I know this has been done before... however, I purchased one of these (granted, used thankfully!!!!) partially because of that review and a friend falling in love with my eroll. She doesn't have very much money and I was just buying it for her and was curious myself.
I almost made the mistake (yes, mistake) of purchasing a k500 from the review I had read here.
So, here's my blow by blow on these two devices.
The Eroll, I love. It's a tad annoying for the small tanks, and the small battery, but let's face it folks, we were thrilled with the analog five to fifteen minute ciggie, so why are we frustrated with the battery
The one thing I probably do wish it would do is be threaded and therefore that would potentially lend to the utilization of a larger tank for 'at home' purposes. However, it isn't. It does snap together securely and the draw to my mind is pretty incredible. The atty's last a long time and they can be milked to a much longer life with soaking, cleaning and rewicking with mesh.
The batteries and cones are cheap, the atomizers really aren't that costly and if you have a good charger, it's going to last you through the day (mine was dying, since I purchased it used. The new one, lasts forever and never runs out.)
The review I read on here said the k500 was ... mainly similar, parts interchangeable etc. I believed it.
When I received the one I won on ebay for a bit under 16 dollars, I figured if nothing else it was another battery pack. Though, again I was also looking at giving it to a friend. If it delivered similar experience.
As it is, I will have to purchase another battery, so I have a spare. I do like being prepared. I also want to get a few dead batteries and when mine dies, I'll have one to start working on my varied modifications I'm hoping to create to help enhance our eroll love.
So, my findings...
The draw ... is tight. Really tight. It has two small airways carved into a threaded battery and it produces pathetic vapor. I felt like I was sucking on a semi blocked atomizer, or a device that had half it's airway cut off. (Which explains the pathetic amount of vapor.)
The taste, is even more muted than the eroll. I couldn't even tell I was switching flavors.
The battery, as I mentioned is threaded. I imagine it's 808 threading, but I don't know that for sure. I'm hoping that I can put one of those tiny 1ml 808 clearomizers on it and it will be salvagable, but who knows.
But, with that said, the battery being threaded, the cone is as well threaded and the atomizer sits within the cone. No, it can not be used on the eroll at all. Neither the cone, or the atomizer. (edit- I was mistaken. You can use the k500 atty with the eroll. It's just not very ... good.)
The tanks do seem to snap a bit better into the k500, but I've never had issues with newer tanks and the eroll attys so I'm not overly concerned about that.
I liked the silicon caps within the ends of the tanks, it does make for easier filling if you don't have a needle bottle, but I've noticed that with thicker juice, it tends to develop more bubbles at the hole and thus produce more dry hits on the eroll. (I had purchased two of the tanks due to the last side by side review I read here about eroll to k500)
The charger does work on both, the k500 blinks while it's charging the battery, which is fine with me, I don't see it as any better or worse for time it holds a charge, or batteries it charges.
But, with my kit, it came with two batteries, one atty, one cone. Two tanks. Thus, you can't set two up (similar to the eroll, but a single cone is fairly cheap.) Parts are much more difficult to find. I looked a long time to find the k500 tanks, and they're much more expensive.
The battery... the eroll has a wonderful door which almost is difficult to open. The k500 as you open it feels loose and it seems it would 'fall open' if you didn't insure it was closed.
Ultimately, it's by far worth the price to purchase an authentic eroll. Especially when you can use coupons with rocky mountain vapes and even then, get them on ebay for those selling them.
I'm sure this isn'tnew to the eroll community, but I did see one person asking if they should buy the k500 instead of the eroll for a mother's day gift. I hope hope hope they bought the original! It is so much better and truly worth the extra money.
If I had gotten the k500 I wouldn't have been sold to the eroll. It would've been exactly my thoughts of what the product would offer. Instead, when I received my eroll I was pleasantly surprised and have raved over it!
I hope this helps someone who might be seeing the k500s and their slightly to nearly half priced difference and realize they aren't doing a favor for the new initiate. It''s worth buying the eroll! Please, go authentic! In the end, you will pay so much less money and have a better experience. By far! Miles of difference!
Cost breakdown
Kit: Eroll $60.00 (have seen it as high as 72 dollars.)
K500 $44.99 (have seen it as low as 33 at fasttech)
tanks Eroll 5 for $4.00 (At rocky mountain vapor)
k500 2 dollars a single tank. The only place I found them was Mountain Oak Vapors
batteries Eroll 10 dollars (Rocky mountain vapes)
k500 (haven't found)
Cones Eroll 2.50 (rmv)
k500 2.99 (mov)
Atomizers Eroll 5.00 (rmv) (I've heard fasttechs are good to use on the forum, and you can get five of them for that price, but lengthy shipping. Don't know if they're good or not. Also, this price will be reduced purchasing them in a 5 pack)
k500 2.99 (mov)
Battery pack Eroll 34.00 (rmv)
k500 (Haven't seen, but of course you can use the eroll one)
Shipping rmv (free over 14 dollars and 20% off coupons abound.) mov, is really reasonable shipping (I put the cone and atty in and it came up with less than 2 dollars.)
Parts you can shift back and forth. Tanks are exchangable, chargers are exchangeable, charging cable to the battery pack works, usb charger exchangable.
Parts not exchangeable. Cones. Attys can be, but they don't seem as good as the joyetech's on the eroll. They'll do in a pinch certainly.
