Geekvape Aegis Boost Plus AIO Review by Sam

Hello you lot. I’m here today to go over another AIO, this time the Aegis Boost Plus from Geekvape. As the name implies, this is the follow on from the Aegis Boost. Like the rest of the Aegis line it’s got that rugged look and an IP67 rating, so let’s see if it’s any good.

DISCLAIMER: This product was sent to me by HealthCabin for the purpose of this review. This won’t affect my opinion.

The Aegis Boost Plus is available in red, black, silver, gunmetal, blue and rainbow. I received the gunmetal for review.

In the Box

TPD variations have a 2ml pod instead, but I have seen the 5.5ml pod available for purchase separately in the UK. There’s also an RDTA and 510 connector available, although I didn’t receive these for review.

First Impressions

Chunky. As far as AIOs go, this is definitely on the larger side, although it is a little deceiving. It looks a fair bit bigger than it actually is – it’s shorter but wider than the OXVA Origin X, taller but narrower than the Aspire Mulus. It’s not particularly heavy either, which is good. It’s definitely ergonomic though, comfy to hold for either thumb or finger firing.

It’s instantly recognisable as an Aegis device, with the zinc alloy frame surrounding a rubber body, and padded leather with contrasting stitching on the back. It’s got that rugged Aegis look to it that so many other companies are following now. When it’s fresh out of the box, dust does tend to stick the rubber sections. Once you’ve used it a little however, the finish smooths out and it’s no longer an issue.

I’m kinda torn on one thing though – the 40W max limit. One the one hand you’re unlikely to need more than 40W using the pod. On the other, I’d expect an 18650 powered device to be capable of at least 60W. It’s not an issue with the pod, but it could be a little restricting with the RDTA or 510 adapter.

The pod is short but wide and is darkly tinted. A bit too dark to easily see through unfortunately. It’s secured into the device via a small clip at the back. The clip is half covered in dimples, which makes it easy to locate and press it to pop the pod out. Unfortunately I did have the pod come out unexpectedly a couple of times, particularly when the device was sat in the cup holder in my car. I’m not sure if it was just a case of the clip being the same height as the wall of the cup holder, but it did catch me out a couple of times.

Lifting the rubber flap on the top reveals the juice fill port. The single hole is a decent size and a small area surrounding it is recessed slightly into the pod, meaning that any juice you spill around it should be mostly contained. Not bad as far as filling methods go, but I’d still prefer a second hole to allow air to escape.

Airflow on this device is managed in the same way as its predecessor. Simply rotate the dial on the front of the pod to control the amount of air getting to the coil. Easy enough to adjust, but not so easy that it changes unintentionally in your pocket. It’s a good system and it works well.

Coils are press-fit into the base of the pod, and these have a feature that I really like – the coils specs are printed on the base of the coil rather than the side. This is a great feature as you can easily see the wattage range etc. without having to take the coil out. I hope more companies follow this approach in the future.

The battery cap is a screw-on jobbie and it works well. Threads are smooth enough and I never had any issues with it. Charging the device is done via micro-USB beneath a flap on the side of the device. It does charge at 2A so the lack of USB-C isn’t so much of a disadvantage with this one.

You get two drip tips with the device. The one installed has that comfortable whistle-tip shape, the other is a simple round tip. I like the flat tip, but I switched to the round one fairly quickly. The issue with the flat one is that if you change your grip, you need to rotate the drip tip. It got old, fast. Luckily it is a 510 drip tip, so you can swap it out for one of your own if you prefer.

Operations

If you’ve used any of the other Aegis mods (with the exception of the Aegis X), you’ll be familiar with how this works:

• 5 x clicks of the fire button turns it on/off
• ‘+’ and ‘-’ to lock/unlock the adjustment buttons
• Fire and ‘+’ to adjust screen brightness
• Fire and ‘+’ and ‘-’ to turn off the screen and lock adjustment buttons
• 3 x clicks of the fire button enters settings mode

Whilst in settings mode press the fire button to move the highlight around the screen. With mode highlighted, ‘+’ and ‘-’ scrolls through the available modes. If the resistance is highlighted ‘+’ or ‘-’ resets the resistance. If the puff counter is highlighted, pressing ‘+’ or ‘-’ sets the count back to 0.

Experience

0.4 Ohm KA1 Mesh Coil

This was the coil pre installed in the pod, so it’s the one I started with. Rated for 25-35W, I started off at 20W and worked my way up, settling at 30W with the AFC fully open. It’s gives a medium restricted DL draw, which I like.

Flavour on this coil is not bad. It didn’t blow me away, but I was happy with it. There was a slight break-in period, but after half a pod or so it was chugging along nicely, both in terms of flavour and cloud production. Now I never use just one device at a time, but I got through a good week of using this intermittently (roughly 50ml) before moving on and it was still going well; no signs of burnt cotton or drop off in flavour. I did find that it started to leak a bit towards the end of the week. Not loads, but more than could reasonably be attributed to condensation. I know that this was an issue with the Aegis Boost, and it seems to still be a bit of an issue with the Boost Plus.

0.6 Ohm KA1 Mesh Coil

This coil is rated for 15-25W so I closed the AFC right down and started using this one for MTL. Flavour was average with this one at the lower end of the range, but the thing that I noticed the most was the AFC. It whistles like nobody’s business. I bumped up the wattage and opened up the airflow, just to the point where it didn’t whistle. At 20W with a tight restricted DL draw the flavour picked up a bit, but not enough to take it into ‘good’ territory. Not bad, but a little lacklustre.

I had less leaking with this one, but there was still a little bit under the pod. Again, I got about 50ml or a week’s worth of intermittent use out of it so far and apart from the aforementioned leak it’s still going well.

Pros

• Ergonomic
• Rugged
• In-depth chip
• External 18650 powered
• Coil specs printed on bottom of coil
• 5.5ml pod

Cons

• Dark tinted pod
• Some leaking
• AFC whistles whilst closed down
• 40W max power
• Pod pops out in my car’s cup holder

Final Thoughts

Overall, I quite like the Aegis Boost Plus. There are a few flaws which are a little frustrating, but as a whole I’ve really enjoyed my time with it over the past couple of weeks. It’s just a really nice device to hold and use. The new screen is a definite improvement over the standard Aegis line, and the chip is more feature rich than many other AIOs on the market. The IP67 rating, 5.5ml pod and 18650 battery make it a good choice to just chuck it in a pocket before heading out the door. If they could fix the leaking and the whistle, they’d be onto a winner in my book.

Thanks to Healthcabin for sending me this device to review. They currently have a giveaway running for both the Kizoku Techmod and the Kizoku Unlimit DL RTA which could be worth a punt.

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You can find the Aegis Boost Plus for around £35 in the UK. If you create an account at Healthcabin and use the code first10 you could get it for $23.02

This review was written by Sam from Reddit, click to view original review there with more pictures.