Hi Vaping Underground members, In this review I take a look at the Aegis (Solo 2) S100 Kit With Z Subohm 2021 Tank from Geekvape. The S100 Kit was supplied for the purpose of this review by Allison from Geekvape.
Geekvape S100
Introduction
Geekvape have been very busy of late both bringing us the new Obelisk Range but also updating and rebranding their previous Aegis devices and Zeus atomisers.
The S100 is essentially an upgraded or if you like a V2 of the Aegis Solo. The upgrades are pretty much the same on all the new Aegis devices. The devices have the added A-lock switch, improved position and seal of the USB port which is now Type C and an improved waterproof, dustproof rating of IP68 as well as a less busy slicker look!
The 100w max output device boasts Power, Bypass, VPC (curves) and full TC suite, let's take a closer look!
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In The Box
Contents:
Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The S100 Kit came in the usual cardboard box packaging with outer cardboard sleeve which had a picture of the mod with installed atomiser in the chosen colour on the front and contents etc on the reverse. On opening I found the S100 proudly on display in the top layer with the Z subohm tank and other accessories below. I received the Classic Black version which was paired with a Black atomiser, the options are Grey, Classic Black, Navy Blue, Silver, Rainbow or Red!
The S100 has a Zinc Alloy main chassis which has a matte finish in contrast to the Gloss finish of the metal bracket. So the sides consists of the Zinc Alloy main frame, the metal bracket (I think it's also Zinc Alloy) which sweeps both sides and on one side of the bracket we have "GEEKVAPE" embossed into the metal, on the opposite side we have the A-lock sliding catch. The spine has a heavily padded leather section then moving to the tinted front plastic panel we have a light switch style fire button top and horizontally position double switch rocker bottom, between the fire and navigational buttons is the screen. The front also has rubber cut corner sections top and bottom with the top one being the seal for the Type C USB port.
Moving to the top and like on the Obelisk and L200 instead of having a 510 plate we have the whole top surface brushed Stainless Steel with the threading directly drilled into the Stainless Steel top, the 510 is Gold plated and spring loaded, it has a stiff but above average throw, very nice!
Moving to the bottom we have the screw in battery plate with sturdy central lever, the S100 like the L200 is less busy and looks slicker than the original Solo which this undoubtedly is a version 2 of making it more aesthetically pleasing in my opinion! Like the original Solo the S100 is quite light compared to some Aegis devices and is a nice portable size that fits great in the hand!
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Z Subohm Tank Specs and Features:
Size: 26 x 42.5mm (Not including Drip tip) (24mm at base)
Capacity: 5.5ml (2ml TPD)
Drip tip type: 810 Drip Tip
Filling Method: Top Fill
Mesh Z dual coil 0.25ohm (45-57W)
Mesh Z single coil 0.2ohm (70-80W)(pre-installed)
Innovative quick change prebuilt coil system
Direct Top Airflow & Top-to-Bottom Airflow with leak-proof function
Fill port design for liquid spillage resistance
Updated larger airflow slots
Thread: 510
Colours: Stainless Steel, Gunmetal, Black, Blue, Gold, Rainbow, Red (Colour to suit colour of device in regards to this kit)
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Z Subohm Tank Various Parts
Starting at the top we have a wide bore goon fit Delrin 810 drip tip which can be swapped for one of your own if you prefer. The top-cap is the usual bayonet design so just a slight turn needed and it's off, the base section also screws off. The glass can be wiggled free as it's secured top and bottom with O-rings, you receive a spare bubble glass with the standard version and straight 2ml glass with the TPD version. The airflow control ring can also be easily removed (in fact too easily) which leaves the juice port and airflow intake section with attached double walled chamber. The coils get press fitted into the chamber and the base section has a positive plate for the bottom of the coil to make contact with. We get all the usual spare O-rings and also a coil removal tool which is a nice touch but personally I didn't find any need for it.
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The Airflow
The Z Sub-ohm Tank has a top to bottom airflow system with large dual airflow slots that are fully adjustable, this is the only performance upgrade I can see from the Zeus Subohm tank which has slightly smaller airflow slots. You also have a double walled chamber so the air comes in through the slots, down the cavity between the two chamber walls and into the base section. Now we have the air in the base section just as you would if the tank had bottom airflow slots and this air enters the coil head from underneath in the usual manner giving bottom airflow, it's just taking the top to bottom airflow concept of the Zeus RTA's and implementing it in the least complicated way. I don't like to say leakproof but the system gives the Z Sub-ohm tank the same leak resistance that we have seen with past Zeus tanks.
