Hello everyone!
I am here today to write a little review on the DaVinci after using it since friday. It has been used extensively since then and exclusively, which is a good sign.
First Impressions:
- The outside casing has a very smooth texture, very pleasant to the touch. The buttons are plastic and look a bit cheap but are okay nonetheless. Overall, it looks sturdy although quite light.
- Gets a little too hot on the bowl side of the DV making it uncomfortable enough to me avoiding touching that area for too long while it is hot.
- My hand nearly covers the length of the DaVinci, leaving half of one side open and the straw is visible too, but it looks stealth enough.
Battery Life:
I haven't seen how long it takes to charge, i usually charge it as soon as i get home and leave it charged while using it when it is pratical. Outside i have done about 5-6 sessions until the auto shut off so i think it is quite fine. With my LB i usually vaped 1-2 trenches when out and about so, 1 session of the DV is often enough.
Taste:
I usually vape at 373F (still havent figured if it is possible to change it to celsius), and when it starts losing taste (after 3-4 pulls), i increase between 380 to 400 to finish it. This usually takes me one 10minute cycle, sometimes i heat it again because i wander off in my mind and it already shutted off.
The flavour is good for the first few pulls but it loses flavour faster than in my other vapes. After all the flavour is gone, i still feel a bit of the "new flavour" which is still there although almost gone now. The herbs come medium to dark brown and i am always thoroughly vaped for a few hours so is very effective.
One other thing, it seems there is a bit of an oven effect and some conduction going on in the chamber. This could be why the flavour does not last longer. I noticed one time i heated up to temp before putting the herbs that vapor was formed as soon as the material was in the chamber.
Cleaning:
The DaVinci comes with a mini brush and a small compartiment to stash grinded material, the small compartiment is indeed small so you can bring only one more load and i am guessing that some of it will be less potent because it is too close to the main air path, meaning it will get hot!
Anyway, as i was saying, the mini brush is very handy because it allows you to give it a little brushing every time you use and prevent it from getting clogged quickly.
The main chamber is the one who concerns me the most. The access is not the best, since the latch doesn't go beyond 100º and doesn't come off easily. And there is no other way to clean it inside other than opening the DaVinci. Perhaps a good time to do it is when you need a new battery.
The upper smaller chamber is easy to clean as well as the screens and the straw, just take them out and boil them.
The rest, all you can do is brush it everytime you use it and ISO it with an ear swab.
Conclusions:
It is a very nice portable, it is sturdy, pratical and discreet (it looks like a radio, just put some headphones and you are set). The battery life lasts you a day or two, unless you vape a lot and you can use it while charging which is great when at home and you don't want to deal with glass or water and just want a quick session while surfing or watching tv or whatever.
The flavour is good but is still evolving because i can still feel the new smell towards the end of the bowl, so it will improve in the next few weeks. I know it wont beat my gn0me and i already know it is nearly impossible to burn it like when it happens in the Launch Box sometimes but i don't know wether it will top my Buddha or not.
Overall, i am very pleased with it and it will be my daily driver for the times to come.
Improvements:
There has to be a design change for the latch to allow a better chamber acess and another design change to allow for a better cleaning of the main chamber, either allowing for the DaVinci to be more easily opened which would be a plus when the time came to change the battery.
With lesser importance, i would also change the plastic of the latch for something less breakable since it is such an integral piece of the vaporizer and isolate a tiny bit the area surrounding the main chamber.
