Couldn't resist a EUR 127 offer and bought a BNDLS Tera V3 . I've been making eyes at it for quite a while now, I like the replaceable batteries, I fancied the fact that the S&B pods fit - I love those pods and the paraphernalia around it! - and I heard but not fully believed the fast heat up time. I was looking for something to eventually replace my aged Crafty, for use at home with longer battery life, so naturally, I'd compare it to my Crafty, being fully aware I'm coming from a pretty high tier.
So... it's fine. A wee underwhelming, but as I said, it is sort of an uphill fight here.
Pods fit ok, as I reuse them many times, they get a bit out of shape sometimes and it appears the Tera is less tolerant than the Crafty. Once they're stuck, they're a bit harder to remove than from the Crafty, no big deal though. I find it a bit annoying how the screen isn't snug in the heating chamber, falling out every time. Without it, the pod doesn't fit in perfectly, so I fixed it with a Crafty screen, that works quite well, thanks @this thread!
So the heat up time is like I sort of expected it: incorrect. I would set my Crafty to 180°C and it would heat up a _very_ long time, 2-2,5 Minutes, longer, when with an aged battery. But then I have vapor from the first toke, and thick clouds starting with toke #2. The Tera is at temp in less than a minute but there's nothing with the first, 2nd or 3rd toke. It takes another minute to be at what the Crafty does after pretty much the same time. Not only that. In order to get the shade of brown abv I want and to get the Craftys vapor at 180°C , it needs to be set to >200°. It seems the Tera would measure at the heating element and S&B at the heating chamber. Overall the Crafty heater has a bit more endurance, I get my standard pod vaped out with less tokes and faster.
Battery life is meh comparably. The Crafty gets me 5 pods with one battery, the Tera - also due to the longer sessions - gets me 6-7 with two batteries. The changeable batteries outweigh that by far though.
It's really, really big and heavy, not a plus for on the road. Yup, sorry to say, this thing is not really portable, but it's fine, I was looking for something remotely like a Crafty for domestic use, only with longer battery life, but less expensive than a Mighty, and the Tera is close enough to it. I liked the overall touch and feel, except for the main button, actually, I don't trust it's going to last much longer than warranty
I dig the accessories, the WPA is top notch and super versatile, I can use it with my 19 mm Splinter mouthpieces, big plus!
Initially the smell was really intense and nasty... my wife said it reminded her of her Barbie toys so she kinda liked it
A couple of burn offs and washing and scrubbing the mouthpiece with ISO did it, it's pretty neutral now. It's not a gourmet's vaporizer, though, which the Crafty isn't as well, so par here.
So all in all it's a pretty good vape for what I paid, which is about 100 Euros less than for a Crafty Plus, and only cause I',m comparing it to a proven champ in a higher price range is why I'm a little less than enthusiastic here. It's a high-quality product, I just don't see any unique ability. But I must repeat: it's playing a league above its price range!
