First Impressions

My first impression of the SmokeTip e-cigarette was a little disappointing. The package itself is not very appealing. It’s actually pretty bland. It’s also a little large, about the size of a cigar box, so if you want to carry your SmokeTips in a purse or pocket, you are out of luck. The box does have a magnetic closure, which seemed like a convenience at first, but when I dropped it, the lid popped open. The one nice thing about the large box is that it has plenty of space for all your accessories: charger, batteries, cartomizers. It’s nice to have everything all in one place, but the whole package is definitely not portable. For first impressions, SmokeTip earns a three on a scale of one to five.

Battery/Output

The SmokeTip battery is a little bigger than a cigarette, but it did last a good four hours between charges. The battery bounced back pretty quickly, too, but to recharge it required a USB port. That meant I had to find a free connection on my computer – not something I can always do without having to shift things around. Once the battery was charging, though, it only took an hour and a half to completely recharge. That seemed pretty reasonable for the four hours of smoking time I got with each charge.

The vapor output was pretty disappointing. It took several minutes for the SmokeTip to get up to full speed, and even then the vapor was pretty minimal. Sometimes I wasn’t even sure I had inhaled anything and had to look closely to even see the vapor. That was disappointing because the movement of the vapor is a big part of the e-cigarette experience. If you’re looking for an e-cigarette which will provide a natural feel of smoke in your mouth or in the air, SmokeTip isn’t going to deliver.

Sorry, SmokeTip, for battery life and vapor output, you’ve earned another three.

Flavor

SmokeTip comes with a wide range of flavor cartomizers. This is probably the best thing about this product and almost compensated for the lack of vapor. The flavors were bright and distinctive. With the exception of Almond, I had no problem recognizing them right away. For the traditionalist, SmokeTip comes in Regular, Cowboy and Menthol. If you’re feeling more adventuresome, you can choose between Apple, Banana, Cherry, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coffee, Grape and a host of other flavors. Winning the award for most exotic flavor is Watermelon. You really have to try it to believe it. So, for distinctiveness and variety, SmokeTip gets a full five out of five on the rating scale for flavor.

Overall

Overall SmokeTip had both pros and cons. As I mentioned, the package is bulky but convenient if you want to store everything all in one place. The vapor output was the most disappointing aspect. If you’re smoking an e-cigarette, you definitely want to see some smoke. At times when I was using the SmokeTip, I felt like I was just sucking on a straw. The number of flavor options was nice, especially if you like flavored cigarettes, but if you want a strong, traditional tobacco flavor with a good head of vapor, SmokeTip is probably not the best choice. Overall score for SmokeTip: three out of five.