Thank you for taking the time to view my review of the Desire Design X Mini 21700 Mod which was sent to me directly from Desire Design for the purpose of this review.
Specs:
Getting to know the X Mini
I was fortunate enough to get 2 colors, the black and white. The first thing that impressed me was the finish, it has a pearl like reflection to it, reminds me of the Cadillac Pearl White that has a beautiful sheen when the light hits it just right.
That was the best pic I could take but really, it is beautiful in person. All the colors use the same pearl, according to Desire, they blast the Zink Alloy with an abrasive and bake the paint and pearl finish in, very impressive.
The white comes with black buttons which is a nice contrast and looks great with any color tank. I have to admit the white is just sexy, never been much into white mods but I am into this one.
I love black tanks on it though and it fits up to 26mm tanks, my Ehpro Billow X which is 25.5mm at the base fit fine.
The black is almost more of a dark grey and comes with blue buttons, odd choice I thought at first using blue buttons but now I have something to put my blue tanks on and of course black tanks look good too.
Screen is bright and easy to see in any lighting condition. It also has and LED that glows a bluish purple illuminating the logo on the side. The LED glows when hitting the fire button or you can get it to slowly pulse all the time by clicking the fire button 4 times.
Not the best idea to have the LED glowing all the time unless you just hate long battery life. Sure did make it easier for me to take those pics though ;-)
It is mini only in name, meant to only differentiate it from it's big brother that shared the same style but housed dual 18650. Not light either, I weighed 315 grams with a 21700 installed, compare that to 236 grams of the Joyetech Espion with dual 18650 installed. To give you an idea of the size I put it next to the Espion, one of the smallest dual 18650 mods I have.
I did find it off putting at first, a single battery mod that size. It does house a 21700 though and also works with 20700 and 18650 with the included adapter that worked great for me. Overall it is a very sturdy and solid mod, I never really felt the weight or size was a con for me, I enjoy how solid it feels.
Battery door does have some play if you purposely try to move it, it has to so you can actually remove the 2.2mm thick chunk of metal. In normal use it did not move around at all for me and is secured by 3 strong magnets but the groove at the bottom makes it easy to remove. The magnets are so strong the bottom one came off just today while writing this review.
Not a huge deal, I just applied some super glue and put it back on but it held tough for more than a month and the white one's magnets are all fine.
There is some button rattle on the up and down buttons of both samples, not anything I noticed in normal use, just the customary shake test. The fire button is solid and they all have a nice click to them. I like the location of the fire button as well, easy to fire with either your index or thumb and really easy to find without looking.
Comes with a 18650 adapter, USB cable, owners manual and 2 clear plastic mod protectors to sit under your tank. I never even used the mod protectors and just had slight tank rash.
It's not what's on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts
That is what I keep telling people, it is my insides that count, there just as messed up as my outside. Enough about my problems, let's check out the X Mini insides.
Solid enclosure, this is where the weight comes in and it is a tough shell.
Thick gauge wire connecting the 510 and battery contacts, I like.
Stainless Steel threading and the 510 has plenty of travel, no problems with any of my tanks.
The 510 plate is secured into the metal groove in the body. First time seeing it done like that but sure does feel secure, no complaints by me.
Clean looking board, I like there attention to detail.
Overall this is a well built solid mod, the only problem I had was with the magnet coming off when I removed the door.
The finish has held up very well, just a small nick on the black is all I suffered in the month + of usage, barely a pin hole.
Specs:
- Dimensions: 100mm x 30mm x 52.5mm
- Centered 510 Contact Pin with Stainless Steel Threads
- Wattage Output: 5.0 - 108.0W
- Temperature Control : Nickel 200 / Titanium / Stainless Steel / TCR
- Temperature Control Range: 100 - 315C / 200 - 600F
- Resistance Range: 0.08 - 3.0ohm
- PMG (Power Multiple Graph) Power Curve Adjustment Mode
- Glowing LED Light
- Large Fire Button
- Ergonomic Curved Design
- 0.96" OLED Display Screen
- Zinc Alloy Construction
- Requires (1) 18650 or 21700 High Amp Battery (Sold Separately)
- Includes (1) 18650 Battery Adapter Sleeve, Owners Manual and 2 clear mod protector disks
- Micro USB Charging Port
Getting to know the X Mini
I was fortunate enough to get 2 colors, the black and white. The first thing that impressed me was the finish, it has a pearl like reflection to it, reminds me of the Cadillac Pearl White that has a beautiful sheen when the light hits it just right.
That was the best pic I could take but really, it is beautiful in person. All the colors use the same pearl, according to Desire, they blast the Zink Alloy with an abrasive and bake the paint and pearl finish in, very impressive.
The white comes with black buttons which is a nice contrast and looks great with any color tank. I have to admit the white is just sexy, never been much into white mods but I am into this one.
I love black tanks on it though and it fits up to 26mm tanks, my Ehpro Billow X which is 25.5mm at the base fit fine.
The black is almost more of a dark grey and comes with blue buttons, odd choice I thought at first using blue buttons but now I have something to put my blue tanks on and of course black tanks look good too.
Screen is bright and easy to see in any lighting condition. It also has and LED that glows a bluish purple illuminating the logo on the side. The LED glows when hitting the fire button or you can get it to slowly pulse all the time by clicking the fire button 4 times.
Not the best idea to have the LED glowing all the time unless you just hate long battery life. Sure did make it easier for me to take those pics though ;-)
It is mini only in name, meant to only differentiate it from it's big brother that shared the same style but housed dual 18650. Not light either, I weighed 315 grams with a 21700 installed, compare that to 236 grams of the Joyetech Espion with dual 18650 installed. To give you an idea of the size I put it next to the Espion, one of the smallest dual 18650 mods I have.
I did find it off putting at first, a single battery mod that size. It does house a 21700 though and also works with 20700 and 18650 with the included adapter that worked great for me. Overall it is a very sturdy and solid mod, I never really felt the weight or size was a con for me, I enjoy how solid it feels.
Battery door does have some play if you purposely try to move it, it has to so you can actually remove the 2.2mm thick chunk of metal. In normal use it did not move around at all for me and is secured by 3 strong magnets but the groove at the bottom makes it easy to remove. The magnets are so strong the bottom one came off just today while writing this review.
Not a huge deal, I just applied some super glue and put it back on but it held tough for more than a month and the white one's magnets are all fine.
There is some button rattle on the up and down buttons of both samples, not anything I noticed in normal use, just the customary shake test. The fire button is solid and they all have a nice click to them. I like the location of the fire button as well, easy to fire with either your index or thumb and really easy to find without looking.
Comes with a 18650 adapter, USB cable, owners manual and 2 clear plastic mod protectors to sit under your tank. I never even used the mod protectors and just had slight tank rash.
It's not what's on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts
That is what I keep telling people, it is my insides that count, there just as messed up as my outside. Enough about my problems, let's check out the X Mini insides.
Solid enclosure, this is where the weight comes in and it is a tough shell.
Thick gauge wire connecting the 510 and battery contacts, I like.
Stainless Steel threading and the 510 has plenty of travel, no problems with any of my tanks.
The 510 plate is secured into the metal groove in the body. First time seeing it done like that but sure does feel secure, no complaints by me.
Clean looking board, I like there attention to detail.
Overall this is a well built solid mod, the only problem I had was with the magnet coming off when I removed the door.
The finish has held up very well, just a small nick on the black is all I suffered in the month + of usage, barely a pin hole.