2013's Top 10 Electronic Cigarette Review

RANK	PRICE	VAPOR	VALUE	BATTERY	QUALITY	SCORE	EDITORS REVIEW
1		94%	Excellent	Good	Excellent	98	READ REVIEW
2		96%	Good	Excellent	Excellent	95	READ REVIEW
3		92%	Excellent	Good	Good	90	READ REVIEW
4	$59.95	90%	Ok	Good	Good	84	READ REVIEW
5	$49.95	80%	Ok	Ok	Ok	83	READ REVIEW
6	$59.99	70%	Ok	Ok	Ok	82	READ REVIEW
7	$59.99	70%	Ok	Average	Ok	82	READ REVIEW
8	$69.95	65%	Poor	Ok	Ok	80	READ REVIEW
9	$59.95	70%	Ok	Poor	Average	77	READ REVIEW
10	$69.95	65%	Average	Average	Average	77	READ REVIEW

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Latest Review Update - May 2013

We decided to make some slight adjustments to our Top 3 spots for May, V2 Cigs stays as the best, but after smoking the Apollo eGo kit for over a month now, we are really impressed, and all agreed it deserved a higher ranking. The kit is slightly different to the other brands we usually review, and does come with some draw backs, but overall the positives definitely outnumber the negatives, read our full review here.

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Other Electronic Cigarette Brands Available In The Market

We have reviewed a number of other brands, that didn't quite meet our requirements for a top 10 placing, but we are continuing our reviews and testing. As these and other companies release new products, we will be the first in line to test them out. The other brands that are in the running for our top 10 spots are:

Brand	Current Score	Description
Vapor Couture	95	A great electronic cigarette, but it is made from the same people as V2 Cigs, so this is the main reason it is not in our top ten chart, you can however read our Vapor Couture Review.
Seminole	70	An electronic cigarette that has recently launched, we were initially impressed with the size, but for this you must pay!! The vapor is poor in comparison, but overall not a bad device! You can read our full Seminole review here!
Choice 7′s	68	Not a bad electronic cigarette but not one that competes with the top 10, we were a little surprised with the performance, considering other review sites highly recommending this brand..
Firelight Fusion	65	Extremely disappointed with this brand, not as good as we were expecting, but a lot of other people like this brand, so we were a touch confused!
Starfire Cigs	62	Offers a good starter pack, but we thought the electronic cigarette lacked a bit of quality, not to everyone’s liking, but not as bad as some brands on the market.
Bedford Slims	60	This starter kit comes in a cheap cardboard box that resembles a huge cigarette packet! That aside the electronic cigarette performed average on all our tests, nothing to really jump up and down about.
Chase Cigs	59	One brand that a reader recommended to us, we thought that this particular brand has some potential, so we are looking forward to their new releases to the market, at the moment however they don't quite fit the mark.

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Selecting the right electronic cigarette product for you is important to help you with your smoking alternative. To make your choice that much easier, we have thoroughly tested the most popular electronic cigarette companies and have built our own top 10 list. We would also like to add that we always purchase each product being tested and meticulously check every aspect that we believe is important to the user. This includes features like the vapor quantity and thickness, the battery life, and the quality. We do our best to provide you with up-to-date reviews of the best electronic cigarette products on the market. smoketastic logo

* Vapor monitoring and battery life are based on constant smoking throughout the day.

How do we check vapor / battery quality?

We buy each product to be tested and use the e-cigarette for at least one full day. This helps us become familiar with the particular brand and allows us to fully understand the positives and negatives, we then, and only then record our review videos. Please note, most of our competitors write reviews based on other sites and not by physically testing each product, our advice would be to check each review to make sure its not generic, and make sure its obvious that they are talking about that particular brand.

Vapor

While an electronic cigarette's vapor is one of the most important factors, it is extremely difficult to assess it yourself before you pay for the product. We use our own expertise to measure, and to make sure we have got this right, we test each product side by side.

Battery

Vapor volume and quality is an excellent factor, but you also want your e-cigarette to last. We measure the time the battery lasts, by smoking the product all day, our minimum expectation is for it to last the whole day with constant use, and thus would score the battery as average if this is achieved, anything above this means it lasts longer than the day, anything below would mean it had trouble lasting.

Quality

Many people underestimate the importance of quality, granted the vapor and battery are the most important initial requirements, but you want your product to last, and be as good at producing vapor after 6 months, as it was on day 1. We therefore drain the battery completely and then retest the original product after 1 month of sitting in the draw, this gives us an initial impression of the durability of the product.

Value

While vapor and the battery life appear to be the key factors in comparing features, other capabilities an electronic cigarette offers also shouldn't be disregarded. We take a look at the accessories, chargers, and ongoing cost to consider the real value.

Price

Instead of a direct price comparison with other brands, we perform an in-depth analysis including refunds and money-back guarantees. Since prices do vary greatly from product to product, it is also important to calculate what exactly you get for your money.

Customer Support

Even if your electronic cigarette works like a charm, you will still probably be more comforted if you know you can return it. Live chat, and an online ticket system are standard for many companies, but which brand really provides the support they promise? We test response time and the quality of answers.