Vaporizer Buying Guide 2019
First things first, there is no “Best Vaporizer.” But there can be the best vaporizer for a person and situation. The experience people can have with a specific vaporizer can vary from person to person, that’s because everyone values different kinds of features.
We want to mention right away; We did not test every vaporizer ourselves yet. There are simply too many, but we’re catching up vape by vape. Please read more about our ratings on our about page. We often adjust vaporizer ratings after using them more often.
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Contents
- Things to consider
- Best Portable Dry Herb Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
- Best Pen Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
- Best Desktop Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
- Best Low-Cost Dry Herb Vaporizers (Less than $100)
- Best Cheap Dry Herb Vaporizer (Less than $50)
- How do you find the best price for your vaporizer?
- Detailed vaporizer descriptions
Things to consider
Here are some features you should look out for, and questions you should ask yourself when choosing a vaporizer:
Build Quality & Used Materials
Some vapes feel more sturdy than others. Do you want a perfectly designed & well-built vape or is it not so important, and you rather prefer a lower price? How important is the build quality for you?
Vaporizers are made out of plastic, glass, steel, aluminum, wood and ceramic elements. And don’t worry, when a vape uses plastic for a mouthpiece it’s not necessarily bad. They are usually food-grade materials. Even the Mighty has a plastic mouthpiece and is one of the most popular vapes out there. What’s your preferred material?
Size & Weight
How portable does your vaporizer need to be? Do you usually use it at home or mainly on-the-go? How important is it, that your vape fits into your pocket? Smaller vapes are not necessarily the better choice when you opt-in for optimal portability; some smaller vapes can get much hotter than bigger ones.
Battery
Do you need a big battery or are you okay with charging it daily, as you do with your smartphone? Are you often using your vape on-the-go, so a replaceable battery might be great?
Session or On-Demand Vaping
Do you prefer long sessions or a few hits at a time is all you need? Well, you need to decide this for yourself. What’s for sure is that most vapes are meant for vaping in sessions and only a few are suitable for on-demand vaping.
Temperature Controls
Some electronic vapes work with a preset of temperatures, others let you precisely adjust the temperature. Certain vapes have special kind of settings, like a smart path or boost mode.
Vapor Quality & Bowl Size
The vapor quality is something that can vary by so many factors. The strain of herbs, how moisture it is, how tightly you pack a bowl, the temperature, and many more factors. It’s hard to determine the vapor quality of a vaporizer. We usually fill the bowls full, since that’s what is recommended in general. Some vapes work better with loosely packed bowls than others.
Smartphone Apps / Yay or Nay
Some vapes come with a Smartphone app; most don’t. Apps normally give you more control of the device and make handling it more convenient. On the contrary, it can make you kind of dependent on your phone. Even though vaporizers that feature apps can typically also be used without them, but somehow it makes you feel missing out on functionality. Our experience with apps was surprisingly great so far.
Ease of use / Cleaning
Last but not less important is the simplicity or ease of use of your vaporizer. You don’t want a vape that frustrates you every time you use it. You want a vape, that you can turn on and start vaping without hassle. The cleaning process is rather important as well. Keep in mind that certain devices need more care than others.
Best Portable Dry Herb Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
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The most important aspects of a great portable dry herb vape for us are the build quality, vapor quality and ease of use. Portable vapes should not get too hot, same for the vapor plus the device should be easy to use.
DaVinci IQ
DaVinci has created another smart vaporizer, the DaVinci IQ. Already known for creating gorgeous, high-quality products like the DaVinci Ascent. The DaVinci IQ comes complete with an expertly designed app. Other than producing high-quality vapor, the vaporizer features a display ...
Mighty Vaporizer
Simple and smart, the Mighty vaporizer is suitable for anyone who is only satisfied with the best vapor quality. Engineered and produced in Germany, it's the best medical grade vaporizer you'll find.
Hydrology 9
One look at the Hydrology9 and you can tell that this device is something different. The dried herbs vaporizer provides fresh and cool vapor. All this is possible thanks to a futuristic design that utilizes a leak-proof water chamber built ...
PAX 3 Vaporizer
PAX raised another level to the game from the PAX 2 into the next step in vaporizer evolution. But, the PAX 3 has perfected the formula. Each change in design from the second PAX leaves everything you loved and improves ...
Boundless Tera
The Boundless Tera is an elegant convection vaporizer coupled with enormous power. It features a massive capacity of 2500mAh generated by two removable 18650 batteries. The best part is, it comes with a water adapter that attaches it to most ...
Flowermate Uno
The Flowermate UNO is a versatile vaporizer made for numerous materials; the all-rounder allows you to enjoy herbs as well as oils and waxes. Powered by convection heating, the vaporizer steps the game up when they pair it with isolated ...
Arizer Solo 2
The Arizer Solo 2 (Solo II) is a product that’s the result of engineers focusing on the one thing that matters in a portable vaporizer: high-quality vapor. The outer shell features a simple design, but inside it is best-in-class. Arizer ...
Best Pen Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
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As the name already reveals, the vaporizing devices look similar to a pen. They are usually super light, narrow and small. Usually, they are made for concentrates or waxes, but some pen vaporizers can vaporize dried herbs and wax at the same time. In general, a pen vaporizer always consists of a mouthpiece, a heating chamber, and a rechargeable battery.
VapCap OmniVonG
The VapCap OmniVonG is one of the most sought-after VapCap vaporizer variation by DynaVap. Combining components of the VapCap OmniVap and VapCap NonaVonG, the OmniVonG features OmniVap condenser and mouthpiece together with a NonaVonG's midsection.
FlytLab Lift
The Lift vaporizer by FlytLab is created to lift your spirits higher, all you need is to do is fill up the chamber and press the button a few times. Featuring hybrid heating method, the Lift vaporizer has one of ...
