareth]

i bought pretty much every item they have. i have 5 of their cigar. been through two so far. they arent bad at all so far, fairly stable but the paper used to cover them is cheap. they use 3 batteries as opposed to 1 in the loong/ruyan model. also some of them leaked as the foil cap was not properly secured on all of the cartridges. i got the cigar tube too which i really like. the liquid is of the type that you can inhale and exhale. i got one extra-high flue cured. you get a hit off of that for sure.

Didn't see htis comment before- this is exactly what I'm experiencing with hte cigar so far- one of my cartridges leaked, and doesn't seem ot be producing much in way of vapor which I suspect is due to hte leakage and beign a bit dry- but what juice hteir is in the Marlboro flavor is very good- much different than the Ruyan flavor, and I'm not sure which I liek better- I'm quite liking hte Marlboro flavor alot actually. The build of hte cigar's paper as you said, isn't as good as hte Ruyan to be sure, but it's 'o.k'- The only thing, is hte flavor is a bit light- it could be a better hit flavor-wise and nic-wise- At first hte nic was great- very nice hit- better infact than the Ruyan, but it's driopped off a bit whereas the Ruyan hit remained for quite some days during my test- Not sure what the issue is with hte cigar I got, I've noticed the atomizer bridge is a bit crooked, but htis shouldn't affect hte nic and flavor hit- will have to mess with hte cigar a bit more later tonight as it's now nap time Will start my review tonight.

Added- this cigar is creating quite a wallop of vapor- I took cartridge off, straightened the atomizer, and repositions the atomizer on the bridge, twisted it slightly, and it's now vaporing liek crazy- will see how long this lasts, oh, and hte taste is coming htrough better now, a bit stronger, quite nice actually- I think htough on this particular cartridge, that I have to drill a bit bigger hole in the end as the draw is a bit hard, not big enough to pull enough air through- We'll see hweat happens later

 

[Nazareth]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, guys. From what is written, seems like the penstyle is a good buy. Actually was planning to get 2 minis and a cigar from them as I already have a RN4072.(from smokester)

Does any1 know of any other china manufacturers that have better quality products? I am planning to do a mass order (for me and some friends) so I may be able to get a pretty decent quantity. me.

Ecigg sells a product that looks to be the same as loongtotem eciggs, but at much reduced price- I've got hte loongttotem ecig and really like it, and would recommend it IF the price were much less which it looks like ECig.com has managed to do- might be worth a try as these ecigs are hte smallest, most cigarette-like in form factor, and produce a LOT of vapor for a long time & can be refilled as well to extend their usefulness- the only issue has been hteir shipping times- some haven't had problems whereas soem have I guess.

Added: The ore I smoke this, the more the Marlboro flavor really comes out- it's VERY close to an actual Marlboro and leaves a very nice Marlboro tobacco-like taste in the mouth- I'm quite impressed with the flavor- I'll post more about hte flavor in my review- there is another very slight flavor that coems through that isn't like tobacco, but this has worn off them ore I've smoked it- I honestly do feel like I've just smoked a real Marlboro cigg, which is my brand of cigarette rthat I smoke, and hwen I go out and have an actual Marlboro right after smoking hte cigar, the cigrette Marlboro flavor is even better and stronger thanks to the flavor of the cigar left in the mouth. Again, I'm quite impressed with htis flavor and vapor so far- IF it lasts for a couple of days, then I will definately highly recommend this particular flavor and cigar despite the lesser quality build in the paper that wraps the cigar.

 

[tifacloud]

Nazareth, what do you mean when you said the cigar leaked? Do you mean the liquid gets into your mouth when you inhale or is is leaking from the connecting point?

*Just curious but do you think its possible to convert it into a reusable version by using rechargeble batteries? From what you have wrote, the atomizer seems to be perfoming rather well.

*Anyone has a review for their minis?

 

[dc2k08]

the reason some come where the paper has been leaked on is because the foil is not secured on the cartridge properly and spreads out a little onto the paper. it doesnt leak constantly; or else when the liquid is put into the carts, little care is taken to dry the outside and the excess drips out onto the paper.

there minis are not a good purchase in my opinion. though i may still use them to drip.

you have to hack open the tube to get at the batteries properly, but you could replace them with a bit of savvy and get a lttle extra use out of it. though the tube would be compromised.

 

[Mr.Darcy]

have you bought the LT clone from ecig.com yet dc?

 

[dc2k08]

i want to call them first darcy, but my skype is giving me grief. might have to do a fresh install tomorrow. should do it now as its working hours in china but im too tired.