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The Coils and Fitting Them
The Z Subohm tank has 2 included coils which are both kanthal mesh. Pre-installed we have the 0.2ohm Mesh single coil head which is rated between 70-80W. The other included coil is the 0.25 dual coil head which has a rating between 45-57W, the specs are etched onto the coil head shells.
The mesh is more of a Netting style giving plenty of surface area with large gaps between so wicking will be no issue, the coils also have 4 very large wicking ports.
The coil head simply gets press fitted into the chamber and pulled out to remove, if you have any problems pulling the coil head out you do receive a tool to help but I have had no issues. Looking on the chamber we can see 2 large wicking ports to allow e-liquid to surround the coil head as the chambers main purpose was to deliver airflow from the top to the bottom and having plug in coils is cleverly taking advantage of having the chamber present. We also have 2 protruding tabs on the coil heads and little indents on the side of the chamber, these tabs need to be lined up for the coil to be properly fitted!
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Filling The Tank
Just like with the Zeus Subohm tank which really this is with just larger airflow slots the airflow control ring is too loose which seems a petty con but it is annoying because i both like some resistance (there is none) and it also sometimes pops off when removing the top-cap for filling, although it's loose at least we do have stoppers!
The top-cap is less than half a turn and it's off, it's the same bayonet design Geekvape have used on previously Zeus atomisers. Once off the 2 kidney shaped fill ports are revealed which are quite narrow so large nozzles and glass droppers won't fit but most standard nozzles will be fine. Luckily there is quite a deep channel between the edge of the tank and air pipe section so it won't be messy if using larger nozzles as any juice will gather in the channel and find it's way into the ports. Once filled just position the bayonet tabs in place push down and give it a slight turn.
Review Continued Below:
Geekvape S100
Introduction
Geekvape have been very busy of late both bringing us the new Obelisk Range but also updating and rebranding their previous Aegis devices and Zeus atomisers.
The S100 is essentially an upgraded or if you like a V2 of the Aegis Solo. The upgrades are pretty much the same on all the new Aegis devices. The devices have the added A-lock switch, improved position and seal of the USB port which is now Type C and an improved waterproof, dustproof rating of IP68 as well as a less busy slicker look!
The 100w max output device boasts Power, Bypass, VPC (curves) and full TC suite, let's take a closer look!
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In The Box
Contents:
- 1 x S100 (Solo 2) Mod
- 1 x Z Subohm Atomizer (5.5ml)
- 2 x Geekvape Z Series Coil(Pre-installed: 0.2ohm 70-80W, Spare coil: 0.25ohm 45-57W)
- 1 x Coil Tool
- 1 x Spare Parts Pack
- 1 x Spare Glass Tube (5.5ml)
- 1 x USB Cable (Type-C)
- Paperwork
Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The S100 Kit came in the usual cardboard box packaging with outer cardboard sleeve which had a picture of the mod with installed atomiser in the chosen colour on the front and contents etc on the reverse. On opening I found the S100 proudly on display in the top layer with the Z subohm tank and other accessories below. I received the Classic Black version which was paired with a Black atomiser, the options are Grey, Classic Black, Navy Blue, Silver, Rainbow or Red!
The S100 has a Zinc Alloy main chassis which has a matte finish in contrast to the Gloss finish of the metal bracket. So the sides consists of the Zinc Alloy main frame, the metal bracket (I think it's also Zinc Alloy) which sweeps both sides and on one side of the bracket we have "GEEKVAPE" embossed into the metal, on the opposite side we have the A-lock sliding catch. The spine has a heavily padded leather section then moving to the tinted front plastic panel we have a light switch style fire button top and horizontally position double switch rocker bottom, between the fire and navigational buttons is the screen. The front also has rubber cut corner sections top and bottom with the top one being the seal for the Type C USB port.
Moving to the top and like on the Obelisk and L200 instead of having a 510 plate we have the whole top surface brushed Stainless Steel with the threading directly drilled into the Stainless Steel top, the 510 is Gold plated and spring loaded, it has a stiff but above average throw, very nice!
