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What kind of vape are you looking for? Do you want more of a lung hit or a mouth to lung? Removable battery or built in? Ect.

The more details you can give us the more we can point you in the right direction :)

Im not a smoker , smoke hookah once a week so i am only interested in having flavor on mouth. You tell me which will be better for a newbie?
 
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Coming from being a hookah smoker myself I think you'll want something with a decent amount of air flow and wicking. If you are willing to get the tank and mod separate I'd suggest the Aspire Atlantis or Kanger Subtank Mini paired with a iStick 40w Temperature Control. I can't think of any kits in that price range, the closest I know of would be the Kanger Subox but it uses an external battery you would have to buy as well.

Full disclosure I have not owned the Atlantis or the iStick 40w. I currently run the Subtank Nano on the iStick 30w, but from trying lots of peoples setups at a bar I frequent the Subtank and Atlantis at lowish wattage are the closest to the "feel" of a hookah IMO, which is why I'd recommend them. My reasoning for suggesting the Subtank mini vs the Nano is the RBA incase you grow into wanting to rebuild, you can rebuild the stock coil heads but it is a pain. The iStick 40w also has some grow room in wattage and temperature control if you do want to go there.

Also coming from a hookah I'd recommend a higher VG juice, probably around 70% VG or higher, it tends to have less throat hit and more "body" which is more similar to hookah smoke. Also very low or no nic, unless you hookah daily you might not be addicted to nic and if you intend to use it more like a hookah, hitting it hard for a few hours you might get a good amount of nic even from a low nic juice if you are looking for the nic hit feel.
 

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Coming from being a hookah smoker myself I think you'll want something with a decent amount of air flow and wicking. If you are willing to get the tank and mod separate I'd suggest the Aspire Atlantis or Kanger Subtank Mini paired with a iStick 40w Temperature Control. I can't think of any kits in that price range, the closest I know of would be the Kanger Subox but it uses an external battery you would have to buy as well.

Full disclosure I have not owned the Atlantis or the iStick 40w. I currently run the Subtank Nano on the iStick 30w, but from trying lots of peoples setups at a bar I frequent the Subtank and Atlantis at lowish wattage are the closest to the "feel" of a hookah IMO, which is why I'd recommend them. My reasoning for suggesting the Subtank mini vs the Nano is the RBA incase you grow into wanting to rebuild, you can rebuild the stock coil heads but it is a pain. The iStick 40w also has some grow room in wattage and temperature control if you do want to go there.

Also coming from a hookah I'd recommend a higher VG juice, probably around 70% VG or higher, it tends to have less throat hit and more "body" which is more similar to hookah smoke. Also very low or no nic, unless you hookah daily you might not be addicted to nic and if you intend to use it more like a hookah, hitting it hard for a few hours you might get a good amount of nic even from a low nic juice if you are looking for the nic hit feel.
Thanks alot for such a great comment. As i am not interested in starter kits bec i already said that i will not be able to upgrade. What about noisy cricket with dogee v3?
 

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    I'm kindof in the same boat budget wise. I'm about to put the hammer down on a Cool fire iv plus (you may want the 100 watt version which is about the same price) The whole kit with tank is about almost 60$ I have been hearing great things about the iSub tanks and that is what come with it. I recommend it! Plus you can buy all sorts of coils for it (all iSub coils are interchangeable). I'm going to buy the clapton .5 ohm coils.

    Innokin makes very, very, very reliable products. I've had my mvp 2.0 for over a year and a half using it exclusively and it still rocks my socks. They are a very reliable company to buy things that last a long time and are very budget friendly. I know it goes over your budget a little but seriously take my advice into consideration. Look at youtube reviews, too.

    Innokin Coolfire Plus IV 70W iSub Apex Kit

    I'm getting one of these babies on the first. :)
     
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    Mate i want something which may run for a year atleast & i dont feel to upgrade.
    Hi and welcomes,
    How long have you been smoking shisha and how much do you spend per year on that hobby?

    "You tell me which will be better for a newbie?

    The Ego AIO AND replacment heads/coils AND juice for a year...could be about 50 $/£/€.

    Best of luck
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    Thanks alot for such a great comment. As i am not interested in starter kits bec i already said that i will not be able to upgrade. What about noisy cricket with dogee v3?

    The noisy cricket is a mechanical mod and the dogee v3 is a rebuildable dripper (no stock coils). I would have a hard time recommending either to a beginner. That's not to be said it can't be done, there is just to a lot to be learned to be able to use them safely, on top of the learning curve there already is to vaping.

