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I love my several TC100W but it's not "new" anymore, but it's crazy cheap, very solid, for me, it's virtually flawless and the best mod I've ever had (and why I now have several)... I've only had one that started acting funny after a few months, and it's in the being exchanged process at this time, but the several others we have have been great even after over a year for a few of them. (edit: just though I'd mention that my wife and my daughter have dropped theirs so many times it's scary, but yet, the mods are still working great - but are fairly dinged up)
The pros for this mod:
These two mods are very inexpensive....so it's a win-win, worse case, if you have 100$, then get one of each or two of one.
There's of course the Alien that you should check too (I don't have one so can't say much about it). It's well loved by many, also inexpensive and aside a few issues with paint for the earlier batches, and a few mention of board dying for some people, it's been a fairly solid mod.
Sadly, for your choices, I'd never get an RX, just never liked them, both how they look or all the problems people had with them. Not a fan of Pionner mods either, while some will vouch for them, I find they seem cheap to me. For the VGod, similar, never impressed me, I'm not a big fan of the square box form factor with the "face" console look, just too basic average looking.
And honestly, since squeeze triggers, buttons are an absolute pain to use compared... like "what is this, the middle-ages?" bad.
The pros for this mod:
- Reliable/very solid
- sleak, fits in back pocket easily and comfortably
- very comfortable in hand
- squeeze trigger
- parallel (100W but goes up to 120W with the firmware upgrade)
- amazing battery life (outdoes every dual battery mods we have easily)
- reliable on-board charging
- does just about every mode possible (TC all metals, memory settings, bypass, etc.)
- physical trigger lock
- nice modern look
- can function on a single battery if needed (at reduced wattage of course)
- controls: one of the best interface, the extra mode button instead of the multi-clicks to switch stuff is beyond "better".
- Magnetic door only, no stub or mechanism to break.
- because it's so sleak/slim, tanks over 23mm will stick out a bit
These two mods are very inexpensive....so it's a win-win, worse case, if you have 100$, then get one of each or two of one.
There's of course the Alien that you should check too (I don't have one so can't say much about it). It's well loved by many, also inexpensive and aside a few issues with paint for the earlier batches, and a few mention of board dying for some people, it's been a fairly solid mod.
Sadly, for your choices, I'd never get an RX, just never liked them, both how they look or all the problems people had with them. Not a fan of Pionner mods either, while some will vouch for them, I find they seem cheap to me. For the VGod, similar, never impressed me, I'm not a big fan of the square box form factor with the "face" console look, just too basic average looking.
And honestly, since squeeze triggers, buttons are an absolute pain to use compared... like "what is this, the middle-ages?" bad.
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One question I would have is with a budget of $100, which is significant, are you expecting to use it in temp control mode a lot? Some of the less expensive mods deliver a mediocre temp control experience at best.
I use the Smoant Battlestar and it is a wonderful mod. It is shaped similar to your rx2/3 but with a better battery door and 510. Its temperature control works good in SS which is the only wire material I've used. It's paint or coating or whatever it uses doesn't chip or wear, at least on mine which is the copper one. They have lots of color choices which look good and the best part is they only cost around $40 on myvaporstore or Misthub where I got mine with reddit15 as a coupon code. Anthonyvapes who is a member here has a video review, which is what swayed me to get one, you should check out if your interested.
Then for $100-$130 (based on US prices) get a DNA based mod. Superb temp control, pretty much defines the "high end" for TC along with YiHi, although YiHi is a bit pricier. If you like to tinker, the Win software package eScribe they offer will let you customize things just about any way you can think of.
There are new DNA boards coming out, a 75c and an unannounced but I can't believe it won't happen 250c. The big deal on these newer boards is not the color screen, but the ability to design any sort of UI you prefer (if you're into that, if not plenty will pop up for you to play with) and most important, adjust many of the custom settings right on the mod without a PC based software package.
You can go with something like a Therion 166, a 2 battery version of the DNA 250 board for about $120. I'm sure with the new boards coming out those will go on sale.
I have the ipv5. Works faultlessly in tc mode. All around nice mod. Do your research..... ipv mods are hit and miss. Seems like every other mod they release I has problems. I have no info on the ipv8 so do the research/reviews.
Good luck in your search!
Good luck in your search!
I have my Therion 75, and while I don't want to base my experience on just that one mod (and it is a lovely mod I admit), I have to say that if I was, I would never buy another DNA mod ever... it has been a very painful experience, lots and lots of issues and adjustments to get a proper "TCR value curve" to get my SS to work somewhat properly.
Between my DNA and my Eleaf/SMOK/Innokin/Joytech mods, the TC on all of them have all worked just fine, not a single issue aside the low mass with SS thing (that reminds me that I've yet to test that out with the DNA.. ). With all of these, I can easily set one tank to one, switch it the next mod over and have close to the exact same experience with the same settings instantly, while with the DNA, I have to take a good 1/2 to re-adjust everything yet again.
