Mirage Classic Electronic Cigarette Review
If you are a current tobacco cigarette smoker and are looking for your first electronic cigarette then the Mirage Classic could be the ideal choice. It has been designed to look and act just like a tobacco cigarette and has an automatic battery which is activated as soon as you inhale on the cartridge.
Size wise the Mirage Classic electronic cigarette falls between a regular King size and Superking tobacco cigarette and is only fractionally wider, so you won’t feel out of place using it.
The Mirage Classic is an enhanced model M402 electronic cigarette that provides a much smoother draw than basic M402 models, and as such isn’t compatible with generic M402 batteries or atomisers.
Unlike some other brands of electronic cigarette Mirage have a complete range of spar parts and accessories for their Classic (m402) range which includes: batteries, atomisers, cartridges, cases and charging devices.
Mirage Classic Size Comparison
Due to its size and design the Mirage Classic electronic cigarette is ideal for anyone who wants to move from tobacco cigarettes to an electronic cigarette, as it simply works as it’s supposed to out of the box, and if you don’t like the flavour of the pre-filled nicotine cartridges you can refill them with your own choice of e-liquid, which can also be purchased from Mirage Cigarettes.
Refilling the nicotine cartridges however is a little fiddly due to their small size. Each cartridge will last for around 35-40 drags which is around the equivalent of 3-4 normal cigarettes so you will want to fill the cartridges in batches, or you’ll be doing it rather frequently. Once you get used to it though it ceases to be a problem.
If you don’t want to fill cartridges you also have the option of either directly dripping e-liquid onto the atomiser or dipping atomiser into the e-liquid. Dipping the atomiser in e-liquid is probably easier than dripping on this model, but both methods work equally as well.
When switching from tobacco to electronic cigarettes people can often find it hard to judge when they have had a cigarette, as they are used to smoking a cigarette until it has burnt down to the filter, this doesn’t happen with an electronic cigarette as nothing burns. Direct dripping or dipping can help solve this problem, as on average, dripping a couple of drops on to the atomiser or directly dipping the atomiser into the liquid will provide enough vapour and flavour to last the equivalent of a tobacco cigarette. So when the flavour and vapour dies out you know you have had a cigarette.
Due to the small size of the Mirage Classic Electronic Cigarette the battery life can be a little on the short side lasting for around 8-10 cigarettes worth or 110 inhalations, although this will vary between users as people have different smoking habits. So unless you want to sit around waiting for a battery to charge at last once or twice a day you are going to need a spare battery. The starter kit comes in two options though, a single battery pack and 2 battery pack, I’d always recommend the 2 battery version.
Mirage Classic (M402) PCC
If you are someone that is constantly on the move then I’d also recommend that you purchase a PCC (Personal Charging Case) at the same time. This device contains it’s own rechargeable battery that stores enough power to recharge the electronic cigarette batteries 5 – 7 times, so you should never be in a position where you don’t have a charged battery.
The Mirage Classic PCC not only charges your batteries but also works as a protective storage case holding 1 battery on charge, 1 fully assembled Mirage Classic electronic cigarette and 4 spare cartridges (holds 5 cartridges if you include the one on the assembled Mirage Classic).
To charge a battery you simply screw it into the slot in the Mirage Classic PCC case and then press a button on the front of the case, it’s as simple as that. While the battery is charging you can continue to use the second battery on the assembled mirage in the PCC.
I personally feel that this is one of the best electronic cigarettes for anyone making the switch from tobacco cigarettes. It looks and acts like a real cigarette so you won’t feel odd or out of place using it and it simply works as it should with no messing around. Some other models I’ve tried have required me to buy adapters mess around with the cartridge filler in order to get them to work in an anywhere near satisfactory manor, but not the Mirage Classic, it just works and goes on working.
There are plenty of other models of electronic cigarette to choose from, with larger and better batteries, increased vapour production or throat hit and in a variety of shapes and sizes. But if all you want is something that looks and reacts like a tobacco cigarette, that you can simply pick up and use, then the Mirage Classic is one of the best devices you’ll come across, especially combined with the PCC. I have 6 different electronic cigarettes and I still use the Mirage Classic on a daily basis.
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