Arizer Air Vaporizer Review – Legacy of Function? (+Video)

The Air is a pretty straightforward unit to use. It has 1 button on it that they’ve used for 3 functions. To turn it on or off, simply hold the whole button down for about 3 seconds and the unit will beep to let you know it’s turning on or off. Once it’s on, use the button to change the temperature by pressing the top to increase it or the bottom to decrease it.The LED on the unit will change color to indicate that you’ve changed the temperature and flash until the unit has heated to the selected temperature. Once the unit is fully heated, the LED will turn a solid color and all you need to do is load your botanical into the stem, and turn the unit upside down and place it fully on the stem before flipping it back over. Now that it’s loaded, you can enjoy until the unit’s auto shutoff engages in 10 minutes.

This unit has great temperature flexibility via its 5 temperature settings: 180 Celsius, 190 Celsius, 200 Celsius, 205 Celsius, and 210 Celsius. The temperatures can be easily scrolled through using the top and bottom of the button on the unit that acts as an up and down button. This is a great range of temperatures for a portable! The Solo, which was and still is huge despite its slightly outdated form factor has 7 temperature settings has been upgraded to Arizer Solo 2 that comes with precise temperature control. That being said, I think that 5 is almost just as good as 7 and it is good that Arizer simplified it. For more information about the differences between the Air and Solo, which is cheaper follow the link.

The awesome temperature flexibility contributes to the great vapor quality you get from this unit. The Air’s ability to cover a lot of ground with temperatures lets the unit generate vapor that can satisfy connoisseurs who like it thin and flavorful or thick and satisfying. The materials used in the heating chamber and diffuser stems. There may be plastic in the tip of the mouthpiece, but the plastic is very heat resistant and doesn’t add any unwanted flavors to your botanical and the air glass aroma tube provides enough distance for the vapor to cool before it gets to you. Lastly, Arizer did everything they could to create a unit that heats botanical using convection heating, unlike that leads to a superior flavor and very efficient vaporization. The Air even made it into the top of the Vapor Quality Vaporizer Ranking, which is impressive for a portable.

The Air is made from great quality materials. The shell is made from a high-quality durable plastic that’s been well machined so that all the pieces fit together seamlessly rivaling the Storz & Bickel Mighty. The botanical chamber is stainless steel and the heating chamber is ceramic. The diffusion stems are glass with a heat resistant plastic tip that can be easily unscrewed and top of the unit features venting to quickly whisk heat away from the unit and cool it faster. They also include a silicone shield that you can wrap around the unit to keep it safe while you carry it around or to make it more comfortable in your hand as you use it.

Battery life is one of the few areas where the unit isn’t totally amazing, but neither is it as bad as the Davinci IQC battery that got us hardly 2 sessions. It isn’t as simple as it sounds. The unit uses an 18650 to power the unit, and this battery can power the unit for just under an hour. This isn’t exactly the best, but that battery can be easily removed and swapped out for another 18650 over and over again to keep the party going. Better still, you can use the unit while it’s charging so you aren’t out of luck if you want to enjoy a session while it’s charging. It may not have the longest battery life, but at least it’s not all bad.

This unit is nice and light and very slim like the LITL1 vaporizer. That makes it really convenient to carry around with you and they also made a cool carrying holster that can carry both the unit and either 2 batteries or 2 loaded stems while on the go. This is a great way to increase the portability of a unit that might otherwise suffer for the glass stems. The added fact that you can charge a bunch of 18650’s and take them with you so that you’re never left wanting when you’re ready for a session while you’re away from the house is great for people who like to enjoy sessions while far from chargers and wall sockets!

Using the unit is pretty easy. The use of only one button on the unit similar to the Utillian 722, is a great way to keep things simple and this unit makes it simple to get to your session. Turning it on and off or adjusting the temperature is all done via the 1 button that acts as an up, down and power button. You might have to turn the unit upside down to load the stem on, but it’s a very simple process and only takes a second. Speaking of speed, the unit heats up in 1-2 minutes so you can get started pretty quickly with your session.

The unit’s size lends it a great advantage when it comes to discreetness too as you can hide the unit in your hand pretty easily. You can also keep the stems pretty well hidden because the stems aren’t too long and the tip is black. Arizer did a great job designing this unit as it doesn’t suffer from odor leakage, which makes it much easier to keep your sessions unnoticed. If you need to, you can also quickly holster the unit to make it disappear from sight. However, users who want something more discreet and hidden from the prying eyes usually prefer units like the Davinci Miqro.

It’s probably safe to say that Arizer has a hit on their hands. This unit is portable, well manufactured, well designed, has great vapor quality and is really convenient. It may not have the best battery life, but it makes up for that issue in no many ways that it’s almost unfair to dwell on it in the slightest especially if you opt for the Arizer Air USB charger which enables you to charger your device in the car. If battery life is important to you, I would recommend you look into Zeus Arc. For all you connoisseurs out there, you now have yet another unit to put on your wish list!