Hi Vaping Underground members, In this review i take a look at the GAEA 200W 21700 Box MOD from Ultroner and Fallout Vape. The GAEA 200W 21700 Box MOD was supplied for the purpose of this review by Sacowin, Ultroner's marketing partner!
https://www.sacowin.com/product/ultroner...%ef%bc%89/
Introduction
Ultroner are known for their affordable stabwood devices and long standing partnership which has now expired with Asmodus and since have bean releasing some affordable stabwood devices independently one of which was the 200W Gaea!
The dual 21700 version of the Gaea see's Ultroner team up with Fallout Vape who are part of Ecigone here in the UK! This version keeps the same form factor and basic design but is just slightly bigger and uses more affordable materials for it's construction. The Gaea is a power only device having no temp control but does come with Wattage, Voltage and Bypass modes, but no bells and whistles settings. Although this version is not stabwood (ABS & Zinc Alloy) it still looks very nice (in my opinion) and feels great in the hand having the same G-Class form factor and a nice non slip texturing to the ABS, let's give it a look!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x ULTRONER GAEA Box MOD
1 x Type C USB Cable
2 x 18650 adaptors
4 X Rubber textured inlays
1 x User manual
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Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The Gaea 21700 comes in a flip open cardboard box but unlike the original 18650 stabwood version no viewing window but a picture of the solid colour options on the box. I received the Black version, the options are Green, Red, Gun Gray or Black, their are also two transparent options, clear or a smoked! What surprises me about this 21700 version is it's height is actually 1mm shorter than the dual 18650 original although it's other dimensions are slightly bigger. Despite having a main body made of ABS the Gaea isn't super lightweight as the shell is thick and we have the base, top, battery door, front protruding front and buttons all made of Zinc Alloy. Even so i have reviewed a few dual 21700 devices recently and if their was one i would find light enough to carry around with me it would be this!
It has a very ergonomic oval shape much like the G-class and has a protruding Zinc Alloy face plate underneath which the PCB is fitted. The main body is thick ABS which has a textured feel, we also have a large pill shape indentation either side where you can stick on supplied rubber panels (you get 4, 1 for each side and 2 spare) but i prefer it without, looking at the pictures and that also for other colours the contents just list 2 spare i believe it's only the Black version that doesn't have them already stuck in place!
On the rear of the device we have "GAEA" carved into the ABS which i much prefer to printed branding and also shows that the shell is very thick. On the face plate we have a protruding round Zinc Alloy fire button top which is followed by a decent sized colour screen, we then have horizontally positioned pill shaped Zinc Alloy navigational buttons (again they protrude) and finally at the bottom a Type C USB port. The base is the battery door which has branding and safety marks, moving up top we have a small stainless Steel plate. The 510 plate appears to sit flush but if you run your finger across you can feel it's raised an hair which is just enough to protect the surface while giving no visible gaping, the 510 is spring loaded.
All the Zinc Alloy sections including buttons are Black on all colour options and the buttons have Silver metallic edging which is a small detail that really looks great. Saying a device is high build quality when it's mainly plastic seems strange but that's exactly the situation here as for me it really looks and feels high quality!
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Comparison Between Original Dual 18650 Gaea and New Dual 21700 Version
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Gaea 21700 Mod Specs and Features:
Size: 89 x 48 x 38mm
Wattage: 5-200W
Material: ABS & Zinc Alloy
Chipset: SEVO-200C
Working Mode: VW, VV, Bypass
Input Voltage: 6.6V-8.4V
Static Current: 0.12mA
Display: 0.96-inch LED full color display
Output Voltage Range: 1V-8V
Resistance Range: 0.1ohm-3.0ohm
Battery Type: Dual 21700/2070018650 battery (not included)
No overhang with tanks of 33mm diameter
Type C USB
Centred 510 thread
Solid Colours: Green, Red, Gun Gray, Black
Transparent: Clear, Smoked
Weight without batteries: 118g
Weight with pair of 21700's: 261g
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Fitting The Batteries
The batteries get fitted via the bottom hatch door and the device comes with 2 clear 18650 adaptors pre-installed so if you wish to install 21700 or 20700 batteries they need sliding out first.
When the hatch door is open it does have a little movement but it needs it for the hinged design to fasten and feels solid enough. It has quite a thick metal latch which uses the pressure from the batteries to stay securely in place, once the batteries are fitted this door is not opening on it's own accord and we have no movement or rattle whatsoever, very good job! My only slight con is orientation is Black on Black and no markings at the bottom of the tubes so wish these were Bright White, i say slight con when i normally hammer poor visibility of marked orientation and that's because the "-" & "+" are very big so they can still be seen easy enough!
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The Display
The Gaea has a colour screen which is bright, sharp and very well laid out giving all the needed information and is easy to read. At the top of the display we have the 2 battery status bars one either side with a padlock to show if the device is locked or unlocked between.
Underneath all information has a central orientation, first we have the mode then underneath either the wattage or voltage depending which mode you are in. Next we have the resistance followed by either volts (when in wattage mode) or watts (when in voltage or bypass modes), this is followed by the puff count. Finally at the bottom of the display we have a vape time progress bar which fills while vaping up to 10 seconds. Ultroner have used colour well on the display making the display aesthetically pleasing without going overboard giving a too busy appearance, very nice!
