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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of Desire X-mini Mod. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links
Introduction:
The Desire X Mini is the newest mod form manufacturer Desire. While they aren’t super popular, they have been around for a while and have made some great RDAs like the Mad Dog V2 which came out earlier 2018. The X Mini is a single 2x700 battery mod (can take 21700, 20700, and 18650 batteries) That can fire up to 108 watts and has unique “X” shape and outside LED. It’s available in 5 colors, White, Silver, Black, Red, and Blue.
Manufacturer's Specs:
https://imgur.com/a/F6WJ1gD
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, The first thing that stuck out to me was the size. I’ll probably repeat it a lot during the review but for something called the X mini, there is nothing mini about it at all. It’s huge. I understand it’s expected to be a little bigger due to being able to handle a 21700 battery, but it’s bigger than my dual 20700 mods and dual 18650 mods which defeats the purpose. I didn’t expect a mod labeled as a mini to be that big. The “X” shape to it looks pretty cool and it’s much more comfy to hold then I expected. It’s also a really heavy mod, it weighs 246g. One side has a diamond like design on it with a big LED of the desire logo. The other side is the magnetic battery door which has a little play in it. Overall though, wasn’t very impressed with it from the start, but mostly due to its size.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the ijoy 5 leg 20700 batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .11 , .15, .2, and .61 ohms. wattage points were max (108), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 103 watts and 31 amps. For the rest of the testing it was never off by more than 3 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 107 watts. The rest of the tests it was never off by more than 2 watts. For the .2 test it maxed out at 112 watts. For the rest of the testing it was never off by more than 4 watts. For the .61 testing it maxed out at 91 watts and 7.469 volts. The rest of the testing it was never off by more than 2 watts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. Worst case it was off by 4 watts, that was only in a couple of cases. Most of the time it was on point or within a watt or 2. 15 out of the 20 test points was within 2 watts. 2 tests were limited by the volts or amps. The other 3 tests were 3-4 watts off. So really accurate. It’s also pretty accurately rated at 108 watts since i got 112 with the .2 test and 107 with the .15 test. The 7.469 volt limit shows there is a boost circuit but falls a little short of the listed 8V max. I guess they rounded up, but i would have personally listed it at 7.5. They list the amp limit at 40 which is overstated. I got 31 max which is still good for a single battery mod.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Very accurate. Mostly within 2 watts. Accurate rating for watts (112), Yes boost circuit, amp limit 31 which is good. Volts tested at 7.469 so close to the 8V they list. They also have PGM mode (power curve) which works pretty good too.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire with the SS mode. I tested 6 builds a single round spaced, a dual round spaced, 2 fancy single coil builds and 2 fancy dual coil builds. The mod has no limit for power in temp mode so you can use the full 108. Adjusting the watts does change the ramp up as it should and it had no issues powering 80 watt dual coil builds either with a fast ramp up. It also did a good job on the throttle, it doesn't throttle too hard at all and gives a nice smooth consistent vape. It also provides a warm vape in the 440-460 range as it should, so it feels pretty accurate. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the temp control on this mod. It worked very well. It does also have a TCR mode but it worked well enough in SS mode I didn’t feel the need to try it out.
Introduction:
The Desire X Mini is the newest mod form manufacturer Desire. While they aren’t super popular, they have been around for a while and have made some great RDAs like the Mad Dog V2 which came out earlier 2018. The X Mini is a single 2x700 battery mod (can take 21700, 20700, and 18650 batteries) That can fire up to 108 watts and has unique “X” shape and outside LED. It’s available in 5 colors, White, Silver, Black, Red, and Blue.
Manufacturer's Specs:
- Size: 53x25x109mm
- Power range: 5- 108W
- Output voltage: 0- 8V
- Max output Amps 40
- Input Voltage 3.1V-4.2V
- Temperature limit: 200- 600℉
- Resistance range: 0.08- 3.0ohm
- Battery: 21700/20700/18650 (Not included)
- Colors: Black, Silver, White, Red, Blue
- LED Light Indicator
- O-LED Settings Display
- Weight 246g
- 1x X-Mini Box Mod
- 1x 18650 Battery Adapter
- 1x USB Charger
- 1x Warranty Card
- User Manual
https://imgur.com/a/F6WJ1gD
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, The first thing that stuck out to me was the size. I’ll probably repeat it a lot during the review but for something called the X mini, there is nothing mini about it at all. It’s huge. I understand it’s expected to be a little bigger due to being able to handle a 21700 battery, but it’s bigger than my dual 20700 mods and dual 18650 mods which defeats the purpose. I didn’t expect a mod labeled as a mini to be that big. The “X” shape to it looks pretty cool and it’s much more comfy to hold then I expected. It’s also a really heavy mod, it weighs 246g. One side has a diamond like design on it with a big LED of the desire logo. The other side is the magnetic battery door which has a little play in it. Overall though, wasn’t very impressed with it from the start, but mostly due to its size.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the ijoy 5 leg 20700 batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .11 , .15, .2, and .61 ohms. wattage points were max (108), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 103 watts and 31 amps. For the rest of the testing it was never off by more than 3 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 107 watts. The rest of the tests it was never off by more than 2 watts. For the .2 test it maxed out at 112 watts. For the rest of the testing it was never off by more than 4 watts. For the .61 testing it maxed out at 91 watts and 7.469 volts. The rest of the testing it was never off by more than 2 watts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. Worst case it was off by 4 watts, that was only in a couple of cases. Most of the time it was on point or within a watt or 2. 15 out of the 20 test points was within 2 watts. 2 tests were limited by the volts or amps. The other 3 tests were 3-4 watts off. So really accurate. It’s also pretty accurately rated at 108 watts since i got 112 with the .2 test and 107 with the .15 test. The 7.469 volt limit shows there is a boost circuit but falls a little short of the listed 8V max. I guess they rounded up, but i would have personally listed it at 7.5. They list the amp limit at 40 which is overstated. I got 31 max which is still good for a single battery mod.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Very accurate. Mostly within 2 watts. Accurate rating for watts (112), Yes boost circuit, amp limit 31 which is good. Volts tested at 7.469 so close to the 8V they list. They also have PGM mode (power curve) which works pretty good too.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire with the SS mode. I tested 6 builds a single round spaced, a dual round spaced, 2 fancy single coil builds and 2 fancy dual coil builds. The mod has no limit for power in temp mode so you can use the full 108. Adjusting the watts does change the ramp up as it should and it had no issues powering 80 watt dual coil builds either with a fast ramp up. It also did a good job on the throttle, it doesn't throttle too hard at all and gives a nice smooth consistent vape. It also provides a warm vape in the 440-460 range as it should, so it feels pretty accurate. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the temp control on this mod. It worked very well. It does also have a TCR mode but it worked well enough in SS mode I didn’t feel the need to try it out.