Fez Vaporizer Review – Hats Off?
The Fez Vaporizer is a portable vape pen designed for use with cannabis. It has three different temperature settings and a rather large heating chamber. They also advertise up to 2000 puffs per charge. Im not so sure this is worth buying though. Also if this is your first vaporizer be sure to check out our Vaporizer Buyers Guide.
Review: Fez Vaporizer
How it Works
The functionality of the Fez is very straightforward. It has a big chamber that you access by removing the mouthpiece, an internal battery, and a single button for turning the unit on and selecting your temperature.
There are three temperature settings, but they arent spaced out well. This is something I will go over in the next section.
There really isnt much else to say here. Its a simple pen vape for cannabis. You load your chamber, turn it on, let it heat up, then take a draw. The only somewhat advanced features it has are a motion activated battery light (you shake it), and it will also cool down a little if you arent actively using it.
Theres also a sleeve that fits inside the chamber that you can use to vape cannabis extracts. They advertise this as a convection vaporizer, but there is definitely conduction happening as well.
Temperature Flexibility
The temperature flexibility is not good. There are three levels, but they are way too hot.
Before I explain the temperature levels, I want to point something out that is going to be a recurring theme. The information that Fez Vaporizer gives you on the website and instruction books are extremely inconsistent.
Heres an example. If you look at the temperature range they give you in Fahrenheit, it says 300-464F. Seems like a nice, big range, right? If you look at the specific temperature levels you can choose, they are 200C, 220C, and 240C. That equates to 392F, 428F, and 464F. So the lowest temperature available is 392F, not 300F. Confused yet?
The 464F option is too high for vaping dry herbs. Only use this if you are trying to use this with cannabis extracts. Users who are looking for units that give temperature controls that are not too high and capable of producing strong yet smooth vapors usually prefer devices like the Zeus Arc GTS Hub.
Vapor Quality
The vapor quality is average. The flavour is fine at first, but drops off relatively quickly. One of the problems is that the temperatures are just too hot, like I mentioned above.
The chamber is also made out of aluminum, at least according to the product page on their website. Ive never seen this on another vaporizer.
You typically will see either stainless steel like the Arizer Solo or ceramic such as the LITL 1 for cannabis because theyre proven to deliver good flavour.
Maybe the aluminum is just the insert for concentrates, but I cant tell.
Compatible with ZEUS Iceborn
This vaporizer is compatible with the ZEUS Iceborn, a revolutionary new vapor cooling system engineered by Canadian vape manufacturer ZEUSArsenal. The Iceborn is designed to produce cooler draws and bigger clouds when connected to your vaporizer. The vapour produced is ultra smooth and crisp and because of ice cooling, instead of water filtration, there is no loss of efficiency. The ZEUS Iceborn adds an additional 2 points to the vapor quality score of this vaporizer and is a highly recommended vaporizer accessory.
Manufacturing Quality
The manufacturing quality is average at best. For example, Im not so sure about using aluminum in the heating chamber and definitely feel more comfortable with the standard stainless steel or ceramic.
The entire top and mouthpiece also get very hot, and there doesnt seem to be an auto shutoff feature like the Focus V Pro has.
Other than that, this is a rather ordinary vape pen.
Battery Life
The battery is another place where the materials are extremely confusing. Their website and the people who are selling the device all seem to say that this can last for 2000 puffs.
That would be great if it were true, but that would equate to about 200 sessions of 10 puffs each, or 100 sessions of 20 puffs. Theres just no way that is happening.
As far as the actual capacity of the battery, I honestly dont know what to say based on what theyve published. Here are the different ways the battery is described just on their website alone: 2600 mVh, 4000 mVa, and 4000 mVh.
So there are two numbers on the website that directly contradict each other, 2600 mVh and 4000 mVh. Then there is the fact that Ive never heard of either mVh or mVa, and a Google search didnt turn up anything related to battery size. Im not sure what to say about that, however, users that are looking for units with really long battery life usually tend to prefer devices like the Arizer Solo 2 which has 3 hours battery time.
Portability
The portability is average, at best. Dont just assume that since its a pen vape it has to be portable. This thing is 7 long. For comparison, the Pax 3 is 3.87 tall.
This is something that you are going to be able to comfortably carry in your pocket in my opinion.
Ease of Use
Using this is very easy, but thats true of pretty much any vape such as the Utillian 722 that only has one button, and there are a lot of them.
You just turn it on, select your temperature, and take a draw. Make sure you remember to turn it off when you are done.
Discreetness
The 7 height isnt just bad for portability, its also not great for discretion. No matter how you hold it, you cant fully conceal it in your hand like the Davinci IQC.
Its appearance is also very similar to what the typical vaporizer looks like, at least in the eyes of the non-vaping population who have only seen cheap ones in stores.
Overall Experience
I do not recommend buying the Fez Vaporizer.
There are just so many better ways to spend your money. This isnt getting you anything special, and the inconsistencies on their website are concerning.
What does mVh and mVa stand for? How did they figure 2000 puffs? Why was aluminum used in the heating chamber? Is the entire heating chamber aluminum, or just the insert?
At this price, you could get a brand new Utillian 620, one of the all-time most popular vapes. If you are interested in portability, you could grab the Utillian 420 and save a little money. Either of these would be better investments in my opinion.
If you have questions about our Fez Vaporizer review or just want to let us know what you think, feel free to drop us a comment below! Thanks for reading and as always, keep vapin!