Kanger T3's vs Vision CE4's - My thoughts

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Mitey F

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I have quite a few different juice delivery systems. From 510 and 306 dripper attys, to tank and dripper RBA's, clearos, carto tanks etc. I have found that my personal preference for out-and-about vaping is clearos, for a few reasons.

1. They hold enough juice for a full day of vaping (for most people)
2. They don't hold so MUCH juice that you can't switch flavors when you want to without wasting a bunch of juice
3. They're relatively cheap (around $6 each) and only $2-$3 for a new atomizer every other week or so with daily use
4. They're pretty damn hard to break. I've dropped mine plenty of times onto the concrete, with nothing more than a slightly dinged mouthpiece.

My intro into clearos was the Vision CE4, as a local store had them in stock. AKA, no postage fees, no waiting on the mailman, and face-to-face help should I need assistance. After vaping mostly off of the Ego-C cartridges, these CE4's were a wonderful surprise. Great vapor production, great flavor etc.

Then after reading all the rave reviews of the T3's, I bought some. I opted for the Mini's when they came out, as I don't like giant "things" in my pocket. Besides the first break-in tank, the flavor was also pretty good, and vapor production seemed up-to-snuff.

I have found now, that I prefer the T3's and the CE4's in slightly different situations.

I like the T3's when I'm at work (in the shop) or out walking around, doing errands. The Mini's are the perfect size for a small Ego-type battery (fit nicely in a pocket), and are (more or less) trouble free. Aside from the occasional gurgle. However, to fill them, you have to tip them upside down and remove the head, which ultimately ends in *some* leakage through the air hole, which will need cleaning before use, or else you'll suck juice (yuck). I don't like messing with refilling the T3's on the go, so I make sure they're full before I head out for the day.

I prefer the CE4's when I'm doing things around the house, and don't necessarily need to keep it in my pocket all day. They are a bit longer (albeit not much), and are MUCH easier to fill. Simply unscrew the mouthpiece, drip in more juice, and screw the tip back on. NO leakage, NO turning it upside down, you don't even have to remove it from the battery. WONDERFUL. They have given me better flavor than the T3's, and seem to last longer without needing the atomizer head replaced. The heads are also cheaper, which is a win/win. It's *slightly* more difficult to replace the head, but all in all, it only takes an extra 30 seconds. And when you only have to do it every other week or so, that amounts to basically nothing.

Overall, I think the CE4's are a "better" product. They perform just as well if not better than the T3's in almost every category. Again, better flavor, easier to fill, cheaper atomizers, and less finicky.

Anyone else care to weigh in?
 

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I agree that the CE4's have a better flavor, but I just got fed up with the dry hits, mouthfuls of juice, and leaking issues. I still have some, and will probably continue to buy them from time to time, but for me, the T3's have just been so much better that it seems worth the flavor reduction. I like the size of the mini's a lot, and they still seem to have plenty of room for juice. I have some EVODs coming in the mail (out for delivery today, yay!), so I'll be comparing them a bit later.
 

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I'm very interested in the EVOD's, let me know what you think.

I really haven't had many issues with gurgling on the CE4's, and dry hits have been nearly non existent. Maybe I'm just lucky.

My other issue is that the T3's won't make good contact with my SLB VV ego battery without fiddling. If I take the T3 and use it on my Joye battery, I have to fiddle with the contact to make it work on my SLB, as the Joye pushes the contact further in than the SLB will allow contact with.

The CE4's work beautifully on either battery, although the Joye is too low of a voltage for the resistance I like.
 

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So, on the EVODs, I've been using one all day, and it has a really great vape! I can't speak for it's longevity yet, but so far I like it a lot!

One thing about it, though. If you get one, be sure to wash it out really well before using it. I've heard that advice about all clearos, but I don't always do it. This had the worst plastic taste, ever! It was bad enough that I had to dump the juice and start over--I couldn't just vape through it like I have been able to with other clearos if I forgot to wash them out first.
 
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