Eleaf iStick - The Best Mod Out There

[Dissonance]

Well, then...by all means, do not ever buy one...The Jwrap I ordered is black carbon fiber and was less than the full sized wraps because of the size of the mod...and I had a coupon as well. ...I didnt find it particularly expensive..I like their products and have bought several in the past, so I bought one for the iStick as well...I'm not looking for protection for the mod....its a 30 dollar mod not a Vaporshark...I'm looking for the textured wrap that doesnt lend itself to having a smooth, slick textured mod slip in my hand....your mileage obviously varies...and mine varies from yours as frankly I find those rubberized cases on phones to look cheap, and fugly...but hey, that's just me...its nice to have choices, eh...

I agree with you 100%. Jwraps do excellent work and the quality shows. Many people I know are highly satisfied with their work. iStick wrap is a mere $10 and general pricing for rest is not that much more. Ship free in the U.S. to top it off. iStick is #1 a $35 solid gold machine.
I spent more on a week of smokes and strongly feel this baby will last a year solid. Eleaf has never failed me before and I have full trust in them.

 

[Dissonance]

I ordered an iStick today....then, I immediately ordered a JWrap for it....lets see which gets here first...

Good for you. You will love them both. Once I find a good vendor I stick with them for life. I believe in supporting small business that take your needs seriously and treat you with dignity. Vapor Joe and the Underground is the best. Despite different opinions we all have the same objective and that's to not smoke and bring others to the mix. The Revolution is here!

 

[Dissonance]

Just got my second iStick in Silver and LOVE IT. Had a few friends over at my house and they all brought their sticks, everyone is VERY HAPPY with theirs as well. Awesome power regulation from start to finish of the battery and I just noticed that if you depress the fire button it gives you precise reading on how long your pull is. They tested theirs thorough and not a single issue whatsoever. One is an electrician by trade and the other is an engineer neither found anything to gripe about. I have a long history with electronics and concur with them completely. Just put a new tank on it the iClear 30s the only tank I use by Innokin and it hits like a charm. I get a super vape out of it on a regular basis. All the tanks I have used hit very good and are awesome, this little gem is so tiny it matches the size of my iClear. Friend gave me a little pocket case for it and I stash it in the pocket and forget it's even there, super light and super portable. Using 2.1 ohm dual coil with the 30s IClear resistance read accurate to a tee right away. I cranked up the watts and only noticed warmth building at about 15W but I don't ever need to vape that high and unnecessarily drain the battery. 2.1 ohms at 6W and 3.5V is giving me the perfect vape and it's right on target I don't need to power up at all.The whole thing is even under six inches tall and that's with the tank included cut it in half when you take it outdoors and you can fit it anywhere and forget about it. What I really like about it on top of everything else is that it has a metallic matte finish which means NO FINGERPRINTS like you find on so many other mods. The iStick changed everything for me and every other vapor I know. I don't see ever needing another device this beauty is a twist of Heaven. Let me take a nice long puff of my Blue Honey juice in your honor, ahhhhh Nirvana at last. Hail the iStick you are my new adopted child and I LOVE YOU. Best to everyone in finding your sweet spot

Caveat: 2 days of moderate vape and I am at only 1/2 my battery meter. I bet it will push 3 days easy beats everything I have ever owned with flying colors.

 

[Dissonance]

I GOT IT!!! also got a nautilus mini to go with it, all I am gonna say is I LOVE IT!! My husband can now have his Provari back!!

That's GREAT. Now you can adopt a few more small children and give them a good home

 

[Hermit]

Well, I'm just a middle-aged electronics and software engineer with decades of experience, so what would I know?

Seriously, I'll offer a real money wager that yours would test out exactly the same as mine (and all the others I've seen tested on 'scopes). How about $100? Honestly, a result either way would please me - I'd love to be wrong about all of them acting like this, and to have simply got a dud.

