As more and more people learn about the e-cigarette, a lot of information begins to spread around, whether it is true or not.  Cutting through all of the common beliefs about electronic cigarettes is the first step to figuring out if it is time for you to switch from ordinary cigarettes. 

Of course these facts are true about all electronic cigarettes, and it takes even more research to figure out which one is the best electronic cigarette.  Let’s just start with the basic advantages.

Benefits of the E-Cigarette

The biggest advantage electronic cigarettes have over ordinary cigarettes is the cost savings.  A pack of traditional cigarettes costs around $5 or more, while one cartridge for an electronic cigarette only costs about $2.  Since you get the same amount of puffs on each cartridge as you would out of a pack of traditional cigarettes, the two are roughly equivalent.

In addition to the cost savings, there are also plenty of social benefits of switching to the e-cigarette.  They do not give off an odor because there is no burning.  Rather than burning nicotine to make smoke, the electronic cigarette uses your breath to turn nicotine solution into a vapor, which does not give off any odor.  Non-smokers usually can’t even tell that electronic cigarette smokers are actually smokers.  Since there is no ash or stubs left behind, the need for ashtrays is also eliminated because the mess no longer exists.

One of the benefits of the e-cigarette that many smokers question up front is whether it is safer than traditional cigarette smoking.  Many people believe this is true because you inhale vapor rather than actual smoke, although we do not yet have enough scientific evidence to prove that.  The best experts can say right now is that this is probably true, but there is no way we can know yet for certain that it is.

The Best Electronic Cigarette

While the advantages of the e-cigarette are pretty much the same across all brands, there are some benefits that can only be offered by the best electronic cigarette.  Early brands are still using a design that requires you to take it apart every time you want to change the cartridge.  This means that every time you want to open a new pack of cigarettes, you have to take the device apart, and sometimes even open a bottle of nicotine solution to add more to it. 
 
The best electronic cigarette should not require any assembly between cartridges.  Green Smoke is one brand that has adopted this design.  All you have to do is screw the cartridge into the battery in one simple step. 

Another mark of a great brand of electronic cigarette is that it comes with at least a one-year warranty.  This ensure that you will have use of it for at least a year, which is very important when it comes to saving money.  You can’t save money by switching to electronic cigarettes if you have to replace the device every other month, and you probably will end up replacing it often if you do not replace the atomizing chamber frequently.

Germs, bacteria, and other residue can build up inside of the atomizing chamber over time, which will cause the electronic cigarette to stop working.  Consequently, you will usually find that when you buy an e-cigarette without a warranty, you really wish you had it, and when you buy one that comes with a warranty, most of the times you won’t need it because the company has made a device that is of much higher quality.

If you are looking for the best e-cigarette, I would highly recommend the one from Green Smoke. I have written a review about it here.

Mary Kay Rivers