Why is Smok so popular?

Anyone got popcorn???

 

Ignore me. I'm just here for the entertainment.

 

SMOK is popular for three reasons. First they are mass produced cheap products so more people are willing to try something at a lower price point. Second they do have some good looking products that are visually appealing to many folks. Finally they are GREAT at marketing. Everyone has heard of their brand, and they are in just about every single vape shop and online store.

Unfortunately, due to the fact they are mass produced and cheap they also lack a bit in QC. Historically they have a 20% to 30% failure rate. While NO ONE, not one single company, in the history of manufacturing has ever achieved a 0% failure rate, SMOK is a bit on the higher end of that spectrum. Still, as a buyer you have a greater probability of getting a good one than a bad one from SMOK, and your probability of getting a bad SMOK product is a bit higher than many other brands.

Personally I do not buy SMOK mods, but I have enjoyed many of their tanks. I do mostly rebuild the ones I have used. I actually used the SMOK ARO (EVOD style) tanks exclusively for the first 2 years of my vaping experience. I rebuilt the heads myself though. Then I started using the SMOK TFV-4 tank with the RBA head for the next year or so, then the SMOK TF-RTA tank (with single coil head) for a while. Today I primarily use my Wotofo Serpent SMM, but I have recently started to use the TF-RTA a fairly good bit as well.

 

Then may I suggest to STOP buying SMOK brand coils for it. There are a LOT of other brand coils that work in the Baby tanks.

Baby Beast and Big Baby compatible coils:

• Eleaf HW coils [30W Pick! - Consistent build quality]
• Eleaf HW-1 SS316 coil [TC Pick! - Only TC offering]
• E-XY T1 coils
• Geekvape iM1+4 coils
• iJoy XS coils
• Jomo Tech Smartvape TC80 coils
• Joyetech ProCore Aries coils [Do NOT fit 22mm tanks]
• Joyetech ProCore C1-S MTL coil [MTL Pick! - Only MTL offering]
• Sigelei SLYDR SM coils
• Vapefly Fantasy Mini M8 coils
• Vaporesso NRG coils [50W+ Pick! - Fantastic wicking w/o flooding]
• Vaportech M4/8 coils
• Vaptio Frogman coils
• WOTOFO FLOW coils [40W Pick! - No spitback]

 

Like I said, I rebuild everything I vape so I don't have a lot of experience with drop in coils. IF I were going to go back to using them, I would totally go with one of the SMOK Baby series and one of the above brand coils. My reasoning is simple. Their tanks are just as good anyone else's, but so many manufacturers make compatible coils you can most assuredly find one that works in your tank how you like it, which also gives a better chance of not becoming obsolete due to no longer being able to find compatible coils. Also since SMOK tanks are so prevalent, should you ever need to replace something like the glass, o-rings, etc. parts are more likely to be available for them than other brands, especially as we move forward in time.

On the mods, yeah you may have just had bad luck, but that's why I do not buy SMOK mods. Right now I am loving my HCigar VT 75D which is a DNA 75C based dual 18650 mod. It is really small for a dual battery mod, feels good to hold, is sturdy, and reliable. It's as comfortable to hold as a flight sim joystick. They are not "pretty" (I have the silver one) but I have never used a mod that worked so easy and so well.



I did customize the menu a good bit, and can make my changes available if anyone wants it.

 

I have absolutely no idea, none, zip, zero, zilch, nada.

 

Hmmmmm........

 

I've never tried Smok tanks, but I have a well used xcube II, and one still boxed in my backup storage.
I didn't stop using it because it stopped working.
I just found something I like a little bit better.

 

I started with Smok because that’s all I could get at the time. Had a few bits that would last 2-3 months, but most of it was junk. Tanks that fell apart, mods that shorted, one that melted to the charger. Good thing I was right there and heard the zap or it could have been a fire. Junk. I wouldn’t buy it if it was the only vape left in the planet. I found cheap eleaf isticks, kanger and aspire tanks, never looked back. Trying a little of everything that catches my eye now.

 

The Lost Vape Paranormal you ordered uses the same board as the VT 75D I have. I almost got the Paranormal myself, but I liked the shape and size of the VT 75D better plus it was a bit less expensive than the Paranormal. That should work just fine for you.