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Dr Dabber Aurora Review:
My Experience Using It

Written by: Taylor | Updated: March 15th, 2019

The Dr. Dabber Aurora vaporizer is a pen-style vape pen that comes bundled with three different atomizers meant for different oils of different viscosity.

It’s packed with innovative features such as Snap Tech magnetic technology, a variable voltage battery, and 3 different atomizers to efficiently consume shatter, wax, or even near-liquid oils.

In addition to these features, the Aurora vaporizer looks sleek, feels sturdy, and has outstanding vapor production.

How It Works

Compared to other pen-style vaporizers, the Aurora is very simple to use.

On the device is a single button that allows you to scroll through the available temperature settings as well as turn the device on or off.

Five clicks turns it on or off. If you press and hold the button while the vaporizer is on, the heating element will activate, which will start heating your concentrates.

All three atomizers have a quartz dish, but that is about the only similarity between them.

The first atomizer has a dual quartz rod, which works better with thin oils.

The second one is a ceramic halo, or ceramic donut, that works best with waxes.

The final atomizer is a dual ceramic rod style atomizer, which works pretty well with thicker oils. 

Choosing the right atomizer for your consistency of shatter means increased efficiency and vapor yield. 

Not to mention a better overall vaping experience.

Design

Generally speaking, the look and feel of a vaporizer says a lot about the device’s overall quality. It can be safely said that the Aurora vaporizer pen not only feels great in your hand, but it also serves as a cool style statement.

The outer cover of the aurora pen is made of high quality material and the device does not look like a generic pen made by the million in China.

The device’s minimalist outer look comes with an added benefit, this thing is turbo easy to use. The Aurora vaporizer looks quite discreet, given the fact that it resembles a pen and isn't too far off from nicotine vaporizer designs.

Other attributes that put the Aurora miles ahead of its competition include things like the bright LED lights placed on the exterior of the device, which serve perfectly to inform you of the current heat setting.

As mentioned before, it includes Snap Tech magnetic technology, which is a fancy way of saying there's some really quality magnets that allow you to separate the battery, mouthpiece and atomizers with barely any effort but still know it won't come apart in your hand or pocket. The Aurora vaporizer is probably the first pen I've used that's utilized magnetic technology so effectively.

Using The Aurora

It's pretty hard to mess up when using the Aurora. The one button design and atomizer choice ensures minimal error for improper use even by unskilled users. In addition to that, the use of magnetic connections means there's no threads to get gunked up or weird crevices for things to fall into.

Having to swap out your atomizer based on oil consistently would be a real pain in the rear end had they not used magnets you can slide off with a single finger and enough pressure. If I had to unscrew everything to get it working, I wouldn't even bother, but since it's just a wham-bam process I actually find myself experimenting with the different atomizers to see if their claims about certain atomizers for certain oils is correct. So far, the definitely is a difference that I can't ascribe to the placebo effect alone.

While using the vaporizer, the different heating levels are shown by the bright LED lights on the outside of the device. Furthermore, heat settings are easily toggled  by pressing the power button three times. Five clicks to turn it on or off, very quick and easy process.

Vapor Quality

In comparison to many other vaporizer pens, the Aurora pen delivers some of the most flavorful and enjoyable vapor you can find in the market. This is because the Aurora is fantastic at actually maintaining the advertised temperatures as well as the ability to choose from any of the three atomizers made from different materials that impart different qualities to the vapor depending on which is used.

If you delve deeper into the vaporizer world, you will find that many vaporizer pens have excessively high voltage settings. This ends up creating temperatures that destroy flavor compounds, resulting in a pretty bland experience. The Aurora pen’s temperature settings, on the other hand, were especially set to conserve strong flavors, while still delivering the best results. This is because variable voltage is employed so that only the right amount of volts are delivered while the device is in use If you use the right atomizer, you can come out with the perfect amount of flavor, cloud size, and smell. The Aurora’s ceramic halo atomizer vaporizes wax evenly, since it has no wicks or wires.

For thin oils or concentrates it’s best to use the dual quartz rod atomizer, since it reduces residual taste. Finally, if you are an enthusiast of low viscosity waxes, it’s best to use the dual ceramic rod atomizer. The only downside to the Aurora vaporizer’s temperature settings is that they will make this device's potential cloud size smaller than fixed voltage devices. This doesn’t mean that the vapor is less effective in anyway, you just won’t be chucking clouds so big you'll think an episode of the Simpsons was starting.