Moving to the bottom we have the screw in battery plate with sturdy central lever, the S100 like the L200 is less busy and looks slicker than the original Solo which this undoubtedly is a version 2 of making it more aesthetically pleasing in my opinion! Like the original Solo the S100 is quite light compared to some Aegis devices and is a nice portable size that fits great in the hand!
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Z Subohm Tank Specs and Features:
Size: 26 x 42.5mm (Not including Drip tip) (24mm at base)
Capacity: 5.5ml (2ml TPD)
Drip tip type: 810 Drip Tip
Filling Method: Top Fill
Mesh Z dual coil 0.25ohm (45-57W)
Mesh Z single coil 0.2ohm (70-80W)(pre-installed)
Innovative quick change prebuilt coil system
Direct Top Airflow & Top-to-Bottom Airflow with leak-proof function
Fill port design for liquid spillage resistance
Updated larger airflow slots
Thread: 510
Colours: Stainless Steel, Gunmetal, Black, Blue, Gold, Rainbow, Red (Colour to suit colour of device in regards to this kit)
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Z Subohm Tank Various Parts
Starting at the top we have a wide bore goon fit Delrin 810 drip tip which can be swapped for one of your own if you prefer. The top-cap is the usual bayonet design so just a slight turn needed and it's off, the base section also screws off. The glass can be wiggled free as it's secured top and bottom with O-rings, you receive a spare bubble glass with the standard version and straight 2ml glass with the TPD version. The airflow control ring can also be easily removed (in fact too easily) which leaves the juice port and airflow intake section with attached double walled chamber. The coils get press fitted into the chamber and the base section has a positive plate for the bottom of the coil to make contact with. We get all the usual spare O-rings and also a coil removal tool which is a nice touch but personally I didn't find any need for it.
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The Airflow
The Z Sub-ohm Tank has a top to bottom airflow system with large dual airflow slots that are fully adjustable, this is the only performance upgrade I can see from the Zeus Subohm tank which has slightly smaller airflow slots. You also have a double walled chamber so the air comes in through the slots, down the cavity between the two chamber walls and into the base section. Now we have the air in the base section just as you would if the tank had bottom airflow slots and this air enters the coil head from underneath in the usual manner giving bottom airflow, it's just taking the top to bottom airflow concept of the Zeus RTA's and implementing it in the least complicated way. I don't like to say leakproof but the system gives the Z Sub-ohm tank the same leak resistance that we have seen with past Zeus tanks.
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The Coils and Fitting Them
The Z Subohm tank has 2 included coils which are both kanthal mesh. Pre-installed we have the 0.2ohm Mesh single coil head which is rated between 70-80W. The other included coil is the 0.25 dual coil head which has a rating between 45-57W, the specs are etched onto the coil head shells.
The mesh is more of a Netting style giving plenty of surface area with large gaps between so wicking will be no issue, the coils also have 4 very large wicking ports.
The coil head simply gets press fitted into the chamber and pulled out to remove, if you have any problems pulling the coil head out you do receive a tool to help but I have had no issues. Looking on the chamber we can see 2 large wicking ports to allow e-liquid to surround the coil head as the chambers main purpose was to deliver airflow from the top to the bottom and having plug in coils is cleverly taking advantage of having the chamber present. We also have 2 protruding tabs on the coil heads and little indents on the side of the chamber, these tabs need to be lined up for the coil to be properly fitted!
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Filling The Tank
Just like with the Zeus Subohm tank which really this is with just larger airflow slots the airflow control ring is too loose which seems a petty con but it is annoying because i both like some resistance (there is none) and it also sometimes pops off when removing the top-cap for filling, although it's loose at least we do have stoppers!
The top-cap is less than half a turn and it's off, it's the same bayonet design Geekvape have used on previously Zeus atomisers. Once off the 2 kidney shaped fill ports are revealed which are quite narrow so large nozzles and glass droppers won't fit but most standard nozzles will be fine. Luckily there is quite a deep channel between the edge of the tank and air pipe section so it won't be messy if using larger nozzles as any juice will gather in the channel and find it's way into the ports. Once filled just position the bayonet tabs in place push down and give it a slight turn.
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