Been a while since I was active on FC.
My m105 solo that has been serving me loyal for the past 3 or so years has been needing replace. The battery life is, of course, not what it used to be and plus some random issue with not wanting to turn on/off (might be button issues). Plus the m105 solos seem to run cooler than the newer solos that my friends ended up buying.
So, after accidentally breaking my last remaining solo stem the other night, I decided it was time to just buy a new vape and settled on an Air, which should be here Wednesday, courtesy of puffitup.com.
A couple things I was wondering about (which I honestly just dont have time to sift through nearly 300pgs of info to find answers to):
- Are the stem load sizes any different than solos? It looks like they are about the same. Also looks like they still dont come with a screen and use the same 4-hole design.
- Is the performance roughly the same? I've heard comments here and there about it not retaining heat quite as well as solo, and hope this doesnt result in thinner hits. I see it comes with some sort of sleeve, which I'm assuming helps with heat retention... hopefully without causing the battery/electronics to run too hot? Seems weird that it covers the (what I'm assuming are) vents at the top of the vape.
- I know it's able to be used while charging, but is this safe or has it resulted in failed units like the solos i heard about? I think I will eventually buy another battery or two and external charger, but at this point I'm only vaping a couple times a day, so a single battery should suffice. Out of curiosity, can it be used on AC power with no battery in it?
- Beeps? I liked that solo beeps for auto shutoff.
Hey Steiner. The performance from solo and air are alike for sure. I think you will be happy. Having removable batteries is an awesome function to me.
Stem load size is likely around the same. My air stock stems hold less, but my old solo ones seemed gigantic in comparison, my old ones have a longer bowl length, far thicker, less perfect shaped. The newer ones are more in line with PV's aftermarket stem bowl size. I could get around .24 gr in my old solo stem, and .18 or so from my new air stems. That is better for me. Furthermore you can dome them just like with the Solo so yeah, same sized loads for the most part.
So, at least for me, performance essentially the same (though I think the air has to work harder with only one cell), just have to swap out batteries and it fits into a pocket better. Oh, and one less usable temp for the Air compared to Solo. But the Air has agreat temperature range and settings IMO. Also battery life isn't like the Solo with the LED's that run up in increments. Solo seems to be a little bit rugged, but that could just be myself jumping to conclusions due to weight.
I prefer the Air. It has the temp range I like, is smaller, and I can have batteries on backup and rotate batteries too, and even get a bunch of extra ones for if I go camping or whatever, looks like a large mechanical mod too. I would be happy with either though for sure. Both are great portables.
I like using the long straight stem on my air as well.
Through water as well..... I actually will use 2 dry for ultra flavour hits with a bit of a presoak.
. It is still early yet for the mail. Time to stalk usps. I think I may be calling in sick