DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer, an artist's IQ!
DaVinci portable vaporizers have been eyeing us for quite some time, like Italian youth looking for the right party.
Sometimes effective, like their first eponymous vaporizer, sometimes disappointing, like the Ascent, the manufacturer is back, chartered as a matron would be to recover his man in the arms of another!
DaVinci's trademark is to offer the public innovative concepts called "smart" or "modulable" combined with clean, well thought out and also innovative components.
It is for all this that DaVinci chose the name of the famous engineer and man of art Leonard Da Vinci to illustrate his portable vaporizers!
But then, simple tribute, usurpation of title or well deserved claim?
We give you our opinion in this article on the DaVinci IQ!
| model | DaVinci IQ |
|---|---|
| maker | DaVinci (Organicix) |
| RELEASE DATE | 2017 |
| note | 17,2/20 |
| BEST PRICE | €239 |
| TYPE OF VAPORIZER | Portable Vaporizer |
| bowl | Ceramic zircone |
| TEMPERATURE PANEL | 0C-221C |
| PLANT TYPES | Plants and concentrates |
| TYPES OF HEATERS | conduction |
| steam | lukewarm |
| ENERGY SOURCE | 1 Removable Accu |
| USE DURING CHARGING |
Yes |
| Size | 9cm 4.2cm 2.4cm |
| Weight | 144g |
| CONSTRUCTOR WARRANTY | 1O years |
DaVinci IQ: Smart Features
- Heat by conduction
- Airflow/pleasant draw
- Several smart heating modes
- Zircone ceramic bowl
- Accepts plants – concentrates
- Warm steam
- Large range of temperatures from 0 to 221oC
- Aromatic room in zircone
- 1 Removable battery
- Ultra compact and ergonomic
| IQ Rating Spray | Vaporizer IQ Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| VALUE FOR MONEY | 16/20 | Quite expensive, but the steam remains qualitative. |
| STEAM QUALITY | 27/30 | The flavor rendering is good, the zircone is not foreign because without it, nothing to see! |
| AMOUNT OF STEAM | 7/10 | Steam not very dense but hold in the long term |
| TEMPERATURE PANEL | 10/10 | From 0 to 221 degrees Celsius, suitable for the practice of herbal medicine and aromatherapy |
| ACCUSED AUTONOMY |
8/10 | About three sessions for a loaded 3500 mah accu |
| WARM-UP TIME | 9/10 | Reach 180 degrees Celsius in 20 seconds! |
| ERGONOMICS/USE | 9/10 | Ultra compact and ergonomic, intuitive, many heating modes… how can we not be full of praise? |
| TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100 | 86/100 | A separate and innovative vaporizer, quality in addition! |
DaVinci IQ vaporizer by conduction
The DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer features a high-quality zircone ceramic bowl, which works with conduction heating.
This means that the extraction of the active ingredients of the plants is done by contact between the plant matter and the heating element.
Generally, conduction heating is unstable and there is therefore a gradual increase in temperature (heat inertia) in some models offering this mode.
However, the DaVinci IQ's vaporization chamber is designed from zircone ceramics.
The zircone ceramic has the property of being an excellent thermal insulator, and is only very weakly conductive of heat…
This is true with the daVinci IQ portable vaporizer, which does not heat too much in hand or mouth!
Thus, the DaVinci IQ portable vapor delivers a vapor offering all the qualities of conduction, ie quickly and densely.
In addition, the zircone ball attached to the closing lid of the vaporization chamber used to compact the plant perfectly fills its function.
The editorial staff greatly appreciated the common sense shown by the IQ designers!
The steam quality of DaVinci IQ
When you access the vaporization chamber, you get the impression that the zircone ceramics that compose it are highly qualitative.
In my opinion, the choice of zircone ceramics is no stranger to the freshness of the steam delivered by the DaVinci IQ.
Remember, zircone ceramic is a very good heat insulator and thus spares us any form of thermal inertia, which guarantees a great respect for flavors.
I judged the performance of ceramics to be inferior to those of stainless steel, aluminum or titanium, here I am doubtful …
In addition, the flavour chamber, when empty, and the zircone ceramic mouthpiece also offer super-efficient steam cooling!
Indeed, the difference is clearly visible when you remove the aromatic chamber and use the 10mm bubble adapter instead of the mouthpiece: the steam is much warmer in the mouth and become much less pleasant.
However, the print is more airy, which is adequate with the use of a water chamber, requiring a stronger inhalation.
Room of zircone ceramic flavours
Here's a new feature of daVinci IQ portable vaporizer: its zircone ceramic flavour room!
This material has definitely seduced DaVinci, which has made it a great asset for its IQ.
Indeed, it is extremely resistant to physical and thermal shocks, making it a component of choice for vaporization.
Moreover, know that zircone is very appreciated in the world of dentistry and is used to make quality prostheses to our toothless friends (smoking is bad!).
But back to our sheep, and let me explain the concept of the IQ Flavor Room.
This one is designed to allow the user to add flavors to the sprayed plants in the heater bowl!
