When choosing your vape pen, there is a core list of characteristics to consider:
Vaping material
It is important to decide what you want to use in your vape pen. Are you going to primarily use dry materials or legal concentrates, or both? There are pens that are designed to handle both, but be sure to do your research as most vape pens are designed to handle one or the other.
If e liquids or oils are more your speed, look for pens with a tank and an atomizer, or a system of coils and wicks for heating. Evo bar is also a popular choice that you can consider.
Heating method
Convection heating takes place when the heat is transferred to the chamber without the vaping material being in direct contact with the heating element. While this heating reduces the risk of extra combustion and wasting vaping material, it does need a little time to heat up. Vape pens that use convection can also be a tad pricier than those that use conduction heating methods.
With conduction heating, your vaping material is in direct contact with the heating element. While this means you can vape pretty much immediately, it is possible to lose one-third of what you are smoking due to increased combustion of your vaping material. Induction, another type of heating, takes place through magnetic fields. This heating method isn’t as common as the other two, but with the rate of new vape pen conception and production, it probably won’t be long until this is the standard. Especially since this kind of heating gives vaping material even burning with no chance of unwanted combustion.
Battery life
Most vape pens out there are powered by Lithium-Ion built-in batteries. If you want a vape pen that will last several days (depending on your vaping habits) you may have to get a vaping device with a slightly bigger body. It’s all about what your intent is and how often you want to charge your vape pen, or not charge it. Output is also a factor if you are using your best vape pen for e liquids, as lower resistance coils create more flavor and vapor but also use more power. It’s mostly a question of how slim or discreet you want your vape pen to be, and what your vape is being used for (how long you’re going to be away from a charger on a daily basis).
Functionality
Another important factor to consider is the ease of use or functionality. There are vape pens that are super simple: put in the material, close the pen, press the button, and go! But there are also pens with features like temperature control and programmable pre-sets or vape pens that can burn all vaping materials instead of just e liquids or only legal concentrates. The more capabilities a vape pen has cannot only decrease ease of use but increase the price. Think about what capabilities you want, how comfortable you are with added features, and what price point you’re looking at.