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Review Continued Below:
https://www.sacowin.com/product/ultroner...%ef%bc%89/
Introduction
Ultroner are known for their affordable stabwood devices and long standing partnership which has now expired with Asmodus and since have bean releasing some affordable stabwood devices independently one of which was the 200W Gaea!
The dual 21700 version of the Gaea see's Ultroner team up with Fallout Vape who are part of Ecigone here in the UK! This version keeps the same form factor and basic design but is just slightly bigger and uses more affordable materials for it's construction. The Gaea is a power only device having no temp control but does come with Wattage, Voltage and Bypass modes, but no bells and whistles settings. Although this version is not stabwood (ABS & Zinc Alloy) it still looks very nice (in my opinion) and feels great in the hand having the same G-Class form factor and a nice non slip texturing to the ABS, let's give it a look!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x ULTRONER GAEA Box MOD
1 x Type C USB Cable
2 x 18650 adaptors
4 X Rubber textured inlays
1 x User manual
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Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The Gaea 21700 comes in a flip open cardboard box but unlike the original 18650 stabwood version no viewing window but a picture of the solid colour options on the box. I received the Black version, the options are Green, Red, Gun Gray or Black, their are also two transparent options, clear or a smoked! What surprises me about this 21700 version is it's height is actually 1mm shorter than the dual 18650 original although it's other dimensions are slightly bigger. Despite having a main body made of ABS the Gaea isn't super lightweight as the shell is thick and we have the base, top, battery door, front protruding front and buttons all made of Zinc Alloy. Even so i have reviewed a few dual 21700 devices recently and if their was one i would find light enough to carry around with me it would be this!
It has a very ergonomic oval shape much like the G-class and has a protruding Zinc Alloy face plate underneath which the PCB is fitted. The main body is thick ABS which has a textured feel, we also have a large pill shape indentation either side where you can stick on supplied rubber panels (you get 4, 1 for each side and 2 spare) but i prefer it without, looking at the pictures and that also for other colours the contents just list 2 spare i believe it's only the Black version that doesn't have them already stuck in place!
On the rear of the device we have "GAEA" carved into the ABS which i much prefer to printed branding and also shows that the shell is very thick. On the face plate we have a protruding round Zinc Alloy fire button top which is followed by a decent sized colour screen, we then have horizontally positioned pill shaped Zinc Alloy navigational buttons (again they protrude) and finally at the bottom a Type C USB port. The base is the battery door which has branding and safety marks, moving up top we have a small stainless Steel plate. The 510 plate appears to sit flush but if you run your finger across you can feel it's raised an hair which is just enough to protect the surface while giving no visible gaping, the 510 is spring loaded.
All the Zinc Alloy sections including buttons are Black on all colour options and the buttons have Silver metallic edging which is a small detail that really looks great. Saying a device is high build quality when it's mainly plastic seems strange but that's exactly the situation here as for me it really looks and feels high quality!
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Comparison Between Original Dual 18650 Gaea and New Dual 21700 Version
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Gaea 21700 Mod Specs and Features:
Size: 89 x 48 x 38mm
Wattage: 5-200W
Material: ABS & Zinc Alloy
Chipset: SEVO-200C
Working Mode: VW, VV, Bypass
Input Voltage: 6.6V-8.4V
Static Current: 0.12mA
Display: 0.96-inch LED full color display
Output Voltage Range: 1V-8V
Resistance Range: 0.1ohm-3.0ohm
Battery Type: Dual 21700/2070018650 battery (not included)
No overhang with tanks of 33mm diameter
Type C USB
Centred 510 thread
Solid Colours: Green, Red, Gun Gray, Black
Transparent: Clear, Smoked
Weight without batteries: 118g
Weight with pair of 21700's: 261g
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Fitting The Batteries
The batteries get fitted via the bottom hatch door and the device comes with 2 clear 18650 adaptors pre-installed so if you wish to install 21700 or 20700 batteries they need sliding out first.
When the hatch door is open it does have a little movement but it needs it for the hinged design to fasten and feels solid enough. It has quite a thick metal latch which uses the pressure from the batteries to stay securely in place, once the batteries are fitted this door is not opening on it's own accord and we have no movement or rattle whatsoever, very good job! My only slight con is orientation is Black on Black and no markings at the bottom of the tubes so wish these were Bright White, i say slight con when i normally hammer poor visibility of marked orientation and that's because the "-" & "+" are very big so they can still be seen easy enough!
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The Display
The Gaea has a colour screen which is bright, sharp and very well laid out giving all the needed information and is easy to read. At the top of the display we have the 2 battery status bars one either side with a padlock to show if the device is locked or unlocked between.
Underneath all information has a central orientation, first we have the mode then underneath either the wattage or voltage depending which mode you are in. Next we have the resistance followed by either volts (when in wattage mode) or watts (when in voltage or bypass modes), this is followed by the puff count. Finally at the bottom of the display we have a vape time progress bar which fills while vaping up to 10 seconds. Ultroner have used colour well on the display making the display aesthetically pleasing without going overboard giving a too busy appearance, very nice!
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