Hi everyone,
I want to do a review comparison on MFLB and the Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci.
I have been vaping on and off for maybe 3 years, MFLB being my first. MFLB had amazed me with its stealth abilities, vaping in the movie theatre, in a car full of people, bathrooms, etc., and never getting noticed has provided the best Ninja High I have ever experienced. My favorite technique is to load some keif, melt it on to the screen so your ready to go anywhere, and get those 3-4 hits that get you ripped! Truly amazing. At one point i used the LB for a whole year without having to (purposely) combust once! Specially in conjunction with the Power Adapter, its truly an all around Vaporizer. Design is simple, which I realized is the best method for reliability A+B=C. Now for the ascent, I had just ordered the Stealth Ascent Vaporizer about 2 in a half weeks ago. I really enjoy the discreet design, it looks just like a cell phone or MP3! I've used it in stores, and never got any looks. Fast heat up, great tasting vapor but felt like it took awhile to finish one load, I always run it on 430, I wish it could get hotter for quicker sessions to serve it's stealthy purpose IMO (My opinion may be influenced by MFLB). That being said I never attempted to use it in a theatre or in a highly public area, because of the lack of controls over the temperature, and smell etc. Also, I think this might be just me, could be my schwag (which really isn't schwag) but I felt I had to vape a lot more often because the high seemed to be a bit light....Alright I think its time to bring the hammer down, and I think you already know where I am going with this hammer...my ascent completely stopped heating up after 2 weeks of straight use.. When I turn it on it stays on 70 degrees but when I plug in the charger it starts heating up right away. When plugged to the charger the ascent doesn't even show it being charged either. I am very disappointed in the reliability of this device, for I really needed it at the time it stopped working. I have only dropped it once from waist height, no biggy. One week after for no reason just stopped heating. There's no way of opening the device and trying to fix it which I really don't like. This has proven to me that digital vaporizer cannot be trusted. I spoke with their customer service, and they will give me a refund after they test it. I sent my Ascent yesterday, after cleaning it out as best I could with ISO and rubbing some Rosemary oil around the package (in case it still smelled). Overall I think the ascent is a good design, just needs to be tested more for defects, and if your getting it for stealth, I don't think its the best except for the fact it looks like a cell phone/mp3. So I am going back to MFLB, their sending me a new LB and PA. I actually stopped using MFLB for almost a year because I didn't want to send in my dank smelling box to renew my warranty but found out recently they changed it to just sending a photo to renew it. Amazing customer service, even though I had been in limbo for a year they happily sent me a new box and even the new version of the PA!!! Sorry I know I am a bit one sided on this comparison, my opinion isn't that reliable just so know, im one human with little empirical data in this area. Hope all will go well and I get my refund. Will keep you guys posted!