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PUNK POD By Benedict Jones
Specifi cations:
- Dimensions: 70mm*39mm*11.6mm
- Materials: Zinc alloy, polycarbonate - Weight: 72g
- Battery capacity: 620mAh internal cell - E-liquid capacity: 1.2ml
- Power output: 9.25W, decreasing to 6.4W as cell depletes
- Charging: Micro-USB
Veteran manufacturer Teslacigs is best known for its large, high
power box mods which mostly cater for enthusiast vapers. It has
ventured into the pod market a few times though and the Punk Pod is
its latest entry-level offering.
Construction, fi t and fi nish of the Punk Pod are all excellent. The
device features a full zinc alloy frame, with the same steampunk
engravings found on the fully-featured Punk series mods. Seams are
minimal and a moderately-strong magnetised connection means
installed pods have no play at all. I’m glad that Teslacigs didn’t cut
any corners here because the result is a small pod system that feels
very rugged.
In terms of user experience, this device is basic. There are no buttons
or power adjustment, simply install your pod and draw to activate it.
In a move that may surprise some, the Punk Pod offers both pre-fi lled
and refi llable cartridges, which is something we don’t see very often.
In the early sample provided to us for review, only a single closed pod
was included however, so we are unable to comment on the fi lling
mechanism or longevity of the refi llable pods.
Vape quality is about average for a system of this nature. On a full
charge, the device is supplying just 9.25W of power to the coil, though
it’s still a moderately warm vape. This is partly due to the true MTL
draw, which is much tighter than most modern pod systems. The
airflow is smooth and quiet, which is always a nice bonus.
It’s diffi cult to comment on flavour production, since we were
supplied with just one closed pod, which appears to be lemon. It’s not
PROS
- Nice build quality
- True MTL draw
192 VM26
CONS
- Long charging time
- Replacement pods may be
diffi cult to fi nd
the brightest lemon we’ve tried in a pod system but it does a decent
job of conveying the flavour, though perhaps a slight boost to the
concentration of flavouring in the blend would help things out. The
throat hit is pleasant though and it provides a good level of nicotine
satisfaction.
The 620mAh internal cell performs as I would expect, lasting just shy
of a full day’s use on a single charge. That’s about as much as you
can hope for from a cell of this size at 9W and when we consider how
small the device is, I think that’s a fair run time. The device charges
from flat to full in just over an hour, which is admittedly longer than I
would like to see, though you can vape while charging, so down time
isn’t too bad.
From what we’ve seen so far, the Punk Pod seems like a competent,
if basic, little pod system and with any luck the re-fi llable pods will
only improve the experience. The build quality is noteworthy among
miniature pod systems.