Mini VF KX-50D:
Listed at Focalecig, so far the only supplier I've seen with it; currently only listed in black.
Availability is currently given as April 20th, with a warning that it could be longer (isn't it always?) and you're advised not to purchase it with other products.
Alibaba link showing all colours. The green looks particularly nice in my view.
It's very likely the same board as is going in the new Heatvape Invader Mini, which is also a dna 40-style TC 50W device.
I'm rather temped by the Kangxin I must say. I'd like a small TC device, as although my Waidea VF is lovely, it's also pretty chunky - not ideal while driving, for example.
However we know from Kangxin's Vapor Flask clone, the VF, that their build quality was poor - loads of hot glue, dodgy buttons that might fail over time. Of course they rushed that out, and have had a lot more time to get this new mini device better. But it's still a risk.
I think that when Focal have it in green, I would find it very hard to stop myself taking a risk and buying it. But that's at least a week away, quite probably more.
The big competitor for this device at the moment is the above mentioned Heatvape Invader Mini, which likely has an identical board, but has some physical advantages - easily adjustable 510 (because none of these cheap/clone TC devices have sprung pin, yet), and water resistant and rugged.
The advantages of the Kanxin would be it looks much better, it has USB charging (for what that's worth as it's probably 0.5A), and it has the LED torch which I do think would be pretty handy actually!
Here's what it looks like - my favourite the green, and the black:
- 50W DNA40-style VW Temperature Controlled mod
- single 18650 battery
- top-mounted LED torch/flashlight with two modes
- bottom-mounted USB charging
- available (eventually) in black, silver, gold, grey, green, red (more like pink)
Listed at Focalecig, so far the only supplier I've seen with it; currently only listed in black.
Availability is currently given as April 20th, with a warning that it could be longer (isn't it always?) and you're advised not to purchase it with other products.
Alibaba link showing all colours. The green looks particularly nice in my view.
It's very likely the same board as is going in the new Heatvape Invader Mini, which is also a dna 40-style TC 50W device.
I'm rather temped by the Kangxin I must say. I'd like a small TC device, as although my Waidea VF is lovely, it's also pretty chunky - not ideal while driving, for example.
However we know from Kangxin's Vapor Flask clone, the VF, that their build quality was poor - loads of hot glue, dodgy buttons that might fail over time. Of course they rushed that out, and have had a lot more time to get this new mini device better. But it's still a risk.
I think that when Focal have it in green, I would find it very hard to stop myself taking a risk and buying it. But that's at least a week away, quite probably more.
The big competitor for this device at the moment is the above mentioned Heatvape Invader Mini, which likely has an identical board, but has some physical advantages - easily adjustable 510 (because none of these cheap/clone TC devices have sprung pin, yet), and water resistant and rugged.
The advantages of the Kanxin would be it looks much better, it has USB charging (for what that's worth as it's probably 0.5A), and it has the LED torch which I do think would be pretty handy actually!
Here's what it looks like - my favourite the green, and the black:
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