Since you gave some numbers for your coil etc there, I'll tell you what I reckon you're vaping at. Below 2/3 charge, the power boost isn't as much. For a 2.1 ohm coil set to 6W it works out at 8.1W. Above 2/3 charge, it would be 9.8W.

If I had a 2.1 ohm coil and wanted to vape at those powers, then sure, the vape would be 'perfect'. The display is still inaccurate though, and the device doesn't give anything like the range it's supposed to. That power, with that coil, would simply be within the range that it does do.

 

[Dissonance]

Well, I'm just a middle-aged electronics and software engineer with decades of experience, so what would I know?

Seriously, I'll offer a real money wager that yours would test out exactly the same as mine (and all the others I've seen tested on 'scopes). How about $100? Honestly, a result either way would please me - I'd love to be wrong about all of them acting like this, and to have simply got a dud.

Since you gave some numbers for your coil etc there, I'll tell you what I reckon you're vaping at. Below 2/3 charge, the power boost isn't as much. For a 2.1 ohm coil set to 6W it works out at 8.1W. Above 2/3 charge, it would be 9.8W.

If I had a 2.1 ohm coil and wanted to vape at those powers, then sure, the vape would be 'perfect'. The display is still inaccurate though, and the device doesn't give anything like the range it's supposed to. That power, with that coil, would simply be within the range that it does do.

No need for wagers I don't need your money nor would I want to take it from you. You need it more for your hobby to keep you smoke free so I wouldn't want to entertain the guilt. If you have decades of experience and your middle aged you certainly belong in the Guiness Book of World Records having started your professional career in diapers. Quite an accomplishment. I understand what you're saying there was never a question to that I simply don't agree with your assessment. We can agree to disagree respectively. My vape at 6W is not 9.8W. I tested the same coil in the same tank on another mod and the results were the same with only slight barely noticeable difference. At 9.8W I got a much stronger vape which WAS noticeable. My stick is hitting perfectly, my friends and majority of others are having no issues. I'm sorry a very small faction of the public got lemons. I provided helpful address to the manufacturer so you can write them yourself and get a good working unit. Good luck

 

[Hermit]

If you have decades of experience and your middle aged you certainly belong in the Guiness Book of World Records having started your professional career in diapers. Quite an accomplishment.

Maths may not be your greatest strength.

 

[Dissonance]

www.jwraps.com. I was looking at more designs to wrap the iStick and found another I really liked. This is the fire flower design and looks great. Only $10 and free shipping from NC. High quality durable industry standard vinyl. Check it out.

http://www.jwraps.com/product_p/s313.htm

 

[Spike64]

www.jwraps.com. I was looking at more designs to wrap the iStick and found another I really liked. This is the fire flower design and looks great. Only $10 and free shipping. Good quality as well.
http://www.jwraps.com/product_p/s313.htm

I paid a couple dollars more and got the black carbon fiber...I want texture on the mod to keep it from slipping in my hand...

 

[Dissonance]

I paid a couple dollars more and got the black carbon fiber...I want texture on the mod to keep it from slipping in my hand...

I like the carbon fiber as well. They do great work all my friends are happy with them. Glad you got yours

 

[Dissonance]

Another great tank to add to the arsenal of tanks I mentioned earlier for the iStick is the Eleaf i-Just Pyrex glass, 510 threading and 3.7ml with good coils. You can get them here www.indyvaporshop.com. iStick here www.evape.us and wraps here www.jwraps.com. All very good honest U.S. vendors that provide great service and fast shipping.

 

[nashman]

J wraps are OK, if you like them fine , were all different.

 

[Spike64]

J wraps are OK, if you like them fine , were all different.

Couldn't agree more...

