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RUBMOC
3
Apr 13, 2015
Or I could get an Arizer solo for the same price here which has a built in heating element...
GrimReefer8
41
Apr 13, 2015
RUBMOCBut it's electronic & electronics die. This is meant for people who want to bring it camping or even would just rather rely on butane over electricity.
corcis
17
Apr 15, 2015
RUBMOCThat isn't a particularly useful comment. I can vaguely twist and say I kind of agree with you - I would recommend new users go for the Solo over the Lotus; I would expect to hear them being compared on the basis of price similarity and questioning user-friendliness. The Lotus is a completely different vape, though. They both have strengths and weaknesses and the compromises a buyer is willing to make affect which is the better purchase.
Basing my Solo information on the basis of what's fact, since I have no personal experience with it. I own a Lotus and am very happy with it.
The Solo: - Appears very simple to use: Temperature, load, and draw appear to be the only variables. - Is easier to pass around to smokers. Press button, wait, take draw. - No first-party water pipe adapter available; some lack of availability for third-party version. - Remains on without user intervention [up to 30min/60min, I believe?]. - Requires recharging/an outlet. - Probably has a slightly larger bowl size than the Lotus. - I think can run concentrates, but entirely unsure.
The Lotus: - Works so-so right away, but really rewards building technique. Temperature is affected by flame length, distance to plate, and movement; load and draw also come into play. - Newbies and the Lotus aren't a great mix, just ... underwhelming. - Tastes amazing. The VapeXhale Cloud and Turbine HT can match it, but not beat it. - First-party water pipe adapter available. - Is off as soon as the lighter is off. - Requires butane to refill lighters ~ once every five to eight sessions. - Good bowl size for a one-bowl session. - Can't run concentrates.
Anon
16
Apr 16, 2015
corcisTo complete and correct things about the Solo (from personal experience this time) : - Very easy to use, helped me get a few smokers to seriously think about converting to vaporizing. - Third-party wooden water pipe adapters are nearly always available if you're not willing to wait for the glass ones to be. - Has an auto shut-off feature that turns it off after 12 minutes. - Tastes great. I personally never got any bad taste even after prolonged high temp session with the same load. - Can be used while in charge. - Can be charged in a car with a first-party adapter. - Has a sufficient bowl size to share it with a couple people (maybe more) without having to reload mid-session. - Can definitely run concentrates as long as you know the method to use based on the type of concentrate you're vaping. - Can be stealthy-ish, whereas I fail to see how using the Lotus can be stealthy at all.
That being said, I've just bough my first desktop vaporizer so my next purchase in this area will have to wait but I'm glad to see the Lotus on Massdrop. I truly enjoy the Solo but sometimes I need something reliable to take with me when I'm spending more than a couple days off the power grid, and the Lotus seems like a great option for those times.
corcis
17
Apr 17, 2015
AnonThanks for dropping more knowledge into the comments!
The Lotus *definitely* is not discreet or stealthy - I do not and would not use it in public. It still tops my charts, given its level of flavor, the punch it can pack, and (on a completely pointless note) the ritual of heating up the plate feeling so much more like smoking than most vapes.