So, if you spray thyme, for example, you could enhance the flavors by adding eucalyptus in the room!
The plant placed in the chamber would not be heated beyond 50oC, and would retain its properties.
On the other hand, the draw will be very (too much?) closed and inhalation will be difficult…
On the other hand, when it is empty, it proves very effective in cooling the steam!
This is due to the zircone that composes it, without a doubt.
Did DaVinci think about it, or was it a stroke of luck?
Anyway, it's the result that counts, and it's there!
Warm-up time and battery life
At the time level of heating, the DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer is once again in the group of the best portable vaporizers in this field!
Indeed, it reachs 180 degrees Celsius in about twenty seconds.
This delay is very short, we probably owe it to the responsiveness of the conduction heating system.
On the other hand, the DaVinci software is energy-intensive, but adapted to the 3500 mah battery delivered with the vaporizer.
This battery will allow for about three to four vape sessions, i.e. the time to completely extract three-four bowls of plants at 180oC.
As for my accu 2500 mah, I emptied it in two sessions of vaporization, which is a little just to make sure the evening.
Well, since the battery is removable, there is not really something to complain about 😉
DaVinci IQ portable spray suitable for herbal medicine?
The DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer offers a wide range of temperatures ranging from zero to 221 degrees Celsius.
As we said above, the quality of steam is at the rendezvous with the DaVinci IQ vaporizer.
Indeed, it is tasty, clean, and respectful of the active ingredients of plants.
Thus, the IQ allows us to practice herbal medicine with all medicinal plants and aromatic herbs as well as aromatherapy with all types of concentrates.
For the latter, whether they are solid, liquid, oily or crystalline, we recommend that you coat them with cotton before placing them in the vaporization chamber so as not to soil the latter.
Ergonomics and use
The DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer remains quite light, weighing less than 150 grams including battery.
Thus, it remains suitable for the most nomadic among us, and without plumbing their pockets.
The device remains very compact, and will suit both large hoists and little fairy fingers.
The grip is good, very good even, the thumb or index finger remains instinctively positioned on the fire button of the vapo depending on the direction in which it is held.
The texture of the hull is pleasant to the touch, slightly grainy.
The mouthpiece is ergonomic, and perfectly fits the contour of your lips, it reminds us of Pax products.
The 10mm bubble adapter delivers a warmer steam to the airier draw while losing ergonomics.
In addition, I greatly appreciate the access to the vaporization chamber, in a curved shape so that the plants slide directly into the bowl.
The DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer vibrates when it is started, put on standby, and when the desired temperature is reached.
The display of temperatures and different modes is not done by a LED screen, but by a grid of light LEDs, this remains very clear, and offers a design of the most beautiful effect, worthy of the famous alias of the vaporizer.
Let's insist on that, what a beautiful object!
He would go completely unnoticed in the lady's handbag, alongside lipstick and eyeshadow!
Maintenance of DaVinci IQ portable vaporizer
How DaVinci IQ vaporizer works
The intelligent software of the IQ offers the possibility for the user to vape with different modes, in fixed temperature or variable!
The precision mode allows you to vape at fixed temperatures at the user's choice, to the degree.
The Smart Path mode allows you to vaper at variable temperatures, which means that the temperature will gradually increase during vaporization.
For example, the first of the four Smart Path modes starts heating at 176 degrees Celsius and finishes at 188 degrees Celsius!
Note that you have the option to change the settings via a smartphone app designed by the manufacturer.
Turn on/off: Press the main button 5 times quickly.
Select temperature: Both buttons on the walls of the vaporizer.
Boost mode: Keep the pressure on the main button, the vaporizer will activate the heater at maximum temperature.
Switch between Smart Path mode and precision mode: a push on the main button.
Switch between the Celsius and Fahrenheit display: Press all three buttons on the vaporizer.
| IQ's pluses | The – IQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality steam | Energy-hungry software |
| 2 | Finishing and advanced ergonomics | |
| 3 | Wide setting possibilities | |
| 4 | Internal steam circuit in zirconium | |
| 5 | Removable battery |
Summary
The technical features of the DaVinci IQ are impressive!
Indeed, it differs largely from the competition with many possibilities adaptable by the user.
In addition, the steam delivered by the daVinci IQ portable vaporizer is of good quality, a little warm and almost fresh, but the flavor rendering is a little flat, not to say bland …
Finally, the whole thing is brought together in a beautiful ergonomic and minimalist object, easy to use.
A feat in short, which deserves to be applauded!
Moreover, this concept of vaporization proves to be a beautiful tribute to this great man that was Leonardo Da Vinci.
I bow out to the manufacturer Organicix.
The DaVinci IQ vaporizer pack includes
– 1 DaVinci IQ vaporizer
– 1 accu 18650 3500 mah
– 1 arômatic chamber in zirconium
– 1 10mm bubble adapter
– 1 cable usb
– 2 tools to toss and handle concentrates
– 1 key door airtight container
– 1 cleaning set
– 1 instructions
