The Joker, my review

[Bustastew]

Due to time restraints I will make this quick and in bullet form.

Positives:
-vaped great brand new for 9 hours
-the led light looked cool
-the safety features was a great idea

Negatives:
-$160! (compaired to my Silver Bullet this thing feels cheaply made..)
-Lasted only 9 hours
-instantly fries any atty I hook up to it (normal NOT LR attys)
-bought it from dietsmokes.com who offer no phone# or contact email
-dealing with a ticket system at dietsmokes and never recieving a reply
-having to contact vaprlife.com to receive help for repair/replacement
-now waiting 2 weeks for vaprlife to send me a (hopefully) functional Joker
-friend of mine who also got the Joker has gone through 4 attys in 15 days

I would love to hear from people who are really liking their Joker! I hope I get one back that works great, and that dietsmokes stops ignoring their customers.

 

[johnnybgdg]

Sounds like them calling it "Joker" was fitting.
Expensive lesson but

Keep vaping

John

 

[doots]

Sorry to hear your experiences with the Joker. Several others I know had simular problems with theirs..

 

[Bustastew]

Sounds like them calling it "Joker" was fitting.
Expensive lesson but

Keep vaping

John

Shouldnt be, if they don't resolve my issue I'll contact the BBB and make them =p

 

[Bella Chic]

That sucks cause it looks pretty cool. Also wanted to say hey to a fellow Texan

 

[Col. Gaunt]

I have had my joker since the first day they shipped and have never had a single problem. Not a single fried atty! Just a whole lotta great vaping!

Regarding batteries I find that the grey and yellow tenergy bats are the best for it.

 

[Bustastew]

That sucks cause it looks pretty cool. Also wanted to say hey to a fellow Texan

Hey right back at ya hot stuff =P

 

[Bustastew]

I have had my joker since the first day they shipped and have never had a single problem. Not a single fried atty! Just a whole lotta great vaping!

Regarding batteries I find that the grey and yellow tenergy bats are the best for it.

vaprlife just emailed me telling me they just shipped my repaired Joker. They at least have support! I hope it works as good as yours dude =/

 

[Bella Chic]

Hey right back at ya hot stuff =P

Why thank you handsome *blushes*

 

[Bustastew]

Got my replacement Joker in today. Hooked up a brand new 510 atty... Fried it in just a few puffs... Hooked up another brand new one, so far so good...

If this thing takes one more atty within a reasonable time that's the last straw! They cost $8 each! On top of that the cost of sending it for repairs.

Oh yeah the protection does not work either, discharge batteries do NOT turn the LED blue. In addition I hooked up a LR atty to test if it would stop vaping and it did not. The LR atty still works fine and went right back to my 3.7 Silver Bullet. I know better than to actually use a LR atty on a 5v device, but for testing purposes I tried it for a few seconds.

 

[VapoMonkey]

Thats too bad about your joker, I've had mine for 2 weeks, and havent popped 1 atty yet, then again I tend to keep my attys really REALLY REALLY wet. The batteries that came with the unit were horribad, so I hopped over to batteryjunction(dot)com and ordered the tenergy lifepo4 rcr123 protected batteries (750mah) per. They vape all day strong, all day long. Only do the change-out at the most inconvenient times (like walking to the subway in the rain).

All in all, at least from my P O V, is that the joker seems to be reliable, and yes it did the auto cut-off when I popped a lr-atty on it...

 

[Bustastew]

Hey Vapo. Glad someone out there has one that works as intended! My replacement Joker vaped great all night and nearly up to 24 hours on that second atty! Should I be impressed? How sad that I am heh.

I also got lifepo4 rcr123 protected batteries, but mine are 900mah. Ive been using both the 400mah and the 900mah.

 

[Bustastew]

Parker took at look at my Joker and the attys I was using that got fried. Turns out the 2nd Joker I got works perfectly and that I was not using the right attys.

I will updated again about the Joker when I get it in the mail from Parker to give readers out there a better review.

 

[yoyoma_mda]

thats too bad about your joker, i personally don't own one but I could also never justify the $160 price tag for something thats not as pretty as my prodigy v3 and costs about double more. Hopefully your next experience with vaping will be more successful =) also if you plan on keeping your joker maybe you should try cartomizers? They're less likely to pop at higher voltages and makes your vaping experiences better overall. Good luck

 

[jetracer06]

Is that a Nintendo gun with duck hunt in the background?? if it is that's badass..

 

[SjLucky]

Is that a Nintendo gun with duck hunt in the background?? if it is that's badass..