Manufacturing Quality

The design is pretty durable, so I'd go as far as to say that the build quality is above average. I've dropped it off my computer table a half dozen times and it still works fine, it just isn't the spring chicken it used to be. All of its atomizers have a distinct purpose, great quality, and the results tend to speak for themselves if you try them all out. The exterior of the device is practically flawless in terms of both design and quality. All the materials used to make the device are of high quality and are extremely sturdy, so you don’t have to worry about the vaporizer breaking easily. Instead of the typical 510 threading of most vaporizer pens, the Aurora has been changed to magnetic connections which concerned me at first because I thought the thing would come apart if I tried holding it like any threaded vape. But so far, there has been no trouble at all regarding the magnets or times where the mouth piece has flown across the room because I put my thumb on it too hard.. It’s hard to tell whether they will continue to work as well over longer periods of time, but there is simply no reason to think that they won’t unless I consistently drop them or do whatever magic it is that makes magnets stop working.

Battery Life

The Aurora vaporizer comes with a robust, variable voltage voltage battery that allows you to set up your smoking sessions according to your taste. For less intense sessions made to sample the flavor & aromatic profile, you can choose the lowest power setting. For shorter, more powerful sessions, you can raise the settings to raise the voltage and really bring the heat. As with most vaporizers the battery can easily be charged with the magnetic USB charger that accompanies the vaporizer’s kit. The power setting as well as additional battery life, is shown by LED lights for your convenience. When compared to over pen vaporizers, the Aurora vaporizer’s battery life is incredible.

Although the different voltage settings will affect how long your batteries will last, you can expect up to three-hundred draws from a single charge. In other words, if you’re not a heavy smoker, you could last a whole week without needing to recharge you vaporizer. But, even if you are a heavy smoker, rest assured. It only takes about 2 hours to fully charge the Aurora vaporizer and be back on your feet (well, until you hit it again that is). The one year warranty quelled most of my worries about the magnets on this thing going after six months.

Portability

Most types of vaporizers, especially pen-style ones, are pretty portable. The Aurora vaporizer is no exception. Slip it into your pocket and fret not. It's not the smallest vape pen around but even a large vape pen (a vape marker perhaps) goes into a pocket with ease. The magnets do not come apart when being transported or if you have to run out of the rain with it in your pocket.

Aurora Artist Series

An additional feature of the Aurora line of vaporizesr is that Dr. Dabber, the device's creator, has teamed up with famous Miami graffiti artist David Anasagasti, also known as AHOL Sniffs Glue, to design a limited edition one of a kind artistic collaboration. The series is better known as the Aurora AHOL Sniffs Glue Artist Series. It features David Anasagasti’s well-known drooping eye design, which he uses as his calling card. The design is placed on the Aurora vaporizer pen along with all of its accessories for your viewing enjoyment, plus it adds a nice unique feel.


Even the packaging of the Aurora Artist has a lot of effort put into it. As part of the series, the Aurora comes in a false spraypaint can. The package itself includes a custom hat, honey mat, and lapel. In addition, the package contains a pin, atomizers, silicone containers, a charging dock, and a dab tool. You can choose between a black and red color scheme or a blue and white one, which both look awesome. You can pick up the Aurora AHOL Sniffs Glue Artist Series straight from Dr. Dabber for $109.95. The extra ten bucks gets you a real buttload of goodies.

Where I Bought It

I bought my Dr Dabber Aurora from VaporNation. They offered the lowest price online and I saved an extra 10% on top of that by using the coupon code "IMARIJUANIT" at checkout.

They also offered free shipping which I can't complain about.

Overall Experience

If you’re looking for a vaporizer that can mainly be used for concentrates, then the Aurora pen-style vaporizer is one of the better options out there. Any consistency of wax can be used to it's fullest potential without any worries that you could have gotten more out of your already expensive shatter. On top of that, I find that merely having 3 different atomizers means that it'll take longer before one becomes absolutely disgusting and needs to be thrown in the bin.

The fact that the device has magnetic connections is definitely an innovation I'd like to see more of in other vaporizers, whether it be pen or handheld.. Also, the fact that they give you three different atomizers right out of the box is downright unheard of. The crisp cloud quality is also a rarity in pen style vaporizers, that usually just get the job done with no regard for taste. The sole downside to the Aurora is that you might have a hard time creating thick clouds when you use it, but given all the pros of this device, this is but a minor concern. Overall, the device is one of the best vaporizer pens money can buy.

About the Author Taylor

A marijuana enthusiast, vaporizer connoisseur, a frequent user of CBD and he's also the founder of iMarijuanit.com.

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