Joyetech eVic Variable Volt

Product Review (submitted on February 1, 2013):

I purchased my eVic the day it came out. I got it and opened it up, put on my LR atties and went to town. Great vapor production, satisfying throat hit and a very sleek design. Coming from a Silver Bullet or Omega you will instantly notice the quality of the device is not up to par. It's made of a cheapish stainless steel type metal rather than the heavy, sturdy metal of the SB and Omegas.

After using my eVic for about a week the screen didn't light up as bright as it use to, it flickered sometimes from dark to bright - I didn't think much about it and continued using it. Nearly two weeks later it began overheating constantly, burning through my liquid in 3-5 hits. I contacted AltSmoke and they shipped me a new one. However, in the meantime while I was waiting for my new one I continued to use my old eVic. Suddenly, one day mid vape it shuts off and won't turn back on. I fully charge the battery with my 18650 charger (not via USB cable included), put the battery back in, still won't turn on. It doesn't even say "Low Battery" like it normally does when it dies. It just died and I couldn't ever get it to work again.

I have my new eVic now and it's working perfectly, let's hope it was just a day one flaw and they worked out the bugs with the newer models.

Final conclusion: If you want awesome perks and like showing off cool features to friends - get the eVic. However, if you want a sturdy device that can take some punishment and is super reliable - get a Silver Bullet or Omega.

Pros:
Sleek and beautiful design.

Great vapor production.

Many (maybe even too many) awesome features.

Variable voltage/wattage.

The ability to use tons of different atties makes it super flexible with how you want to vape.

This device has best over drip area I've ever seen, I've never had any liquid leak out and get on my hands before.

In v1.2 they now have Vapor Trains which are really sweet. (Vapor Trains are where you set it to start at 3.3v then go up to 4.7v at 2.0 seconds then back down to 3.6v at 3.5 seconds while you're vaping)

Constant firmware updates so you'll always be getting bug fixes/new features which is very nice.

You will constantly impress other vapers and your friends with this mod.

Cons:
Not as well built as other mods.

You could be unlucky and get a broken device (like I did).

It shuts off mid use sometimes. (Hopefully they fixed this is v1.2 or will in future updates)

The menus can be a hassle to go through. (Which they worked on in v.1.2 but it's still a bit of a hassle and probably always will be)

The threads are not designed well and seem like they would strip easily if you're not too careful.

If you knock it over by accident (like when it's sitting on a table and you hit it with your arm and it falls over) the device will shut completely off. Pretty much anything abrupt will shut this thing off.

When your battery gets low it WILL NOT let you use it anymore. On Silver Bullets or Omegas there is no cut off, you can use it as long as you want.