New M401

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judasburrito

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Well, I just received a new M401 (deluxe kit w/ 3 batts & 2 atomizers, essentially 2 cigs) from litecigusa. Thanks! Cashed in on the November free bottle deal as well--though I'm not certain what I got (says LCZ:MED and I definitely like it).

Waiting for the batteries to charge thoroughly, but when they do, I'll definitely let you guys know how I like it. I'm really, really surprised at how small and light it is... smaller even than my NPRO!

Well, kudos to Shawn, and I'll update this thread when I get a chance to try it more thoroughly.

-Matt
 

judasburrito

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It's cool, thanks for letting me know. I like it--the harshest smoke-like flavor I've found so far. I'm thinking of cutting it with camel once I have a spare bottle. Still on a quest to recreate my beloved lucky strikes.

Well, I opened up the boxes and started playing with my new M-401s. My fiancee immediately claimed one (only fair, as I had said I was ordering her an e-cig) and we've been vaping on them since the batteries have charged. At first, I was underwhelmed. The atomizers hissed like angry cats when we puffed on them, and we weren't getting much vapor. In addition, a small puff would light up the LED for a few seconds afterward, and I was worried about burning out the atomizer right away. A few hours later, though, once we had better-tasting juice running through the guts, and the atomizers had sort of 'broken in', we were much happier.

Like I said previously, I was really surprised with the size difference between my previous supermini (the NPRO/RN4081) and this unit. I haven't been unhappy with my NPRO, which certainly brings the vapor to the table, but this unit performs quite well too--and it's a looker. The M401, especially the dual-atomizer triple-battery kit, comes highly recommended.

I can also speak to the quality of the Virginia and Orient flavored juices from litecig. Haven't tried the Camel yet, but I'm going to guess it's similar to the Pure Camel that I still need to run down.

"Tasting notes" on LiteCig e-juices:
Virginia: My fiancee likes this one a lot. I want to say it's an herby, slightly flowery tobacco-like flavor that I'm not as keen on. Fiancee says "toasty marshmallow." I'm getting a wood flavor.

Orient: Strong, dark flavor with lots of spicy notes. I don't know if it's supposed to be, but I think it's a kind of tobacco flavor. A bit of a diesel thing going on, which I think is similar to what I like about actual cigarette smoke. Fiancee says "ramen noodles".
 

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A couple other minor notes on the M401s, which are still performing nicely:
The draw, while fairly easy, is loud--louder than my NPRO. If you don't mind the hiss of incoming air (I don't really), this is fine. On the other hand, these things are throwing off vapor like there's no tomorrow!

Because of the lighter construction, I've noticed that this thing doesn't stay perfectly straight--the mouthpiece often gets crooked from the rest of the device. I'm hoping this isn't the atomizer going askew. It's certainly a more delicate beast than the RN4081. In general, it's a nice-looking e-cig, but I can't help feeling that the construction is a bit cheaper. Already popped off one of the endcaps to adjust an LED (it was pretty wildly off center).

Still happy with my purchase though, considering I got two e-cigs and 3 bottles of juice for the price of my basic NPRO starter kit.
-Matt
 

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I bought the same kit that you did, and I am having a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. I love the way it looks, and that the battery life is surprisingly good. I hate that whenever I try to top off the carts I get liquid in my mouth. I will smoke it until I get no more vapor, add two drops to the cart, and get liquid in my mouth.

I tried dripping, but I put one drop on the atomizer and half of it runs down the outside of the battery.

One of my batteries has an off center LED as well, I kind of like it though. It makes it seem a little more real. Most analog cigs don't have perfectly uniform cherries. Of course, most analog cigs don't self-extinguish in between drags and then spontaneously re-ignite between drags either. ;)

Over-all I like it, but probably wouldn't buy anything this size again. I like the way they are going with the styling, however. I would like to see that kind of thought put into some new penstyles - Those seem to be a bit stagnant in the style department.
 

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u need to be careful when topping the carts off. i usually just add a small drop or 2 t the cart. it is alot easier with a syringe for these style carts. it took me time to get used to topping them off properly now i dont get any liq in the mouth. just takes a little patience an practice. im sorry about the one led being off center i will replace it if u would like. also burrito if u think the atomizer is crooked shoot me an email an ill send u out a replacement not a problem at all.
 

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Thanks Shawn, I'm going to watch it for a few more days--it seems alright.

As for topping off carts, here's what I've found capacity-wise with my two superminis:
RN4081/NPRO: Topping off/no more vapor: about 6 drops, Empty dry cart: about 8 or 9.
M401: Topping off/no more vapor: about 4-5 drops, Empty dry cart: about 6 or 7.

I think the trick is accuracy: make sure your drops are hitting the foam square on, you don't want it dripping down the sides of the inner cartridge (this is when it gets in your mouth.) Also, make very sure that each drop is soaked in completely before putting another in. I had a bit of liquid get into my mouth with the 401, but only with a brand new filled cart, never after topping off.

One further note on the 401: This thing has taught me to vape a bit differently. With my NPRO I just hit as hard as I want, but with this, the massive vapor comes from pulling just hard enough to make the led light up, and continuing this as long as you can. Be careful, though, especially with high nic liquid--this will give you a monster hit.
-Matt
 

frazzledglispa

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I will have to try topping off with the syringe. I also just noticed that if you blow through the cartridge (after removing it from the atomizer of course) the inner cart pops out. I just wiped all of the excess juice off of the outside and topping of the cart I pushed it back in and it is now smoking nicely with no juice in the mouth. Perhaps this will be my new method.

As far as my off center LED goes, it is only a little off, and I like it that way. It makes it look a little more "real"
 

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I will have to try topping off with the syringe. I also just noticed that if you blow through the cartridge (after removing it from the atomizer of course) the inner cart pops out. I just wiped all of the excess juice off of the outside and topping of the cart I pushed it back in and it is now smoking nicely with no juice in the mouth. Perhaps this will be my new method.

As far as my off center LED goes, it is only a little off, and I like it that way. It makes it look a little more "real"

Great discovery!! That will stop me faffing about with syringes:):):)
 

Dart Vapor

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Hi!
I'm using two M401 "gold edition" for 2 month now.
As a chain smoker,they get tortured 14 hours a day,they still do their job.
After 2 days,the golden color on the atomizer vanished,it's now silver.
After 3 weeks,the atomizers got clogged.
I boiled them in water , steamed them, they work fantastic again.
I noticed:The on-and off screwing of the battery to the charger,leaves metallic dust on the screw of the battery.This clog's the atomizer.
After charging,wipe the screw with a cloth.

I use the paper-clip-method too.
Here my trick:
Push out the capsule with paper clip.
Take out the white foam and place 4 drops into the EMPTY capsule.
Put foam in and one drop on top of the foam.
 
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