Ok. I have had this unit a couple of weeks now and have probably run an ounce through it. My s/n is over 1300.
Details:
I got the black unit and the inh logo doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. The warning label on the other hand is unacceptable to me. The sticker doesn't seem that high quality as it overlaps itself as opposed to having a nice seam - allowing for quicker peeling.
The usb port is fine visually, but is an extremely tight fit for the adaptor, which seems as if it might cause undue stress on the port.
When considering the overall length of the unit, you can't just look at the unit itself as it is virtually unusable w/o one of the included, hand hacked lengths of surgical tubing due to the heat of the draw. It sure doesn't add to the stealth of the unit to have 3" of tubing coming out of the top.
My first capsule started unraveling (w/ normal use) after 5 days. My 2nd capsule is just starting to slightly unravel at the top. These are neither priced nor available enough to be this disposable. Like the sticker, this tube overlaps itself as opposed to having a sturdier seam. Is this because the poly has no melting point and can't be 'crimped'? How was it attached before it started unraveling? Adhesive? I imagined that the material would be thicker than it is also, but it is super thin.
Operation:
Any setting below 5 is unfulfilling to me - way too much air to vapor ratio. At 5, I get flavorful (invisible to wispy vape) hits. Unfortunately, I only get about 4 of these before it starts dwindling and I need to increase the temp. Sometimes I'll finish off a load as high as 7, sometimes I'll just recycle it due to poor taste at those temps. At 8, you might as well be taking knife hits.
Contrary to previous reviews & videos, anything but the lightest of draws renders the unit inefficient. It is pretty obvious using this device that there is little if any convection going on - and the conduction that is happening seems slow. You have to pause between hits to allow the oven to reheat if you want a decent pull. This triples the time needed to medicate.
The one place this vape excels is with kief. Several times I have thrown a few flower grunyons in the bottom of the capsule, filled it mostly w/ kief, then topped w/ a few more grunyons. Hits forever.
I am able to place my h20 adptor for my oil pen snugly on the length of tubing to marry the unit w/ my pinnacle wt. Larger hits, but my lungs can only tolerate so much of this.
I guess my overall opinion is that if it was a $150 unit, it would be decent. I'll probably use it until I have an opportunity to get something else then sell it for cheap. No way I could ask someone to pay what I did for it.
Seriously considering attaching a handheld plenty to 2 6v lantern batteries, duck taped together w/ a dc adapter and working out of a damned backpack.
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