Pros and Cons of Mini E Cigs (Cig-A-Likes)

These are usually the first port of call for a high percentage of smokers making the switch to electronic cigarettes.

I will try and keep it simple by listing the positives / negatives that comes with this type of e cigarette.

Pros

· ‘Plug and play’ option

· Makes the transition to e cigarettes more familiar due to their small appearance.

· Highly portable and discreet enough to carry around and use when out and about.

· Good for a no nonsense ‘charge and vape’ first e cig experience.

· The lightest e cig option. (Although don’t expect them to be the same weight as a cigarette!)

· Good entry point into the world of e cigarettes.

Cons

· The smaller the batteries the less charge they carry = Less vaping time and frequent charging.

· Limited battery life will mean (at a minimum) 2 batteries are recommended to be carried around at all times.

· Heavy smokers will get very annoyed with battery life and want to throw their mini e cig out of the window. To get around this a kit with at least 2+ spare batteries is recommended or a portable charging case.

· Limited opportunity to customize

· The quality of mini e cigs can vary widely, choose carefully, cheapest isn’t always the best.

As a former smoker (15 Marlboro Lights a day) I personally found mini e cigs a great starting point when first starting out. I was drawn to the cig-a-likes for the very reason that they were small and looked like a cigarette and for me at the time this was a very important feature.

It has to be said there wasn’t the choice back in 2010 that we have today, however.

Even to this day I don’t want to take a huge e cigarette out with me when I go to a bar or restaurant. I will take a small vape pen or a pod system if real stealth vaping is required! Both will be mouth to lung vapes as they produce less clouds/vapour.

Here at Ecigclick we have tried and tested over 50 different mini e cigarette brands to date with only a few being worth spending any money on. The two cig-a-like kits recommended above are, for us, the best available.