Hey folks,
It's been a while so I figured I would poke around, say I am alive and review a device I have been advocating for since I tried it oh so long ago.
The Darwin is a well known, well reviewed device so I won't waste every ones time with a full on review. However I will bring up what I love and hate about the device and explain how it has left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
I received my Darwin from a friend with the agreement that I would pay $125 for it whenever I could manage. Considering that price is about a third of the retail cost I was thrilled to get such an incredible deal. It was love at first vape. Everything on this device, even old atties and cartos that the Lavatube just couldn't work with (mostly dual coils) vaped flawlessly every single time.
I loved the form factor, it fits discreetly in my pocket and will not fire when you don't want it to. Interestingly, I found myself falling into my old habits of dripping again, odd how old habits truly do die hard. I was so happy with my Darwin that I parted with my Lavatube that was simply not cutting it any-more and put aside the money to pay my friend for selling me such an awesome device.
I babied this thing, I never dropped it once, made sure there was little to no leakage, kept it charged as much as possible... But that didn't stop cruel fate and about 2 weeks ago my Darwin ceased to function completely.
It was actually rather sudden, the blue back-light on the device simply started flashing intermittently, and it would stop firing as the screen flickered. I checked the device for any leakage, nothing. I hit the switch again and there was only a quick flash... Then nothing ever again.
So, needless to say, my go-to device is currently in the hands of Brandon at Evolv to be repaired or in Transit to be repaired. Does this effect my thoughts on the Darwin? Yes and no.
The Darwin I have must have had a faulty logic board or battery, nothing more. The Darwin is way better than any other device I have ever used and I wouldn't even settle for a Kick, because I enjoy vaping at 11+ watts. Other than that, I am stuck vaping eGo batteries until it returns, which is actually like taking a hundred steps back.
My friend found out and told me not to worry about paying him for the device, so score all around, but until I get that device back I am slowly going crazy.
It's been a while so I figured I would poke around, say I am alive and review a device I have been advocating for since I tried it oh so long ago.
The Darwin is a well known, well reviewed device so I won't waste every ones time with a full on review. However I will bring up what I love and hate about the device and explain how it has left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
I received my Darwin from a friend with the agreement that I would pay $125 for it whenever I could manage. Considering that price is about a third of the retail cost I was thrilled to get such an incredible deal. It was love at first vape. Everything on this device, even old atties and cartos that the Lavatube just couldn't work with (mostly dual coils) vaped flawlessly every single time.
I loved the form factor, it fits discreetly in my pocket and will not fire when you don't want it to. Interestingly, I found myself falling into my old habits of dripping again, odd how old habits truly do die hard. I was so happy with my Darwin that I parted with my Lavatube that was simply not cutting it any-more and put aside the money to pay my friend for selling me such an awesome device.
I babied this thing, I never dropped it once, made sure there was little to no leakage, kept it charged as much as possible... But that didn't stop cruel fate and about 2 weeks ago my Darwin ceased to function completely.
It was actually rather sudden, the blue back-light on the device simply started flashing intermittently, and it would stop firing as the screen flickered. I checked the device for any leakage, nothing. I hit the switch again and there was only a quick flash... Then nothing ever again.
So, needless to say, my go-to device is currently in the hands of Brandon at Evolv to be repaired or in Transit to be repaired. Does this effect my thoughts on the Darwin? Yes and no.
The Darwin I have must have had a faulty logic board or battery, nothing more. The Darwin is way better than any other device I have ever used and I wouldn't even settle for a Kick, because I enjoy vaping at 11+ watts. Other than that, I am stuck vaping eGo batteries until it returns, which is actually like taking a hundred steps back.
My friend found out and told me not to worry about paying him for the device, so score all around, but until I get that device back I am slowly going crazy.
