Vaporizer comparison table

	Type of heating	Portable	Adjustable temperature	Digital	Automatic switch-off	Waterfilter	Balloons	Flexible tube	Price in euros (February 2010)
Aromed 4.0	convection	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	350,00
Arizer Extreme	convection	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	240,00
Arizer V-Tower	convection	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	170,50
BC vaporizer	conduction	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	79,50
De Verdamper	convection	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	330,00
Eagle Bill's Shake & Vape	torch lighter	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	16,75
Herbal Aire vaporizer	convection	no	yes	no	yes	no	2 (small)	yes	217,50
Noble Vapor VP110	convection	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	49,75
Noble Vapor VP300	conduction	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	37,50
Noble Vapor VP600	convection	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	137,50
Vap Bong	torch lighter	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	49,50
Vapir Oxygen	convection	yes, with optional battery pack	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	97,50
Vapo-bowl	torch lighter	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	7,50
Vaporstar	torch lighter	yes	no	no	no	designed for waterpipe	no	no	27,50
Volcano Classic	convection	no	yes	no	no	no	5 (large)	no	397,00
Volcano Digit	convection	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes (adjustable size)	no	497,50
Vapo 2	torch lighter	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	14,00
Vapir Digital Air One	convection	not really	yes	yes	no	no	10, large	yes	149,00
iolite	convection	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	145,00
Essential VAAAPP	(torch) lighter	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	79,00
Zephyr Ion	convection	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	247,00

Type of heating

In this table we list three types of heating. Conduction means there is direct contact between the heating element and the herbs. In the case of convection the heating element generates a hot flow of air which passes through the herbs, the best method. A torch lighter or butane lighter has a blue flame which doesn't leave soot on the glass of the vaporizer.

Portable

All of the vaporizers can be transported quite easily, but here portable means you don't really need a box to carry it with you, and you can use it in places where there is no electricity.

Adjustable temperature

If a vaporizer has buttons or a dial to set the desired temperature with, the temperature is adjustable.

Digital temperature control

A digital display shows the current and set temperature.

Automatic switch-off

This is a great function for those who vaporize cannabis: if the machine is not used for a certain amount of time (because you fell asleep or got distracted by something else) it will automatically turn off. This helps save energy, and the machine itself.

Water filter

A water filter isn't really necessary, and may even filter out some of the THC and other active ingredients.

Balloons

Balloons allow the vapor to cool down a bit, and they can be detached from the vaporizer and carried around. So even though the vaporizer itself may not be portable, these balloons certainly are. We have made a rough division between small, medium and large balloons. The Volcano Solid Valve set allows one to create balloons of up to 3 meters in length.

Flexible tube

Flexible tubes, generally with mouth pieces, allow for a more comfortable vaporizing experience.

Price in euros (February 2010)

These prices give you a general indication of what the various models cost in most vaporizer shops.