VapCap OmniVap
The VapCap OmniVap is a herbal and resin vaporizer. Being one of the most expensive vaporizers from DynaVap, the OmniVap is far too advanced than when they started with the VapCap Original. Constructed primarily from Titanium or Carbon, it still ...
Focusvape Pro
The Focusvape Pro is the flexible version of the Focusvape vaporizer. Featuring one-degree increment from 176°F to 464°F, the Focusvape Pro possess similar traits from its predecessor like Haptic feedbacks and replaceable battery. Boasting by 3200mAh battery, the Focusvape Pro ...
DynaVap VapCap M
The VapCap M by DynaVap is a herbal and resin vaporizer. Slightly different from its predecessor VapCap Original, it is made of Stainless steel instead of glass. The 3.6 inches long vaporizer is a nonelectrical vaporizer and requires flame as ...
G Pen Pro
The G Pen Pro is one of the latest addition of the G-Pen series in the Grenco Science family. An upgrade from the G Pro Vaporizer, the new mouthpiece makes the G Pen Pro looks more stylish and futuristic. The ...
VapCap NonaVonG
The VapCap NonaVonG is a herbal and oil vaporizer with a built-in taper on the mid-section. It allows the use of compatible water attachments. The easy-to-use vaporizer is a non-electronic vape made from premium and food safe materials with a ...
Best Desktop Vaporizer (Our Favorites)
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Desktop Vaporizers are stationary devices, which are normally connected to the electrical grid. The clear advantage of desktop vaporizers is the amount of oil or herbs that can be loaded into the heating chamber. In addition, desktop vaporizers often offer more individuality and often come with a balloon or hose function. Each device has its special features.
Volcano Digit
When the Original Volcano came out in 2000, the vaporizer community looked nothing like it does today. The Volcano vaporizer has created a stable, competitive market that consumers enjoy. There is no such thing as a Volcano “beater,” it is ...
Volcano HYBRID
The Volcano HYBRID is the latest addition to the Volcano family with an upgrade from its predecessor; the OG Volcanoes (a.k.a the Volcano Classic and the Volcano Digit). The most noteworthy is the touchscreen function and an App that allows ...
Arizer Extreme Q
Initially reaching popularity with the Arizer Extreme, the Canadian-based tech company, Arizer, released its most robust offering so far with the Arizer Extreme Q desktop vaporizer. Featuring near silent operation and dual-use functionality for both dry herbs and aromatherapy oils ...
Dr. Dabber Switch
Known for amazing and high-quality vaporizers, Dr. Dabber is brewing the next amazing desktop device in the market: the Switch vaporizer. Featuring a reliable battery, Dr. Dabber Switch will compete with the formidable Dr. Dabber Boost. This one will provide ...
Puffco Peak
The Peak is the first desktop vaporizer from Puffco. Known for producing tiny but mighty pen vaporizers, Puffco finally steps into the desktop vaporizer field. The futuristic-looking concentrate vaporizer heats up quickly, and the battery fully charges in only two ...
Plenty by Storz & Bickel
The Plenty Vaporizer is an easy-to-use dried herb vaporizer that has a double helix heat exchanger. It ensures that the air is evenly heated and distributed thus giving its users dense and flavorful vapor clouds.
Volcano Classic
Released over a decade ago, the Volcano Classic is undoubtedly the most popular medical vaporizer on the market. It removes toxins and other harmful by-products such as tar and carcinogens. Featuring the ground-breaking balloon vaporizing, a Classic Volcano makes every ...
Best Low-Cost Dry Herb Vaporizers (Less than $100)
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If you want to slowly get into the world of vaporizing and do not want to spend too much money immediately, our favorites for less than 100 USD might be interesting to you.
Focusvape Pro
The Focusvape Pro is the flexible version of the Focusvape vaporizer. Featuring one-degree increment from 176°F to 464°F, the Focusvape Pro possess similar traits from its predecessor like Haptic feedbacks and replaceable battery. Boasting by 3200mAh battery, the Focusvape Pro ...
Boundless CF
The Boundless CF is a vaporizer from Boundless Technology which took all the positive factors from their very popular Boundless CFX and downsized them into a more affordable package. While you may not get a full-sized OLED display, you do ...
Flowermate Mini V5.0S
The Flowermate Mini V5.0S is smaller but as powerful as the Flowermate V5.0S. This herbal vaporizer features a slider door that reveals the storage space for the mouthpiece also acts as a ventilation port, allowing the user to adjust air ...
Flowermate V5.0X Mini
The V5.0X Mini is the little brother of the Flowermate V5.0X. Powered by a 1800mAh battery, the V5.0X Mini preserves similar features of its predecessor but heats up slightly faster. Moreover, it can also be used as a power bank ...
XMAX Starry V3
The XMAX Starry V3 belongs to the successful Starry series and is a further improved version. With an elegant design, this device can be used to vaporize herbs, resins, and waxes thanks to the supplied concentrate pads. The beautiful appearance ...
Best Cheap Dry Herb Vaporizer (Less than $50)
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Black Mamba
The Black Mamba is a sleek and futuristic looking herbal vaporizer with a sizeable ceramic chamber with large up to 0.65g of capacity. Together with a glass air-path, pure vapors are produced by the Black Mamba with its five preset ...
We hope that we could help you to find a bunch of good options for you. If you have any further questions about products, you can find further information about the devices on our website or the Internet.
How do you find the best price for your vaporizer?
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Detailed vaporizer descriptions
We have already tested a large number of vaporizers, collected information & specifications about vapes and summarized them for our readers. Vapospy is here to help you find the best vaporizer for you. Additionally, we offer an up-to-date price comparison feature for all vaporizer products.
