Voopoo’s latest ‘big puff’ vape kit is the Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max and we’ve got five of the flavours in for review!
China-based Voopoo are one of the leading names in the vaping industry. Ever since they were founded by ICCPP in 2016 they have developed into a truly global brand. They sell their products in over 70 different countries at present, including the UK, US and EU markets. Plus they have been recognised as one of the top brands in vaping with multiple awards picked up in the past eight years.
The Argus Bar Pro Max follows on from the Argus Bar Prime, another ‘big puff’ Voopoo kit that we’ve reviewed recently! We’ve also taken a look at a wide range of different Voopoo products recently. Including the Drag 5, Argus E40, Argus G2 Mini, Argus P2 and the Doric Galaxy Vape Pen. They are definitely a brand that caters to all styles of vaping!
What Can We Expect From The Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max?
Plenty of puffs here for starters, as the Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max is capable of delivering up to a whopping 6000 puffs. Giving you plenty of vaping for your money!
Voopoo have designed the Argus Bar Pro Max to be set up easily. Once the pre-filled 10ml refill container and 2ml pod have been set up you’ve got a huge 12ml of e-liquid in your device to keep you going. You simply take a draw on the device to vape it.
Built into the pod is a 0.8ohm mesh coil, which is able to heat up your e-liquid at a fast rate and it generates richer vapour and purer flavour.
You get a 700mAh battery built into the device, to keep you vaping all day long and this recharges quickly via USB-C. There’s also the ability to precisely monitor the battery level, thanks to the intuitive smart screen indicator.
Voopoo have also had one eye on sustainability too, as the battery can be easily removed in order to recycle it once you have used up your e-liquid.
The Argus Bar Pro Max has been ergonomically designed, so that you can get a snug and comfortable grip on the device. The crystal texture offers a stylish design and a nice feel to it, making for a fashionable looking device.
A massive 20 different flavours are available to choose from. Ranging from candy, fruit, soda-style, menthol and tobacco flavours. Each one has 20mg nicotine salt for a fast acting nicotine hit with minimal throat feel.
Many thanks to Voopoo for sending the Argus Bar Pro Max in for review! As always, all views are my own…
Specs/Features
- 126.7mm x 29.4mm x 29.4mm dimensions
- Up to 6000 puffs
- Ergonomic design
- Draw activated device
- Mouth to lung vape
- 0.8ohm mesh coil
- 2ml pre-filled pod
- 10ml refill container
- 20mg nicotine salt strength
- 20 different UK formulated flavours
- Removable 700mAh battery
- Battery indicator
- USB-C charging
Kit Contents
- Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max Device
- 10ml refill container
- User manual
Design & Build Quality
There’s no mistaking it, with dimensions of 126.7mm x 29.4mm x 29.4mm and packing a 12ml overall capacity once put together, this is a bit of a beast of a device!
Even though it is big and weighty, this is pretty nice to hold in the hand. But I wouldn’t exactly say that this was a pocket-friendly device. The Polycarbonate construction feels very solid and the see through crystal design is an eye-catcher.
Pleasingly, for me anyway, you can quite clearly see how much e-liquid you have left in the refill container, as there’s a transparent design. This is handy for judging when it is time to grab yourself another Argus Bar Pro Max!
On the side of the device is the intuitive smart screen indicator which shows you how much battery you have left as a percentage and activates when you take a puff.
When it is time to recharge the battery, plug a USB-C charging cable into the port on the opposite side of the screen.
There’s a 700mAh battery included here, which you can actually remove by holding the two buttons down that are located on the side of the device and sliding the battery downwards. You can then safely recycle the battery once you are done with your device. Brownie points for sustainability there Voopoo!
Quick Start Guide
The Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max comes in two parts and you need to put the kit together in order to use it. Thankfully, this is really easy to do and takes absolutely no time at all!
Firstly, you need to remove the silicone stopper from the mouthpiece of the kit and pull out the silicone located beneath the mouthpiece. Then take the refill container out of the packaging, removing the silicone and stickers and press it downwards into the device.
Hey presto, you are ready to vape! Once you have completed those easy steps, simply inhale on the device mouthpiece in order to use it.
Charging
You’ve got a USB-C charging port here…but no USB-C charging cable is included in the box. So you’ll have to make do with an existing one you have or purchase a new one!
I was unable to find the specs for the charging time, but one of these devices will charge from flat to full in just under an hour.
Flavours
A whopping 20 different flavours are available at launch and these are:
Blueberry Sour Raspberry, Cherry Cola, Juicy Peach, Pink Lemonade, Watermelon Ice, Triple Mango, Blueberry, Strawberry Kiwi, Blue Razz Lemonade, Green Apple Ice, Lemon Lime, Pineapple Ice, Blackcurrant Lemonade, Tobacco, Strawberry Watermelon, Blueberry Raspberry, Spearmint, Kiwi Passionfruit Guava, Summer Dream and Tropical Rainbow.
Voopoo kindly sent us five of these to test out and here are my thoughts on them…
Lemon Lime
I found this one to be very similar tasting to the Argus Bar Prime version that I reviewed last month.
So that is to say that this is a solid Lemon Lime flavour that tastes very much like a lemon and lime Ice Pop. A cooling sensation present adds to that effect. It did taste a little bit stronger than the Argus Bar Prime version however and sweeter too.
I get both lemon and lime flavours at the same time, with the lemon perhaps just a touch more prominent than the lime flavouring. There’s sharp citrusy notes to this and it is very sweet as well, so definitely in line with a disposable styled vape!
