The Atlantis by Aspire was the first sub-ohm tank to ever hit the market, and due to the nonexistent competition at the time, the tank quickly became a success. This favorable outcome later influenced Aspire to release of the Atlantis V2, which lacked far behind the competition. Now Aspire is ready to give it a another go with it’s new and completely overhauled tank: the Aspire Triton.
When the Triton was announced it promised a completely new vaping experience that would not only be versatile, but game changing as well. But now that the Triton is finally here, does it actually live up to it’s claims? and more importantly, is it worth your vaping buying dollars? Let’s find out!
Build & Design
Aspire has moved in a completely new direction with the build and design of the Triton, and it’s all done for the best. The Triton features a full stainless steel body that covers nearly the entire device; however, it does leave four decent sized openings which act as windows for it’s 3.5ml pyrex glass. This new design choice gives the Triton a more premium look and feel when compared to its predecessors—the Atlantis V1 and V2—due to the stainless steel being of higher quality.
The durability of the tank seemed to withstand everyday use, and we didn’t experience any scratching or cracking in our 3 week review period with the device.
As for the internal build, Aspire has finally did away with the oversized, highly visible white washer that was typically featured on all their previous tanks. The exclusion of this washer means the Triton now has dedicated threading, and the tank is not dependent on it’s coil design to support it’s build—which is something that was apparent on both the Aspire Nautilus and Atlantis line of tanks.
One major downside to the design of the Triton is the tank can not be fully taken apart. This means full cleanings and also replacing the glass is not possible with this particular device. If an incident does occur where the glass needs replacing then the entire middle portion of the tank would need to be replaced.
Features
The top filling mechanism is definitely the leading feature of this tank and it is simply wonderful. The addition of this simple mechanism truly makes filling the tank that much easier; and more importantly, it shows Aspire is still innovating. The locking mechanism—which essentially closes the opening where the e-liquid is placed—works flawlessly, and it is something all high-end tanks should have.
On a personal note, I’m not a fan of the little guy on the tank which signifies the take is in vaping mode—it looks too much like he is smoking a cigarette, and I feel Aspire could have came up with a better alternative.
Due to the new top filling feature, the bottom base now only needs to be removed to replace the coil, and the great machining and threading work completed by Aspire makes this task both quick and easy—although our particular model did tend to squeak a bit during installation.
The Triton features a two sided air-flow at both the top and bottom of the device, neither of which have a locking mechanism. We found the bottom airflow a little difficult to turn; contrariwise, the top air-flow seemed way too loose and did not stay in place. However, the air output level on the Triton is okay and it should be adequate enough for both the month to lung and direct lung hitters.
The drip tip on the Triton is of a decent size; but we did find our’s to be slightly sharp around the edges. It also is easily interchangeable with any 510 drip tip on the market, and it does not require an adapter—something which was needed on the Atlantis V2.
Coils
The coil design for the Triton is the same as the Atlantis—this was done in order to maintain backwards compatibility with previous generation tanks—but, there are a few minor differences. Firstly, the wicking material has been switched from regular organic cotton to Japanese organic cotton—this switch should result in a cleaner taste as Japanese cotton contains no whiting agents. Secondly, Aspire has introduced two new coil sizes: .4 ohm and 1.8 ohm.
The .4 ohm coil was reading as .5 ohms on the three mods we had tried, which makes sense since the previous generation .5 ohm—which came with the Atlantis V2—typically read as .6 or .7 ohms. The vapor and flavor production were both equally good, and we experienced little or no spit back, which is a significant improvement when compared to the Atlantis V2. We found the sweet spot for this coil to be at 37 watts or 4.3 volts, but it definitely could be pushed higher, if you prefer a warmer vape.
The 1.8 ohm coil is an excellent option for those who prefer a mouth to lung vape, and especially for those just switching from analogs. The vapor production was minimal as expected, but the flavor was simply out of this world. It is an extremely tight draw even with all the airflows open, so those who are used to sub-ohming probably won’t enjoy the vaping experience that this coil provides.
Vaping Experience
The last 3 weeks we have spent with the Triton has been great, and it truly is a vast improvement when compared to the Atlantis V2. The cloud and flavor production that the .4 ohm coil outputs as well as the top filling feature, allows this tank to provide an exceptional vaping experience that only gets better with time.
The two gripes that we did have when using this tank was that it did get rather warm when chain vaping, and also the bottom air-flow was pretty hard to adjust.
Conclusion
We are beyond ecstatic that Aspire has finally released a sub-ohm tank that not only competes, but trumps over the competition. Moreover, we are pleased to say we believe this is the best sub-ohm tank on the market. That being said, the Triton still needs improvements in some areas—such as being more friendly to cleaning, and also a RTA option that is included in the packaging rather than sold separately.
So should you buy this tank? Yes—this is an awesome device, and we promise you will not be disappointed with your purchase.
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