Your Preferred Chipset

[Timwis]

Personally i love the Yihi but have always liked using the Escribe software with the DNA. In more recent times as the 75C and 250C have been released along with the Replay feature then DNA became my favourite and it was also a reminder that Evolve are the real pioneers in chipset technology.
But nowadays there are so many really great performing chips especially when using power modes but some have pretty much nailed TC.
So what's your choice DNA, Yihi, Other? if other naming the chipset or chipset's would be useful but not compulsory!

 

[Timwis]

If the same "Other" chipset keeps getting mentioned it will be added independently to the poll!

 

[Silver]

Interesting, thanks for the thread @Timwis

I have still not gotten my hands on a DNA chipset.
And I dont think any of my regulated mods have a YiHi chipset.
I mainly use my Reos (unregulated) and some older basic regulated mods (istick50, Minikin, VTC Mini, Sig100+ HotCig150 etc)

The way I vape - in power mode - at about 20 Watts or so, I don't really notice much difference between the mods I use. I wouldnt even know if the mods I use have a particular type of chipset or if they are just proprietary ones.

Interested to hear what folks say about this and I am keen to get a DNA 75C at some point.

 

[Puff the Magic Dragon]

At a push, I would say the Gene chip used mainly by Voopoo. Having said that the Aero chip in the Artery Hive is equally good.

As a power mode vaper, I really only look for instant power when I press the fire button. This kind of makes all the bells and whistles offered by mods redundant in my case. Over the years I have tried temp control, power boost, flavour modes, FIT etc. Don't get me wrong, I love gadgetry and fiddling around with settings, but they really don't provide me with a better vape experience. In power mode, I tend to mix it up a bit by altering the power level from time to time with the same atty. It alters the flavour and cloud experience.

For me, the only significant improvement in mods has been instant fire and larger displays. Old bastard with crap eyes. For my purposes there really hasn't been a real improvement in mods since the wismec reuleaux rx200s which came out in the first half of 2016. Squonk mods and mech mods excluded.

 

[CaliGuy]

Missing the Dicodes chipset @Timwis

 

[Rob Fisher]

I use DNA, YiHi and Dicodes mods and they are all great! I think the DNA wins for ease of use!

 

[Resistance]

I use DNA, YiHi and Dicodes mods and they are all great! I think the DNA wins for ease of use!
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I see you found it...awesome!

 

[Rob Fisher]

I see you found it...awesome!

I did indeed @Resistance! I was packing away non used vape stuff in the cupboards in the boathouse and left it on the shelf in the cupboard!

 

[Timwis]

At a push, I would say the Gene chip used mainly by Voopoo. Having said that the Aero chip in the Artery Hive is equally good.

As a power mode vaper, I really only look for instant power when I press the fire button. This kind of makes all the bells and whistles offered by mods redundant in my case. Over the years I have tried temp control, power boost, flavour modes, FIT etc. Don't get me wrong, I love gadgetry and fiddling around with settings, but they really don't provide me with a better vape experience. In power mode, I tend to mix it up a bit by altering the power level from time to time with the same atty. It alters the flavour and cloud experience.

For me, the only significant improvement in mods has been instant fire and larger displays. Old bastard with crap eyes. For my purposes there really hasn't been a real improvement in mods since the wismec reuleaux rx200s which came out in the first half of 2016. Squonk mods and mech mods excluded.

I like plenty of features but do get put off by "Hoodwinking Features" when marketing cons the vaper into thinking they are getting an amazing innovative feature when to put it bluntly it's a lie.
You mentioned the Artery Hive with the Aero Chip. Flavour mode when you choose the flavour profile you are vaping and it's suppose to give you a suitable wattage ideal for that profile lol. It's just smart mode which loads of devices have and simply gives you a suitable wattage for the resistance of the coil and it doesn't matter what flavour profile you pick it gives the exact same wattage.

You are right with firing times it doesn't seem long ago when people went wow if they took a vape on the original drag with the instant firing and ramp up, now the firing speed of the original drag almost looks sluggish compared to the claimed firing speeds of most devices these days. Most innovation seems to be around airflow systems, wicking materials and pods were if pods get any more mod like in their functions they will practically merge into the same thing.

I think the biggest recent innovation was Replay mode which i personally love and Evolve have supposedly got other innovative technology they are just waiting for the right time to release and we have the new pulse mode with the AXON chip that Vaporesso are using in the new GEN kit.

 

[BumbleBee]

I like any chipset that works and keeps working. Boards that you can tweak and play around with are awesome but only for the first few days/weeks until the novelty wears off.

 

[Resistance]

What @BumbleBee said. For me if it fires instantly and it gives a consistent vape in power mode and the mod lasts longer than what I would expect then its a winner!

 

[CMMACKEM]

Will never touch Yihi again. Great mod but it auto fired and blew up

 

[Resistance]

Eina!

Will never touch Yihi again. Great mod but it auto fired and blew up