Simply effective
At less than 10 cm high, with no buttons or settings, the Argus Z is a simple, practical pod for all beginners who want to start vaping without worrying about settings. It’s easy to live with, has a good battery life and delivers good vapour for indirect inhalation.
Technical specs
| Pod dimensions | 91.45 x 27.5 x 14.8 mm |
| Pod weight | 37 g |
| Charging | USB-C |
| Battery | 900 mAh |
| Range of use | Automatic |
| Tank capacity | 2 ml |
What’s in the box?
- Pod
- USB cable
- User guide
A back-to-basics pod
At just over 9 cm in height, the Argus Z is a compact, discreet pod. Its finish is excellent and most of the battery housing is covered in metal. The inscriptions on the body are fine and well-designed. On the top of the pod there’s a USB-C port for fast charging the 900 mAh battery.
The battery life is as it should be for this size of device. You can vape while it’s charging, which is an improvement on some recent products from the same manufacturer which don’t offer this option.
The upper part of the battery body has a grooved design. It is very comfortable to hold and the grip is great. This section features 3 LEDs that light up when it is making vapour and during recharging. It’s easy to see the battery level too.
The pod comes with a tank. With a 0.7 ohm coil, the cartridge holds 2 ml of e-liquid. This is average for pods of this size. The mouthpiece it comes with is for indirect inhalation (into your mouth then into your lungs, like a tobacco cigarette). There’s no fire button, so it works automatically when you inhale.
The cartridge contains a sealed coil. When it wears out, you have to throw away and replace the entire tank. This is quite handy as you won’t need any special skills to change the coil. But changing the entire cartridge uses a lot of plastic that could potentially be reused.
You fill the tank in the usual way, by lifting the silicone tab. That reveals a filling hole. It only works with narrow bottle tips, so use that type for ease.
The Argus Z is a nice pod to use. There are no settings to adjust or buttons. It’s all automatic.
It fires fast and makes vapour quickly too. We didn’t notice any lag at all with this pod.
But there is a slight humming sound when you puff. The pod isn’t completely silent when you inhale, but it’s certainly not off-putting.
It makes excellent vapour and we got the best results with fruit-flavoured e-liquids. It works by indirect inhalation although it’s quite powerful and will suit fans of powerful MTL.
Summary
What we like
- Small size
- Level of finish
- Vape quality
- All automatic
What we don’t like
- Disposable cartridge
