Salutations sadf,
Salutations Satyrday,
Salutations OF,
...I'm tired of dealing with batteries...
Well, in your present case there may be such irritating aspects specific to the MLFB (or possibly similar), but it wouldn't be fair to pretend that lighters don't cause some worries of their own.
Read backwards to find out!...
...it just doesn't hit very hard.
I'm a firm believer that plenty of power is nice, as long as it's not going to blow up. Slow electric machines make you suck on dry cannabic vapour for minutes while a "1 Hit" session using
FIRE would never last any more than 30~ seconds, which has a noticeable influence over aroma/taste perception IMHO. With a VaporGenie you don't get to think about humidification because it's built-in, though the actual design allows a lot of butane-related contaminents to enter the system simultaneously, i must admit! As a matter of fact it was a real problem for me a while ago.
Nonetheless, if i'm lucky this aspect shall become a non-issue in a matter of weeks if not sooner, but YMMV, always!
How does the glass VaporGenie compare to those other highly-regarded portable vapes in terms of vapor production and efficiency...
If all of the examples you've listed really correspond to such a qualificative then i'd be in trouble trying to imagine a proper term capable of making unanimity about my venerable HerbalAire which died only 1 week after i got my VG!
Nonetheless, if an HA could compare then, euh... I suppose one could quote me relatively to re-vaping still-green VG ABV in my table unit. It's not clear to me that i'd master my modded VG pipe so expertly i could hope to finish HA ABV, in any instance!! It seems the HerbalAire does an excellent extraction job but there's a trade-off to make comparatively to the VG (in terms of delay).
Speaking of time, i feel necessary to insist over
swapping between 2 lighters (or more!) to avoid overheating, especially if those are plastic jetables! In fact i think you'll see quite well what parallel this may invoke considering how tiresome it can become having to carry some portable inside a heavy pouch full of add-ons, after all...
...how does the bronze Vaporgenie compare to the glass?
Once again, if PVC is OKay then i'll comment that clear translucent is better because water vapor will condense on the inside wall of any VG neck, unless it's so hot it evaporates (hence i wonder if the bronze model wouldn't behave in this manner)...
Seeing through will remind you it's time to reclaim if/when necessary!
...or clean if you've combusted!...
I much prefer the look and durability of the bronze, as well as being able to use a torch lighter without cracking it...
Hummm... Bronze looks "sexy" here too, torch flames even better if it will reduce butane-related contamination. Visual eye-contact with the collector apperture is a feature i needed so much i created my own extension accessories to get that; so i'll guess this says how much i'd find suitable to advise future/potential VG clients to consider that particular selection criteria: watch that flame. I do have the possibility to look inside my PVC tube and yet i don't even want to try because my attention is focussed on the flame, since its tip enters
INSIDE my device (it's major pitfall as that's causing me concerns). To understand what i mean observe the flame's tip right from the begining when streak lines form vertically on top...
...if the glass is functionally superior...
It's no secret that glass eases maintenance a great deal, which enhaces aroma/taste. In comparison wood is an absorbant material, as proof just ask the manufacturer if they'd recommend to soak a classic VG pipe in water!... In other words wood does absorb, yet it's not that bad in this application by virtue of its heat insulation properties. You won't get that later feature with bronze or glass, though at least with metal it shouldn't be difficult to keep it clean and ready.
...add the Hammer to your list.
Indeed, count me in as well since there's been some serious developments lately, if you ask me. The possibility to obtain pre-humidified clean cannabic vapour during a brief session makes me unusually enthousiast so i'll probably delay a purchase waiting to see how dryness can be cured. There wouldn't be water accessories around if i could help it at all and this was great news for me as i can't think of a better option overall.
Bowls and sintered-ceramic pellets may be two items that need close attention, i don't know if i could have modded a bronze VG for example, etc., but i know these add-ons must be order at the time of purchase, as i recall. If one foresees a need for 2 pellets then he must buy his together, apparently... In the later case i'd be unable to confirm that 2 "filters" can fit in anything different from my classic version, it may become desirable to think of a spare sperical heat collector as well! Then other alternatives might emerge, etc.
Without the need of water adapter 
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And its kickass I see that they even give free zeus bolt grinder which is almost the same and goes for 50 $ 
I still manage though