 

[VH fan]

Just got my second iStick in Silver and LOVE IT. Had a few friends over at my house and they all brought their sticks, everyone is VERY HAPPY with theirs as well. Awesome power regulation from start to finish of the battery and I just noticed that if you depress the fire button it gives you precise reading on how long your pull is. They tested theirs thorough and not a single issue whatsoever. One is an electrician by trade and the other is an engineer neither found anything to gripe about. I have a long history with electronics and concur with them completely. Just put a new tank on it the iClear 30s the only tank I use by Innokin and it hits like a charm. I get a super vape out of it on a regular basis. All the tanks I have used hit very good and are awesome, this little gem is so tiny it matches the size of my iClear. Friend gave me a little pocket case for it and I stash it in the pocket and forget it's even there, super light and super portable. Using 2.1 ohm dual coil with the 30s IClear resistance read accurate to a tee right away. I cranked up the watts and only noticed warmth building at about 15W but I don't ever need to vape that high and unnecessarily drain the battery. 2.1 ohms at 6W and 3.5V is giving me the perfect vape and it's right on target I don't need to power up at all.The whole thing is even under six inches tall and that's with the tank included cut it in half when you take it outdoors and you can fit it anywhere and forget about it. What I really like about it on top of everything else is that it has a metallic matte finish which means NO FINGERPRINTS like you find on so many other mods. The iStick changed everything for me and every other vapor I know. I don't see ever needing another device this beauty is a twist of Heaven. Let me take a nice long puff of my Blue Honey juice in your honor, ahhhhh Nirvana at last. Hail the iStick you are my new adopted child and I LOVE YOU. Best to everyone in finding your sweet spot

Caveat: 2 days of moderate vape and I am at only 1/2 my battery meter. I bet it will push 3 days easy beats everything I have ever owned with flying colors.

You know , your really really pushing it way over the top with this worship stuff , i don't even think REO nuts are this over the top , you DO NOT have to keep repeating the same exact things over and over and over again .

Obviously you will not address what Hermit said and this is very very telling and says to me your love has clearly clouded your ability to be fair and a worthwhile review person.

You just continue to avoid it or say you don't believe it's true finding excuses for EVERYTHING , this is exactly what i was talking about folks when i said most reviewers lack the integrity to do real World honest reviews and are not impartial enough .

Hopefully future review people will take this thread and realize this is not the way to do it , confront and answer the negatives just like the positives.

i personally don't need constant and relentless convincing and a reviewer that worships the mod he's reviewing , i want the reviewer to be neutral and address all negatives, not admit they don't exist .

But thats just me.

 

[VH fan]

Maths may not be your greatest strength.

I think it's pretty obvious you will never get him to admit anything is not golden with the Istick , some are like that and regardless of evidence to the contrary they will never admit it . Just something to keep in mind and take into account with certain personality types .

I don't take this type of reviewer seriously , he isn't the only one who conducts reviews like this and it's very unfortunate , he does make it known immediately though just with the title of the thread lol, you know what to expect and he certainly doesn't disappoint.

 

[Whiskey]

Ok I am looking at it this way VH, plenty of people have had their say about both pro's and con's with the Istick, Me included, looking at Dissonance's post you quoted and being the thread was started by him with his enthusiasm about this mod,I see no problem with that, also on here members are allowed to voice what they feel be it the weather or a mod and their take on it. Last I saw there were 2 threads about this mod and one gets into the testing and scope of the mod quite a bit and posts by both those that like and don't like it, the other thread, praises from folks that like it mostly, either way Dissonance is not a verified VU reviewer last I checked so I really don't know what your talking about when you mentioned the reviewer part. If this thread bothers you, maybe posting in the other will work out better for you. Have a good one

 

[VH fan]

Ok I am looking at it this way VH, plenty of people have had their say about both pro's and con's with the Istick, Me included, looking at Dissonance's post you quoted and being the thread was started by him with his enthusiasm about this mod,I see no problem with that, also on here members are allowed to voice what they feel be it the weather or a mod and their take on it. Last I saw there were 2 threads about this mod and one gets into the testing and scope of the mod quite a bit and posts by both those that like and don't like it, the other thread, praises from folks that like it mostly, either way Dissonance is not a verified VU reviewer last I checked so I really don't know what your talking about when you mentioned the reviewer part. If this thread bothers you, maybe posting in the other will work out better for you. Have a good one

I am in this thread Whiskey and have every right to be , is there a rule that says if you object you can't post in this thread , i didn't think so, criticism is part of the game if you decide to review a product whether verified or not .

