Curious as to the diff. In battery b/w Penguin and Dolphin. I vape a lot, and I can confirm that (at least for the Dolphin) do not depend on it for a primary device.
I purchased this and loved it — at first. I was so impressed, I bought a 2nd for rotation.
Now let me be clear, this beginner talk is nonsense. I’ve owned many mods, tanks, blah, blah, quite frankly, it all gets annoying af. I grew very tired of having to deal with leaky tanks, coils that burn, coils that don’t wanna prime, etc. I’ve been analog free and vape only for almost a decade now. But the allure of smoking, and even early stage/ life 510s were that it was simple. Many of us aren’t school kids with nothing better to do than sit around and chase clouds and compare mods. Cool story, bro.
I started researching pod systems and even Juuls because they’re simple, and the Dolphin looked to have promise for providing me simplicity. I’ve a demanding job, 4 kids, and life is always on the move. A simply device that can still pack a nice punch and stay pocket friendly is a necessity for me.
Back to the dolphin - it really is simply and great, but once you start using it as a primary device - you’re f_cked. If you’re a full time vaper, you’re going to find yourself using at least 1 0.25 ohm coil per day. You can go 1.25 ohm and even save a ton of battery, but it’s def not the same.
Not only are you spending a fortune at this point, but in a full time vape schedule, this built in battery and USB suuuuuuuucks.
I’ve now bought 3 starter kits, as I wanted to make sure I wasnt just getting a bad device. Sure enough, like clock-work, within a month, it starts to act funny: not turn on, not hold a charge, turn off when you least expect it, etc.
So if you’re using this for a rainy day, or an “out-on-the-night” a couple times a week, then fine. But if you think these things are built to last, think again, I’ve now dumped $200 down the drain in kits and attys and carts for about 3 months of use. That’s not exactly optimal - that’s bullish!t. I don’t even want to go through the hastle of returning these, and almost feel bad doing so, as it’s. It the fault of the site that sold them to me. Joyetech put out a crap product here, unless you’re ultra casual vaping.
Maybe the Penguin is different? My guess is it’s the same. But it’s a fun little device if you’re okay with it crapping out mOre sooner than later. I really did like the device. Sigh. On to finding another pod that won’t die in a month.