Oh Yeah Thats DH with the Red Gun!! I can spot that memory a mile away!

 

[Bustastew]

thats too bad about your joker, i personally don't own one but I could also never justify the $160 price tag for something thats not as pretty as my prodigy v3 and costs about double more. Hopefully your next experience with vaping will be more successful =) also if you plan on keeping your joker maybe you should try cartomizers? They're less likely to pop at higher voltages and makes your vaping experiences better overall. Good luck

Yeah actually I got some carts in but havent tested them on the Joker yet because its still on the way too me. I have tried them at 3.7 and 6volts and they are great! I just cant believe they are 8 times cheaper than normal 510 attys! WHY IS THIS???

 

[Bustastew]

Is that a Nintendo gun with duck hunt in the background?? if it is that's badass..

Yeah the ®1985 Nintendo Zapper =P I collect old games

 

[yoyoma_mda]

Yeah actually I got some carts in but havent tested them on the Joker yet because its still on the way too me. I have tried them at 3.7 and 6volts and they are great! I just cant believe they are 8 times cheaper than normal 510 attys! WHY IS THIS???

well they're cheaper to make but as far as efficiency they're just solid.

(Just cuz a honda is $16k and a mercedes is $55k doesn't mean the mercedes is gonna last longer)

if you vape at high voltage cartomizers are really the way to go, I've got the same cartomizers working on my HV devices from 2-3 months ago and they're still a pleasure to use, no drop in vapor, and a funny taste can be removed by boiling them. The only time I've had to throw them away is when I severely burned the polyfill by leaving a device "ready to fire" in my pocket and regardless I get my cartomizers for 1.39 shipped (litecigusa). At HV I haven't gotten a normal atomizer to work for 2 days =( I also just got some "Mega Cartomizers" from nhaler that apparently work better for HV and I gotta say they've impressed me so far. I've had to do less refills per day and I still get more vapor than I can handle, but at $1.80 each (not including shipping) i'm a little more careful with them, but I'm also a penny pincher . In my opinion, I'd return the joker and get something pretty at 6v and get some mega cartomizers, if you like silver bullets maybe try the new omega ($99) from altsmoke or maybe a prodigy v3 ($83 and I am in love with mine). However if your heart is set at 5v then get something like the buzz, I personally don't like the looks but EVERYONE seems to love theirs, and it seems to be a pretty damn reliable device with WORKING safety features, plus its $45 cheaper than the joker which leaves you more money for cartomizers and juices =) Sorry for the long post but it seems like you're quite frustrated with your pv, and using the "wrong" atomizers is complete bs, I've heard a lot of complaints about Parker over at dietsmokes and this pretty much confirms it. Best of luck on your vaping journey

 

[Bustastew]

well they're cheaper to make but as far as efficiency they're just solid.

(Just cuz a honda is $16k and a mercedes is $55k doesn't mean the mercedes is gonna last longer)

if you vape at high voltage cartomizers are really the way to go, I've got the same cartomizers working on my HV devices from 2-3 months ago and they're still a pleasure to use, no drop in vapor, and a funny taste can be removed by boiling them. The only time I've had to throw them away is when I severely burned the polyfill by leaving a device "ready to fire" in my pocket and regardless I get my cartomizers for 1.39 shipped (litecigusa). At HV I haven't gotten a normal atomizer to work for 2 days =( I also just got some "Mega Cartomizers" from nhaler that apparently work better for HV and I gotta say they've impressed me so far. I've had to do less refills per day and I still get more vapor than I can handle, but at $1.80 each (not including shipping) i'm a little more careful with them, but I'm also a penny pincher . In my opinion, I'd return the joker and get something pretty at 6v and get some mega cartomizers, if you like silver bullets maybe try the new omega ($99) from altsmoke or maybe a prodigy v3 ($83 and I am in love with mine). However if your heart is set at 5v then get something like the buzz, I personally don't like the looks but EVERYONE seems to love theirs, and it seems to be a pretty damn reliable device with WORKING safety features, plus its $45 cheaper than the joker which leaves you more money for cartomizers and juices =) Sorry for the long post but it seems like you're quite frustrated with your pv, and using the "wrong" atomizers is complete bs, I've heard a lot of complaints about Parker over at dietsmokes and this pretty much confirms it. Best of luck on your vaping journey

Thanks for the advice. I will give those megacartos a try next time I need more. As far as the new PV, gotta wait and see how the Joker does when i get it back. Also when I thought I was going to get rid of it I researched and found that the GLV-2 is one HIGHLY rated 5v PV. So yeah that ones on the way to me too =)