Linx Hermes 3 Oil Pen Review – Is it better than the Hermes 2?

How to Use – How do you operate the Hermes 3?

The Linx Hermes 3 is a little different than your average oil vape. While most oil vapes require you to swap between cartridges and pods, the cartridge on the Hermes 3 can be easily filled up yourself. This is a great option for those who prefer to source their own oil and manually fill up with their own favorite material.

You can however still remove the atomizer and put on any 510-threaded oil vape cartridge easily.  The device still works the same afterward, using the single button to power the device on with a few clicks, and the same button to cycle between temperature settings.

Temperature Flexibility – 3 Voltage Settings on the Hermes 3

While they give you a small selection of three temperature settings to play around with, we’re not exactly sure what they are! However, it’s better than no flexibility at all and the different settings certainly produce different results.

We’d definitely like to know what temperature/voltage each setting runs at. At this point though, budget oil vapes are pretty barebones and power control is still a concept reserved for more expensive units like the Vessel cartridge battery. Hermes 3 including it at this price point is definitely a nice bonus.

Vapor Quality – What type of atomizer does the Hermes 3 use?

Most of the performance will depend on the sort of distillate that you’ll be running through it. With that being said, the Linx Hermes 3 atomizer included does a terrific job at vaporizing oils of various viscosities while giving a nice and pure flavour with big clouds.

If you’re looking for even better performance with a dab rig, the Dab Cap works for your favorite vape pen (Hermes 3 included) and allows you to hook up the Hermes 3 with your dab rig of choice.

We have no complaints or areas of improvement on the vapor quality front! The atomizer is clearly built well and works great. Just make sure to use a high-quality oil. We find this atomizer to be preferable to the CCELL Silo, M6T, and Transpring A3c. It’s quite good!

Manufacturing Quality – Is the Hermes 3 built well?

Linx has a good track record for making reliable, attractive, and solid devices. The Hermes 3 vape is no different and they’ve chosen high-quality materials to assemble the whole unit.

It’s attractive and modern to boot and feels like a step up over conventional oil pen vapes such as the Yocan Wit.

The atomizer doesn’t leak, wicks very well, and will get almost every little drop of oil out of your fill. Included in the box is a decent kit consisting of the battery, atomizer, charger, and carrying case. There’s not much else you’ll need and for the price, it feels like a solid value!

Battery Life – How is the Hermes 3 battery life?

We’re a bit sad to see there isn’t a bigger improvement on the battery. You’re still limited to a mere 290mAh cell.

While it’ll provide power for a day or more for most people, frequent users will be a bit disappointed with how often it’ll need to be charged.

To be fair though, the capacity of the battery is pretty common for this size of device and we’re not too upset over it. However, users looking for a unit that has more battery power usually tend to prefer devices like the Smok Micare which has up to 700 mAh battery.

Portability – Is the Hermes 3 still portable?

It’s pretty tiny! Though a bit thicker than oil pen vapes, the Hermes 3 vape is still very small and easy to take practically anywhere you want.

Oil pens are definitely the way to go if you want a lightweight travel option with big power behind it, then you’re looking in the right place.

Weighing barely 28 grams, you’ll probably forget it’s in your pocket and occasionally skip a heartbeat every time you think you lost it. Some users that are ready to forgo a bit of portability for stronger hits usually tend to prefer units like the PCKT One Plus.

Ease of Use – Simple & Straight Forward

Oil vape pens are quite easy to use as a whole, but the Hermes 3 has a bit of a learning curve if you’ve never filled an oil cartridge before.

High-quality distillate can be put into the atomizer using a small syringe, and not any other way. The atomizer holds 0.5mL of material which is on the smaller side, so you may find yourself frequently loading up.

Beyond that, the single-button operation is very easy and passing it to friends and strangers for a hit is not a problem at all – as long as they know how to hold down a button and inhale at the same time. Some users that are new to oil pens and do not want to undergo the learning process usually tend to prefer devices such as the Yocan Uni Pro.

Overall Experience – How does the Hermes 3 stack up?

The Hermes 3 vape makes a minor but welcome update to the Hermes 2 – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it as the saying goes!

The addition of variable temperature control is nice although basic, and the upgraded atomizer performs even better than its predecessor.

If you’re looking for a top-class performing oil vape that can be refilled multiple times, then the Hermes 3 is definitely worth it. In fact, the atomizer itself is worth buying even for use with other devices since its performance and reusability are better than a lot of the atomizers we’ve come across!

The battery life is par for the course and most budget oil vapes don’t feature any temperature control as Hermes 3 does. With all that in mind, we definitely recommend Hermes 3!

If the stainless steel facade of the Hermes 3 isn’t quite to your tastes, make sure to check out our Vessel battery review which features a similarly featured pen-style vaporizer albeit with more generous color options.

If you want to buy the Linx Hermes 3 in Canada, then you can grab one from our online store. Don’t feel like committing to a device just yet? The Alfatron disposable vape is available in Canada and is another great option that can be purchased from our store! If you have questions about our Linx Hermes 3 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’!