Review and comparison of Ulton Freehand Gloom vs ‘No Name’ Freehand Gloom.
I’ve already written a mini review (Read here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ultontech/permalink/1819855184730592/) for a ‘No Name’ (Refering as NN from now on) version so this will be more focused on the Ulton version and some differences between the two.
Finally, after a month of waiting, I received the official Ulton version of the Freehand Gloom from 2FDeal. Reason I know it’s legit? The box itself has an Ulton sticker sealing it.
Upon opening the Ulton box, I am greeted with a black mod and… a blue button? The pictures on 2F don’t show the button… but, it has been mentioned over on FastTech that these are shipped with a protected blue sticker over the bare metal button. Although, in my case, this is not a sticker. It is actually painted blue [
https://i.imgur.com/Zj5kBWo.jpg] Even though it’s blue, I much prefer it to the finger print magnet of the NN’s. [
https://i.imgur.com/wuoufRk.jpg] Not sure how it will hold up over time though. The Ulton button is much firmer to press and has a more solid click to it, not hollow like the NN. It could just be that I’ve been using the NN for a bit now, so maybe it broke in? Speaking of the button, Ulton’s is risen more from the body and very uneven looking [
https://i.imgur.com/QRZC50o.jpg]
It seems Ulton has a deeper 510, which results in requiring an extra turn to seat the atty flush and a bit more force to actually do so. The threads on the Ulton version are much more dirty and crunchy while the NN is smooth and clean [
https://i.imgur.com/mO7iBJx.jpg] This is the same for the negative terminal cap and the 510 base. The 510 base has some what looks like corrosion on it. Screws on the base also look more stripped and worn compared to NN. One thing that is nice on the Ulton is the battery tube seems to be a bit wider, resulting in batteries to slide in and out with ease, without the need to smack the mod against your palm to release the battery.
But honestly, that’s where the differences stop. Both mods suffer from the same issues. Cap at the bottom for the bottle is either too small to grab onto or the tolerances are too tight. I can not remove it unless I press down with the bottle. The bottle is still too big for the mod, resulting in ‘bottle squish’ when an atomizer is connected. The bottom plates for the negative cap and connections are protruding out from the mod, which causes them to not sit completely flat on a table. Even though the color differences are minor and impossible to capture on camera, in the same areas, there is discoloration and unevenness of the paint. Both hit and work exactly the same. Using the same build on each, I see and feel no difference in hit and performance.
Well, there ya go. Around $50 spent and about 2 months total of waiting, I now can say that it doesn’t matter which one you go for. Quality and functionality of these mods are very, very much the same, spite minor differences. Both these mods have there pros and cons, they will need some tlc to make them work and function as I would want, but for a pure performance comparison, there is none.