    Keep in mind there would be no saftey over ride with a mech mod like there would be for a regulated mod. Meaning if your ohms are outside of your battery capability it would still fire, or if there is a short it will still fire, which can have dangerous results.

    Read through the Batteries, Chargers, and Multi-Meters Forum and all of the links there in. If you don't understand it all 100% don't get a mech mod! Also keep in mind you would need to buy an ohm meter, battery charger, and whatever batteries the mod requires (in the case if the noisy cricket 2 - 18650 batteries), so it might not be the most inexpensive option really. Maybe something else as well, I've never used a mech mod myself, I still feel like I don't personally know enough even after a year of vaping to use them but YMMV.

    If you are really interested in a dripper they can be run on a regulated mod as well, but check out the Basic Coil Building and Safety for Beginners before making that jump.
     

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    Thanks alot for such a great comment. As i am not interested in starter kits bec i already said that i will not be able to upgrade. What about noisy cricket with dogee v3?

    Thats a mechanical mod that runs batteries in series and has no center pin

    Thats a bad choice unless you are an experienced, educated, hobbyist vaper with a strong understanding of battery safety, ohms law and mechanical mods.
    From your posts, its not the device for you.
     

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    $50 is going to be tough, cheapest mods out there are around $30, tanks $20, then you need batteries and possibly charger and some ejuice.

    That being said

    Tank: Uwell Crown - flavor, no leak, nice vapor, around $20-$25
    Mod: Cuboid, Reuleaux RX200 - 150W and 200W, both can be had around $30-$35
    Battery: LG HG2s, Samsung 30Qs

    I'm not a big fan of starter kits, prefer to mix and match if you know what you're looking for.
     

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    The noisy cricket is a mechanical mod and the dogee v3 is a rebuildable dripper (no stock coils). I would have a hard time recommending either to a beginner. That's not to be said it can't be done, there is just to a lot to be learned to be able to use them safely, on top of the learning curve there already is to vaping.

    Keep in mind there would be no saftey over ride with a mech mod like there would be for a regulated mod. Meaning if your ohms are outside of your battery capability it would still fire, or if there is a short it will still fire, which can have dangerous results.

    Read through the Batteries, Chargers, and Multi-Meters Forum and all of the links there in. If you don't understand it all 100% don't get a mech mod! Also keep in mind you would need to buy an ohm meter, battery charger, and whatever batteries the mod requires (in the case if the noisy cricket 2 - 18650 batteries), so it might not be the most inexpensive option really. Maybe something else as well, I've never used a mech mod myself, I still feel like I don't personally know enough even after a year of vaping to use them but YMMV.

    If you are really interested in a dripper they can be run on a regulated mod as well, but check out the Basic Coil Building and Safety for Beginners before making that jump.
    I read reviews of coolfire & auto firing is common in many cases & what i heard is bad about it.
    Any other leads?
     

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    Hi and welcomes,
    How long have you been smoking shisha and how much do you spend per year on that hobby?



    The Ego AIO AND replacment heads/coils AND juice for a year...could be about 50 $/£/€.

    Best of luck
    I
    Well im smoking shisha from last 4 years but i am not addictive to it i smoke once a week im kinda more of cloud chaser person & i can arrange 5-10$ for this shizz.
     

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    Here ya go bud a mod, tank, battery and extra pack of coils under 50$.
    $38.25 Authentic Eleaf iStick Pico 75W TC VW APV Box Mod Kit (Eleaf iStick Pico 75W Kit, Grey) at m.FastTech.com
    $6.35 Authentic LG 18650HG2 3.6V 3000mAh Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (18650HG2, Unprotected) at m.FastTech.com
    $6.02 Replacement Clapton Coil Head for MELO 2 / Atlantis / Triton Clearomizer (5-Pack) (Atlantis/MELO 2/Triton, Coil Head, 0.5ohm, 5-Pack) at m.FastTech.com
    Also they got 15% off labor day sale atm. Shipping will take awhile but its free. It's the cheapest place to get all 3 items and you not really being a smoker than $ is prob what's most important to you. And those clapton coils will be great for cloudz n flav brahh. Lol

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    I wouldn't go for a mech mod if you're just starting.

    Regulated mods (mods with a chip and screen) are generally a lot safer than mechanical mods (basically a housing for a battery with a firing switch).

    I have the RX200 mod and the crown tank. Only issue is the 510 connector on the rx200, it's not meant for attys with long 510pins.
     
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