Hell, even over a month later with my DNA, I'm still not that happy with the TC I get with it, it's still feeling dull and slow compared to every other mod I have regardless of the settings I put on it. Because of it's price, it's my at-home mod and even then, I'm very "meh..." towards using it and would rather use my other mods anyways, but since I have it, might as well use it.
I'd rather have 2-3 other mods for the price than another DNA, no questions about it.
I know that I would never recommend a DNA device after that experience without warning the person that they are not "plug and plug" whatsoever and there is a learning curve to use them. As opposed to the "Chinese" mods that are good to go out of the box.
All this to say that that frankly, I really don't get the whole DNA fan-thing, and that they are not worth the extra money whatsoever (aside the external casing that might be higher quality, but the chipset.. I'm just not impressed by it whatsoever). As far as the TC is better on a DNA board thing, I just think that it's more a placebo effect that people get because they spent so much money on them.
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Another mod that looks interesting is the voopoo drag box mod. It's a dual battery mod that reportedly fires extremely quick and the tc is supposed to work good also. That Phil Busardo that reviews mods likes it and reviews it so with a little searching that can be found. I've been thinking of getting one so I'm not speaking from personal experience just what I've read or heard. They can be bought from myvaporstore for the fifty dollar range so it's just one more mod to consider that I've found to be very intriguing from a performance standpoint.
Another mod that I am on the fence to get is this guy (Tesla Nano 120W):
$42.97 Authentic Tesla Nano 120W VW APV Box Mod - 7-120W / 2*18650 / temperature lock / OLED screen display / innovative taste control / memory function at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
The few reviews on it (that I've seen) have been excellent so far.
My hold back is no on-board charging and according to reviews it's a fairly bulky/heavy mod.
While it's not a squeeze trigger, the button looks pretty decent compared to most other square boxes, at least good enough that I would deem it acceptable.
$42.97 Authentic Tesla Nano 120W VW APV Box Mod - 7-120W / 2*18650 / temperature lock / OLED screen display / innovative taste control / memory function at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
The few reviews on it (that I've seen) have been excellent so far.
My hold back is no on-board charging and according to reviews it's a fairly bulky/heavy mod.
While it's not a squeeze trigger, the button looks pretty decent compared to most other square boxes, at least good enough that I would deem it acceptable.
The op stated that he wants good tc so a mech won't do. There seems to be some complaints about these Vgod mods and tc, though I have no personal experience of them.
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Well, there's discussion about health and temperature... (looooong thread), and overall, it's a "possibility" that without TC, you might be exposing youself to nasty.
What didn't work for you, if I may ask. Not to sound bad, but I'd seen many that state "not for them" and turned out they didn't really know how TC worked and how to set it up correctly.
I use it just about all the time myself aside the Khantal claptons I still have (old stock, but hey, why waste them) and after a small learning curve, I actually hate not using it. The "experience" isn't that different from simple Wattage mode, but the preventing dry hits part is absolutely great.... and I do see a fairly large difference in battery life.
That's exactly my point though, it's not different from wattage mode at all so why would I use tc? I have read loads of articles with people trying to give research in to saying temperature control is much more healthy for you & I am not buying in to all the scientific rubbish. If someone proves it to me without writing pages an pages of analysis I might listen 
That's exactly my point though, it's not different from wattage mode at all so why would I use tc? I have read loads of articles with people trying to give research in to saying temperature control is much more healthy for you & I am not buying in to all the scientific rubbish. If someone proves it to me without writing pages an pages of analysis I might listen
Well, it's not the same exactly. It's a more stable vape, the preventing the dry hits by itself makes it worth using ten-fold.
Battery life is increased by a decent factor (I'd say a good 20%), and the adjusting it is much better than just wattage mode.
Most people that actually try it properly and give it a serious chance (and go through the learning phase, which isn't that hard) rarely go back to wattage mode after. There's a reason for that.
And rubbish or not... not burning stuff is still going to make sense, research completed or not.
I just find "I use what I'm used to using" and being scared that something else might be better after all, just closes doors to the possibilities.
My understanding is that certain metals release toxins If you get them too hot, so if you have your tc set below that temperature it cuts off preventing you from reaching it. I also saw a thread on here talking about glycerin being harmful at high enough temperatures.That's exactly my point though, it's not different from wattage mode at all so why would I use tc? I have read loads of articles with people trying to give research in to saying temperature control is much more healthy for you & I am not buying in to all the scientific rubbish. If someone proves it to me without writing pages an pages of analysis I might listen
To me it's just another safety feature which I personally appreciate. Not all that different than short protection or anything else you would want just to make things a little safer. I wouldn't push people to replace what they have with tc right this second or anything, but if it doesn't hurt your experience I'm not sure why you wouldn't look into if you are replacing or starting out.
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I will bare in mind what you both said, I've used ss on a few mods an it was far from terrible and hey guess it can't hurt if it's safer I'm getting an rda soon but I'll try an ss build
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