So last Thursday I recieved a package ordered two days prior from www.goodprophets.com that contains some replacement parts and a brand-new 8084 ecig starter kit.
The first thing I notice about the 8084 is the packaging.... NICE! Professional and CLEAN....
I open the outer package and notice a really sharp-looking aluminum cigarette pack, which is NOT a PCC but just a VERY nice case. The quality of fit and finish is SUPERB...
The logical thing to do would be to compare it to the Blu...
To open the lid of the 8084 pack there is a spring-loaded hinge that is released on the side of the pack...
Inside is contained everything you need to get started with the 8084: the complete ecig, four cartridges of differing nicotine content(high, medium, low and zero nic) and the USB charger which, by the way, charges equally as well connected to your computer or to a wall adapter that accepts USB (the one that comes with the Blu or one that comes with an iPhone).
Pull everything out of the pack and this is what you get:
Here's a close-up of the atomizer...
...and a shot of the 8084 atomizer on the left, and the Blu atomizer on the right...
This thing is SMALL, tinier than the Blu...
So the first thing to do is to charge the battery fully....
..Once that's done, I pull out a the medium cartridge, pull off the lid and place it in the empty mouthpiece.
It slides right down to the end, with no assistance needed from the paper clip I had ready to use...
Put it together and notice the battery LED lights up.... this thing is sensitive, just as sensitive as the Blu if not more..
First couple puffs are a bit disappointing, but that's pretty much the case with EVERY ecig I've tried out so far.
After about 4 or 5 puffs, things have changed significantly! This tiny little ecig produces a nice amount of vapor!
Not much throat hit, but a nice amount of vapor...
Since I intended to compare it to the Blu, I figured I would have a level playing field by starting with fully charged batteries and a freshly filled cart for each ecig. I used RY4 juice, which is one of my favorites and is well-known to produce plenty of vapor and flavor.
Well, both of these little ecigs can produce a nice amount of vapor for a few to several puffs before things start to taper off.. and both can leave you with a bit of juice in your mouth if you top off the carts a bit too much and pull too hard...
Neither one provides me the throat hit I'm used getting while using a 901 or 510.... This was to be expected... after all, these are both VERY small ecigs... So, throat hit is about even with both the 8084 and Blu. Vapor production is also about the same, which I found surprising, considering the smaller size of the 8084 Actually I would give the vapor production edge to the 8084 as when the bulk of the cart has been wicked, the 8084 is still producing decent vapor when the Blu peters out...
Since they both have a similar atomizer design with the exposed wick, they are both outstanding for either dipping or dripping.
The battery life of the Blu is nothing to write home about, as is well-known, but the little 8084 does at least as well if not a little better.
The 8084 I tested was a starter kit, only $27 SHIPPED
BUT it only came with 1 battery, 1 atomizer, 4 filled carts and a USB-only charger...
Replacement attys are $10 for the 8084, $10 for 2 from Blu (IF you can WAIT long enough to get them... )
Replacement batteries are $13 for the 8084, $10 for the Blu ( again, IF you can WAIT long enough to get one... )
So the end result of my findings is that both ecigs are equally competent at the task for which they were designed, BUT...
The 8084 is IN STOCK and the shipping from Good Prophets is AMAZINGLY FAST, and FREE for orders over $20.
The Blu is or isn't in stock, depending on who you talk to, shipped for FREE and FOR SURE your shipping will be agonizingly SLOW....
The Blu is probably a better overall value, with the PCC, the 25 carts, the extra battery... BUT...
If you bought the 8084, an extra battery, 30ml of some EXCELLENT JUICE from GP, you'll have spent $54 and have a LOT longer use than the Blu with its 25 carts..... and I believe there WILL be a PCC available for it sometime soon....
So if you normally smoked full-flavor cigarettes, will either of these do the job for you? Probably not, unless you want to use the dripping or dipping method. Get a 510 or maybe a 901 instead would be my suggestion.
If you smoked light cigs, will either of these do the job for you? Maybe yes, maybe no.... use dipping or dripping, no problem.. But the 8084 would be a better bet for you, IMHO...