I love this thread and i call it like i see it , both ways , but i know BS when i hear it and it will be proven soon , stay tuned , let me know if there are rules i am breaking on VU . Thank you

FWIW, There are only two people who are objecting on this thread , seems the overwhelming majority are pleased with the OP's talk , is two people too much or should we have 100% agreement , i didn't see a no objections clause at the beginning.

If VU wants to ban me for my style thats OK as well , but i won't change just to suit what the popular vote is .

 

[Whiskey]

Oh don't get me wrong , I did not say you couldn't post here, I said "If this thread bothers you, maybe posting in the other will work out better for you."
Lets get that understood.
Post away dear

 

[VH fan]

Oh don't get me wrong , I did not say you couldn't post here, I said "If this thread bothers you, maybe posting in the other will work out better for you."
Lets get that understood.
Post away dear

I think i have said everything i needed to say , people know my views on it so i'll let others and the OP enjoy his thread and checkout.

Thanks everybody

 

[Dissonance]

You can't please everyone and I'm perfectly satisfied with that. I am happy to help all the people out there who are looking for an excellent mod that will meet their needs. I gave a fair and honest observation based on my personal experience and the experience of many others who own the iStick. A small group of people simply wish to nullify a product across the board because of their negative personal experience and feel that it should apply to the majority across the globe. I don't feel that is right or appropriate and I firmly stood my ground on this. I'm not a reviewer and never claimed to be one. I'm simply an experienced long time vapor who wanted to share an excellent product with others, so that they too could enjoy it for themselves.

I'm not in the people pleasing business and have no interest to conforming to bullying tactics of alpha personality types that are obsessive in the need to control every word you say and how you say it. I don't give small people that power they crave. I am more than happy in my skin and only wish to help others who appreciate it. You can agree or disagree as that is your right. I have the right to express how I feel about a product that I am comfortable with and feel extremely confident in its performance and recommendation.

The iStick is the best mod out there IMHO and for $35 it's a very good deal. In my honest opinion it's a very good investment and I have no regrets whatsoever. Buy it, don't buy it, it's your choice. Most people did and never looked back. I'm happy to help many people out there and to freely give back what has been given to me. I'm also happy to provide people with resources of where they can get quality products and save some cash. Vapors helping fellow vapors without the negative attitude is what it's all about. It's about the revolution we are all proud to be a part of and taking the time out of your busy life to help others. That's what I believe in and what I do in practice.

Everyone will never agree on everything but people could at least learn to be respectful towards others, that isn't much to ask for now is it. Either way, people are who they are and the world will continue to spin as it always has. You can only control you. I don't have time to waste on senseless arguments and taunts that bare no end. It's all bullshit and about ego. Life is just too short for grey hair. I will get back to enjoying my absolutely awesome iStick and wish all of you much peace in your journey forward. Thanks

 

[Dissonance]

I will leave everyone with a simple quote on my feelings about the iStick and life. The rest is in your court my friends.

 

[Galtman]

I'm not a middle aged electronics engineer (though I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once!), but I totally get what Hermit and others are saying about the iStick running hot. Those who have scoped the unit all reach the same conclusion and report the same numbers - is what it is. But, I also find very very few folks here and on other forums who have used the unit and report burnt juice. Even those who have scoped the unit for the most part like it, other than the inaccuracy of the LED readings and the unit not having the range of variability that is advertised. So despite the apparent limitations (and seriously, for $35 does anyone really expect perfection?), if I'm getting a good vape with a range of juices, getting better flavor than what I've gotten with other mods, getting 2+ days out of a charge, all results similar to those reported by the vast majority of users,why should I care that when my unit says 6W I'm really getting 9.8W? I'm still a noob, so am I missing something here, a reason why this should matter?