Best of luck, but, I think seeing as you can find several places to get eroll parts, and I've only found one place to get k500 parts, I'd certainly go the eroll avenue. Plus, it's a by far better experience (it says something when I wont even toss 6 dollars (8 with shipping) to make two units. :/)
Beth
I almost made the mistake (yes, mistake) of purchasing a k500 from the review I had read here.
So, here's my blow by blow on these two devices.
The Eroll, I love. It's a tad annoying for the small tanks, and the small battery, but let's face it folks, we were thrilled with the analog five to fifteen minute ciggie, so why are we frustrated with the battery
The one thing I probably do wish it would do is be threaded and therefore that would potentially lend to the utilization of a larger tank for 'at home' purposes. However, it isn't. It does snap together securely and the draw to my mind is pretty incredible. The atty's last a long time and they can be milked to a much longer life with soaking, cleaning and rewicking with mesh.
The batteries and cones are cheap, the atomizers really aren't that costly and if you have a good charger, it's going to last you through the day (mine was dying, since I purchased it used. The new one, lasts forever and never runs out.)
The review I read on here said the k500 was ... mainly similar, parts interchangeable etc. I believed it.
When I received the one I won on ebay for a bit under 16 dollars, I figured if nothing else it was another battery pack. Though, again I was also looking at giving it to a friend. If it delivered similar experience.
As it is, I will have to purchase another battery, so I have a spare. I do like being prepared. I also want to get a few dead batteries and when mine dies, I'll have one to start working on my varied modifications I'm hoping to create to help enhance our eroll love.
So, my findings...
The draw ... is tight. Really tight. It has two small airways carved into a threaded battery and it produces pathetic vapor.
I felt like I was sucking on a semi blocked atomizer, or a device that had half it's airway cut off. (Which explains the pathetic amount of vapor.)The taste, is even more muted than the eroll. I couldn't even tell I was switching flavors.
The battery, as I mentioned is threaded. I imagine it's 808 threading, but I don't know that for sure. I'm hoping that I can put one of those tiny 1ml 808 clearomizers on it and it will be salvagable, but who knows.
But, with that said, the battery being threaded, the cone is as well threaded and the atomizer sits within the cone. No, it can not be used on the eroll at all. Neither the cone, or the atomizer. (edit- I was mistaken. You can use the k500 atty with the eroll. It's just not very ... good.)
The tanks do seem to snap a bit better into the k500, but I've never had issues with newer tanks and the eroll attys so I'm not overly concerned about that.
I liked the silicon caps within the ends of the tanks, it does make for easier filling if you don't have a needle bottle, but I've noticed that with thicker juice, it tends to develop more bubbles at the hole and thus produce more dry hits on the eroll. (I had purchased two of the tanks due to the last side by side review I read here about eroll to k500)
The charger does work on both, the k500 blinks while it's charging the battery, which is fine with me, I don't see it as any better or worse for time it holds a charge, or batteries it charges.
But, with my kit, it came with two batteries, one atty, one cone. Two tanks. Thus, you can't set two up (similar to the eroll, but a single cone is fairly cheap.) Parts are much more difficult to find. I looked a long time to find the k500 tanks, and they're much more expensive.
The battery... the eroll has a wonderful door which almost is difficult to open. The k500 as you open it feels loose and it seems it would 'fall open' if you didn't insure it was closed.
Ultimately, it's by far worth the price to purchase an authentic eroll. Especially when you can use coupons with rocky mountain vapes and even then, get them on ebay for those selling them.
I'm sure this isn'tnew to the eroll community, but I did see one person asking if they should buy the k500 instead of the eroll for a mother's day gift. I hope hope hope they bought the original! It is so much better and truly worth the extra money.
If I had gotten the k500 I wouldn't have been sold to the eroll. It would've been exactly my thoughts of what the product would offer. Instead, when I received my eroll I was pleasantly surprised and have raved over it!
I hope this helps someone who might be seeing the k500s and their slightly to nearly half priced difference and realize they aren't doing a favor for the new initiate. It''s worth buying the eroll! Please, go authentic! In the end, you will pay so much less money and have a better experience. By far! Miles of difference!
Cost breakdown
Kit: Eroll $60.00 (have seen it as high as 72 dollars.)
K500 $44.99 (have seen it as low as 33 at fasttech)
tanks Eroll 5 for $4.00 (At rocky mountain vapor)
k500 2 dollars a single tank. The only place I found them was Mountain Oak Vapors
batteries Eroll 10 dollars (Rocky mountain vapes)
k500 (haven't found)
Cones Eroll 2.50 (rmv)
k500 2.99 (mov)
Atomizers Eroll 5.00 (rmv) (I've heard fasttechs are good to use on the forum, and you can get five of them for that price, but lengthy shipping. Don't know if they're good or not. Also, this price will be reduced purchasing them in a 5 pack)
k500 2.99 (mov)
Battery pack Eroll 34.00 (rmv)
k500 (Haven't seen, but of course you can use the eroll one)
Shipping rmv (free over 14 dollars and 20% off coupons abound.) mov, is really reasonable shipping (I put the cone and atty in and it came up with less than 2 dollars.)
Parts you can shift back and forth. Tanks are exchangable, chargers are exchangeable, charging cable to the battery pack works, usb charger exchangable.
Parts not exchangeable. Cones. Attys can be, but they don't seem as good as the joyetech's on the eroll. They'll do in a pinch certainly.
Best of luck, but, I think seeing as you can find several places to get eroll parts, and I've only found one place to get k500 parts, I'd certainly go the eroll avenue. Plus, it's a by far better experience
(it says something when I wont even toss 6 dollars (8 with shipping) to make two units. :/)Beth
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