If you smoked ultra-light cigs, no problem. Either of these ecigs will take care of you.
That's it.
THE END
The first thing I notice about the 8084 is the packaging.... NICE! Professional and CLEAN....
I open the outer package and notice a really sharp-looking aluminum cigarette pack, which is NOT a PCC but just a VERY nice case. The quality of fit and finish is SUPERB...
The logical thing to do would be to compare it to the Blu...
To open the lid of the 8084 pack there is a spring-loaded hinge that is released on the side of the pack...
Inside is contained everything you need to get started with the 8084: the complete ecig, four cartridges of differing nicotine content(high, medium, low and zero nic) and the USB charger which, by the way, charges equally as well connected to your computer or to a wall adapter that accepts USB (the one that comes with the Blu or one that comes with an iPhone).
Pull everything out of the pack and this is what you get:
Here's a close-up of the atomizer...
...and a shot of the 8084 atomizer on the left, and the Blu atomizer on the right...
This thing is SMALL, tinier than the Blu...
So the first thing to do is to charge the battery fully....
..Once that's done, I pull out a the medium cartridge, pull off the lid and place it in the empty mouthpiece.
It slides right down to the end, with no assistance needed from the paper clip I had ready to use...
Put it together and notice the battery LED lights up.... this thing is sensitive, just as sensitive as the Blu if not more..
First couple puffs are a bit disappointing, but that's pretty much the case with EVERY ecig I've tried out so far.
After about 4 or 5 puffs, things have changed significantly! This tiny little ecig produces a nice amount of vapor!
Not much throat hit, but a nice amount of vapor...
Since I intended to compare it to the Blu, I figured I would have a level playing field by starting with fully charged batteries and a freshly filled cart for each ecig. I used RY4 juice, which is one of my favorites and is well-known to produce plenty of vapor and flavor.
Well, both of these little ecigs can produce a nice amount of vapor for a few to several puffs before things start to taper off.. and both can leave you with a bit of juice in your mouth if you top off the carts a bit too much and pull too hard...
Neither one provides me the throat hit I'm used getting while using a 901 or 510.... This was to be expected... after all, these are both VERY small ecigs... So, throat hit is about even with both the 8084 and Blu. Vapor production is also about the same, which I found surprising, considering the smaller size of the 8084
Actually I would give the vapor production edge to the 8084 as when the bulk of the cart has been wicked, the 8084 is still producing decent vapor when the Blu peters out...Since they both have a similar atomizer design with the exposed wick, they are both outstanding for either dipping or dripping.
The battery life of the Blu is nothing to write home about, as is well-known, but the little 8084 does at least as well if not a little better.
The 8084 I tested was a starter kit, only $27 SHIPPED
BUT it only came with 1 battery, 1 atomizer, 4 filled carts and a USB-only charger...
Replacement attys are $10 for the 8084, $10 for 2 from Blu (IF you can WAIT long enough to get them... )
Replacement batteries are $13 for the 8084, $10 for the Blu ( again, IF you can WAIT long enough to get one... )
So the end result of my findings is that both ecigs are equally competent at the task for which they were designed, BUT...
The 8084 is IN STOCK and the shipping from Good Prophets is AMAZINGLY FAST, and FREE for orders over $20.
The Blu is or isn't in stock, depending on who you talk to, shipped for FREE and FOR SURE your shipping will be agonizingly SLOW....
The Blu is probably a better overall value, with the PCC, the 25 carts, the extra battery... BUT...
If you bought the 8084, an extra battery, 30ml of some EXCELLENT JUICE from GP, you'll have spent $54 and have a LOT longer use than the Blu with its 25 carts..... and I believe there WILL be a PCC available for it sometime soon....
So if you normally smoked full-flavor cigarettes, will either of these do the job for you? Probably not, unless you want to use the dripping or dipping method. Get a 510 or maybe a 901 instead would be my suggestion.
If you smoked light cigs, will either of these do the job for you? Maybe yes, maybe no.... use dipping or dripping, no problem.. But the 8084 would be a better bet for you, IMHO...
If you smoked ultra-light cigs, no problem. Either of these ecigs will take care of you.
That's it.
THE END
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