Evolv DNA 60
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The way I understand it is the DNA60 board is basically a drop-in replacement for the DNA40. People can upgrade their older mods with a little more power and the ability to use Escribe.
It's really more to breath new life in the older DNA40 mods imo.
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Probably not for a couple reasons.
1. US company. Since a large portion of their sales are to mod makers in the US, or Chinese mods aimed at the US. Till stuff gets worked out they will be unlikely to develop a board that can't be legitimately sold in the US.
2. All of their recent announcements and new chips exist as replacements for already existing form factors. Even the DNA 75 which was announced nearly 6 months before the freeze was designed to fit the same mounting points of a DNA 200 board but slightly smaller. The DNA 60 and DNA 250(166) were meant to upgrades to boards that already existed (DNA40 and DNA200 respectively).
3. Price. Now it might not be an issue for high end or custom mods. But realistically DNA's aren't for the smallest devices. Why because the board will still be roughly $40. Is someone going to want to pay $80+ for a super small device with limited power and battery life. No matter how smooth it is, customizable it is, and how well it does TC. Some might but not enough to sell enough to make a profit.
Anyone know is it possible to swap DNA40 for the following mods :
HCigar VT40
Vapor Shark rDNA40
Vapor Shark Flask DNA40
Hana V4S DNA40
Would love to upgrades the above.
HCigar VT40
Vapor Shark rDNA40
Vapor Shark Flask DNA40
Hana V4S DNA40
Would love to upgrades the above.
the hana and the hcigar vt would be the easiest out of your list. the 60 has escribe and the usb charge/data board is slightly bigger than just a straight usb charge board, it requires more connections (data and charge wires). so the rdna would be tricky since the daughter board has the charge circuit, all the regulatory buttons, wireless charging, RB buzzer and usb socket on it (only charge, no data). the flask, would be a little easier but if you want to keep the 2 amp charging AND have escribe you have to do some adding and rerouting of data wires, which i won't get into. you can pm me for that if you want
The only thing that required modifying was the area that the USB sits in. The Evolv Satellite USB for the 60 is the same width as the board (wider than standard). Otherwise, the board is awesome.
Where the heck are all the mods supposedly using this chip. Evolve stated they have availability at least in smaller quantities and a bunch of mods are set to arrive with the chip but it's just longer and longer and longer. Even for the mods which made the cut off its been five plus months now. So what's the delay. Evolv not being able to supply the chips in quantities great enough or people selling beta units which were nowhere near the final product just to hit deadlines and now having to do actual testing?
I'm personally really looking forward to the DNA 60 baby boxer classic mod. The 26500 battery means short mod and it looks absolutely miniscule. Knowing how great Ginger vapor is and the top notch feel of the boxer fabriplastic has me.stoked burners been five months now waiting for DNA 60 mods to ship with no end in sight. Even for nonnusa mods! Even for super high end customs. A ton have committed to releasing they're just not out
So is it a yield issue ? or mod maker issue?
I'm personally really looking forward to the DNA 60 baby boxer classic mod. The 26500 battery means short mod and it looks absolutely miniscule. Knowing how great Ginger vapor is and the top notch feel of the boxer fabriplastic has me.stoked burners been five months now waiting for DNA 60 mods to ship with no end in sight. Even for nonnusa mods! Even for super high end customs. A ton have committed to releasing they're just not out
So is it a yield issue ? or mod maker issue?
Also in an e.ail from evolv I believe they said the DNA 60 is not a drop in replacement for the 40. Maybe it was the 30 though. said the buttons were different slightly. I'll have to find the email to confirm if that was 30 or 40 replacement
There are several DNA 60 devices out there and several vendors that have the DNA60 boards for sale so it maybe a mod maker issue more than a yield issue.
I was really looking forward to that Boxer Mod DNA60 Classic as well. My current favorite mod I use every day is the iStick Pico 75W - which I've been using for many months now.
I really wanted to upgrade to a higher end mod that can do MTL TC better with SS wire. The DNA60 looked to be a good candidate for that, especially in that DNA60 Boxer Mod - which is very much in the size range if an iStick Pico 75W, but would be even lighter - which would have been f*****g great!
I would have paid $200 for something like that (though they will, of course, supposedly sell for less), but they are still unavailable, and I'm not sure they ever will be. So instead, I ordered a 3D printed (like the Boxer "Classic" Mods) Rebel DNA75 Mod (from esauce in the UK) that can use a single 18650 or 26650 battery. They reportedly has a dyed color finish that is much deeper and more durable than that of the 3D printed Boxer Mods.
I'm actually pretty excited about getting that mod, even though with overseas shipping it ended up costing me $208 (a "similar" Boxer version would've cost about $175), so I don't feel so bad about that Boxer Mod DNA60 not being available yet (if ever).
I think, perhaps, because Boxer Mods is kind of a small scale, custom manufacturer, they did not earn themselves a spot in front of the line for regular supplies of the DNA60 board from Evolv?
I don't think it is Boxer Mods or Evolv that is at fault. It is the fault of these stupid FDA deeming regs and the buerocrats behind them. The impact that is having on the market will just get worse and worse. That is why I pulled the trigger on buying that first high end mod I've ever bought in 7 years of vaping - because I think those regs are going to seriously screw the pooch for us all.
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