Would it be better if it were accurate? Of course. Is it good to know that it isn't? Of course. But are there really that many folks who prefer to vape at lower wattage/voltage (for whatever reason) than this unit can technically achieve and thus will not get their preferred vape? User comments and reviews would seem to say no. Personally I adjust the unit up and down with each juice until I get the flavor I like and don't really care what the reading is, and I have yet to find a juice where I don't get good flavor. Juices that taste burnt at 4.2v with my EMOW do not burn at the same voltage with the iStick. Am I just not anal enough about what the LED is telling me (I'm a CPA so trust me, I'm anal about numbers ), or is it more than that?

 

[Nancy_Bout]

I LOVE my eleaf stick awesome️

 

[Nancy_Bout]

I love love my device I stopped using my MVP shine w the cool sugar skull lol

 

[Nancy_Bout]

It's perfect for a gift for vapors this Christmas ️

 

[Hermit]

I'm not a middle aged electronics engineer (though I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once!), but I totally get what Hermit and others are saying about the iStick running hot. Those who have scoped the unit all reach the same conclusion and report the same numbers - is what it is. But, I also find very very few folks here and on other forums who have used the unit and report burnt juice. Even those who have scoped the unit for the most part like it, other than the inaccuracy of the LED readings and the unit not having the range of variability that is advertised. So despite the apparent limitations (and seriously, for $35 does anyone really expect perfection?), if I'm getting a good vape with a range of juices, getting better flavor than what I've gotten with other mods, getting 2+ days out of a charge, all results similar to those reported by the vast majority of users,why should I care that when my unit says 6W I'm really getting 9.8W? I'm still a noob, so am I missing something here, a reason why this should matter?

Would it be better if it were accurate? Of course. Is it good to know that it isn't? Of course. But are there really that many folks who prefer to vape at lower wattage/voltage (for whatever reason) than this unit can technically achieve and thus will not get their preferred vape? User comments and reviews would seem to say no. Personally I adjust the unit up and down with each juice until I get the flavor I like and don't really care what the reading is, and I have yet to find a juice where I don't get good flavor. Juices that taste burnt at 4.2v with my EMOW do not burn at the same voltage with the iStick. Am I just not anal enough about what the LED is telling me (I'm a CPA so trust me, I'm anal about numbers ), or is it more than that?

It's information, that's all. I quite agree that the majority of comments about the issue from owners have been along the lines of "just turn it down a bit", so obviously for most people it doesn't matter at all. But for those that it would bother, I'd like to help save them $35, so I make graphs etc to help them decide I think you might be surprised by how many low-wattage vapers there are - ego batts, mini protanks, evods, and the like are all still big sellers.

I guess why it annoys me so much is that without this issue it really would've been amazingly perfect for the price. Anyone can see that adding a sprung 510 connector, more power, replacable battery, etc, would make it cost more. But this is just a software error, and would've cost nothing extra to get right.

 

[Galtman]

I can see how this would be an issue for low wattage vapers and agree is seems a simple issue to solve. That being said, I've seen plenty of investors who think money makes them the smartest person in the room and bad decisions are forced on those who know better. Hopefully v2 will fix this without doubling the price.

 

[James]

Mabe pulling it apart and shoveing a vamo5/6 chipset in it would fix it .

 

[oncebitten]

I just can't believe how tiny this thing is compared to my Cana. It's a cool, little, stealth mod!

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[WiSilverVape]

Those J Wraps are almost as much as the mod , no thanks , give me something that actually offers protection like a rubberized Iphone case . That i would pay J Wraps prices for , not dirt cheap vinyl with a design on it.

sooooooo, is there anything in this world you don't have a problem with? or do you just gotta rail and complain about everything?

