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And batteries... but the ratio is getting out of hand.

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[โ€“] eatthecake@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why would a vape have a screen, that's insane waste

[โ€“] Slippery_Snake874@sopuli.xyz 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You think that's insane? Each one of these disposable vapes also has a rechargeable battery.

[โ€“] eatthecake@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes, but the battery has a purpose, the screen is wholly unnecessary.

[โ€“] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 3 weeks ago

For disposables? Absolutely. There is no purpose for a screen. On a proper vape you need one to set it up for all the different coils that you can build or buy.

True but to me it seems absolutely ridiculous to have a rechargeable battery in something that's meant to be thrown away after a week or so.

[โ€“] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] eatthecake@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I have rechargeable vapes. I have never seen one with a screen and I am already annoyed by the the lights that they all have. I stopped using the one that vibrated because why the fuck would I want that? I just need a cheap nicotine delivery system and putting a screen on it is peak pointless tech imo.

[โ€“] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair enough, to each their own. The screen is because these can work with so many different coils that you need it for setup. Also, a lot use replaceable 18650 which makes the device last even longer. I've been using mine for over 5 years.

[โ€“] eatthecake@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm duly impressed that it lasts that long and at that rate the screen may be justified.

[โ€“] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

From around 2016-2020 the most popular devices were just a series of incrementally adding more pointless shit, which is why it's like that. They're not that popular anymore.