 

[WiSilverVape]

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[kelli]

never have i seen more written about nothing. i really don't care if my iStick only lasts 6 months and craps out. that works out to about $6 a month for something i really like and works well for me. what else can you get for $6 a month? even netflix costs more than that!

 

[spdy]

The istick is on sale right now for $17.74 at ecig.com.

 

[Scuba-Matt]

The istick is on sale right now for $17.74 at ecig.com.

Thanks, Ordered a couple. They'll make a couple of nice Christmas gifts.

 

[kevmalone]

The istick is on sale right now for $17.74 at ecig.com.

Is this using their "sign up for our newsletter and we'll take 52% off" deal?
I didn't realize that had started. Good to know.

 

[kevmalone]

Ordered. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[MD_Boater]

The istick is on sale right now for $17.74 at ecig.com.

I couldn't resist. I snagged an istick (all they had was silver) and another (my 3rd) Aerotank Mini. Got both for $29.23. That ought to make for a nice, stealth vape setup.

 

[Fictitious Character]

The istick is on sale right now for $17.74 at ecig.com.

I don't see them on the site got a link?

 

[Midniteoyl]

I don't see them on the site got a link?

They are out... OOS on most things as well.. And, Discover Card doesnt work.

Seems their sale hit their site really hard.

 

[CaFF]

Yeah, they are OOS on most stuff, but I managed to find some deals on an Aerotank and some heads. Can't beat 52% off.

 

[Fictitious Character]

They are out... OOS on most things as well.. And, Discover Card doesnt work.

Seems their sale hit their site really hard.

I don't even see them on the site though, oh well I was almost spontaneous enough to grab a couple just to see the hype, plus my wife is stuck on her vtr so a lighter more compact design could be a hit. I have showed it to her before and she showed little interest but usually I just have to get her stuff to see if she takes to them. She is not effected by shinyitis when it comes to vape gear.

 

[Midniteoyl]

When they go OOS, they disappear from the site..

 

[Fictitious Character]

When they go OOS, they disappear from the site..

Thanks for the info because I don't see much on their site right now. I registered because I thought maybe that was the problem and I see 15.00 drip tips and stuff with no savings appeal.

 

[MD_Boater]

I called a friend and told him to get on there and buy an istick and an Aerotank for the $29.23 deal, but they were gone before he got there.
He did manage to get 2 MVP2s for $55, though. Good enough...

Looks like ecig.com is going to lose that $100K really fast.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Thanks for the info because I don't see much on their site right now. I registered because I thought maybe that was the problem and I see 15.00 drip tips and stuff with no savings appeal.

The 52% is taken off in the cart.

 

[Fictitious Character]

The 52% is taken off in the cart.

Thanks I will check them out again.

 

[Fictitious Character]

Picked up some kanger heads for the wife and 60ml of SB juice at essentially buy bogo. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Spike64]

I went there early and grabbed another iStick and a bunch of Nautilus BVC coils...unreal deal...

 

[Jazz]

Hopefully a version 2 will come out soon with the ability to run accurately and in rms and not mean. It also needs a floating or adjustable 510 pin. They can charge double the price and still sell a million of them.

Until then, my iStick is my back-up mod that's in the drawer.

 

[Spike64]

Hopefully a version 2 will come out soon with the ability to run accurately and in rms and not mean. It also needs a floating or adjustable 510 pin. They can charge double the price and still sell a million of them.

Until then, my iStick is my back-up mod that's in the drawer.

I just run a Nautilus mini on mine with a 1.8 ohm coil at 3.3 to 3.4 volts and it works flawlessly...it even mounts flush on the 510 and makes good contact. Because of the overall small size, price, and battery life, and even with the issues you describe, it's perfect for dropping into my front slacks pocket and taking to work everyday...no issues here if you know about the issues and how to address them....