Blue Razz Lemonade
I’m definitely getting the lemonade as the stronger flavour here. This is a really zingy, sweet and fizzy lemonade that washes straight over my palate as soon as I start taking a puff.
This combines with a blue raspberry flavour that has a hint of sourness to it and quite a thick texture too, this flavour adds even more sweetness to the blend.
I detected what tasted like a floral note in the background, which I found to be quite pleasant. Making this one taste a little different to a lot of the other Blue Razz Lemonade flavours that I have tried out!
Pink Lemonade
Again this is another flavour that is heavy on the lemonade. The lemonade flavouring possessed the same characteristics as the one present in Blue Razz Lemonade above. Although I felt that the flavouring was a little stronger in this one!
There’s a red berry undertone running through it that plays second fiddle to the lemonade flavouring and I get a lot of sweetener too. So, this is definitely a good pick if you like a really sweet pink lemonade flavour.
There’s a prominent fizz to this one as well, I really could pick up on a lot of fizziness here. Weirdly, I could feel the fizz in my cheeks after vaping this!
Blueberry Sour Raspberry
I really enjoyed the Blueberry Sour Raspberry flavour when I checked out the Argus Bar Prime range recently and yet again Voopoo are onto a winner here with the Pro Max version.
To me, this felt like the flavour was amplified even more than the Argus Bar Prime version. There’s definitely a more pronounced sour note to this and plenty of thick and syrupy blueberry and raspberry flavouring to boot.
One of the best Blueberry Sour Raspberry blends that I have tried!
Pineapple Ice
If Voopoo were aiming to create a pineapple juice styled flavour here, then they most certainly have nailed the blend!
For me, it’s a sweet pineapple juice flavour that tastes like it is fresh out of the fridge thanks to the pretty robust icy chill that runs through it. And of course there’s a fair amount of sweetener in the blend too that leaves a sweet tasting coating on my tongue!
One way to sum this one up would be that it is sweet, strong and punchy, just how I like my pineapple ice flavours to be.
How do the Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max kits perform?
If you prefer a big airy Direct To Lung hit, then I’m afraid you are out of luck here, as the Argus Bar Pro Max is set up for Mouth To Lung vaping only. We tell you what these terms mean in our guide to MTL, DTL & RDL.
The airflow is fixed on the device, along with the power output, so there is no way of changing it. I would love to see an Argus Bar Pro Max with adjustable airflow and wattage in the future!
Draw wise, this is more on the looser side when it comes to a mouth to lung airflow. It certainly isn’t cigarette-style tight and as you would expect from a Voopoo device, this can deliver some surprisingly large clouds for a mouth to lung kit!
There’s a 700mAh battery here and during my testing this easily got me through a full day’s worth of vaping before I needed to pop it on for a charge. And I vape quite heavily.
Having the ability to see exactly how much battery life you have left thanks to the smart screen indicator is a real bonus.
From what I could find out online, these only come in 20mg nicotine salt strength. Voopoo seem to have tailored the output power just right as my nicotine cravings were satisfied after a couple of puffs on one of these.
Plus, despite the high nicotine strength, I didn’t get any harsh or nasty throat hit from an Argus Bar Pro Max, it was just smooth flavour each and every puff!
So, How Many Puffs Will I Actually Get From One Of These?
Voopoo quite proudly state that one of these can deliver up to 6000 puffs. But figures like that are usually obtained in laboratory testing simulating puffs of around one second.
So, if you take really short puffs then yes you may likely get in the region of 6000. I take quite long draws when I vape, in the region of 3-4 seconds. Longer puffs will usually reduce the puff count as more e-liquid is used per puff.
As a guide, based off of my own 3-4 second long puffs on the device, I got 3,902 puffs from the Blue Razz Lemonade flavoured Argus Bar Pro Max. That is basically a weeks’ worth of vaping for me for just under £12!
Your own puff count will vary depending on your own vaping style and how frequently you vape.
Pros
- Smooth airflow suited for long inhales
- Good looking device
- Well designed, comfortable to hold in the hand
- Easy to set up
- Beginner friendly, simply take a draw on the device to use it
- Accurate battery life indicator
- Lots of different flavours to choose from
- Good nicotine craving satisfaction
Cons
- Certainly not the most pocket-friendly vape kit available!
- Very fruit heavy range
- Replacement pods don’t seem to be available
- Fixed airflow, can’t be adjusted
- No adjustable output
Final Verdict
I’m a fan of Voopoo products. I’ve bought, used and reviewed plenty of them in my time and I just know when I use a Voopoo product that it is going to perform solidly and be reliable. That’s exactly what I get from the Voopoo Argus Bar Pro Max here.
This has got to be one of the more robust and solidly built kits of its kind. It’s also one of the largest too so be prepared for that if you are picking one of these up! Even though it is big, I’m a fan of the looks and the transparent crystal effect really does look the part.
Anyone can pick up one of these kits and get vaping with one in no time at all. They are dead easy to put together and get vaping on, making this a fuss-free convenient vaping option. Great for taking away for a weekend for example!
Flavour-wise, these do the job and definitely hit the spot. I could take long and smooth inhales on one of these kits, really allowing me to savour the flavour. And Voopoo definitely haven’t skimped on flavour quality here!
These won’t hit your wallet too hard either. With these costing in the region of £12 per kit, considering you are getting 12ml of e-liquid included that makes one of these a more cost-effective and attractive proposition compared to your usual 2ml disposable vape.
Many thanks to Voopoo for sending a selection of the Argus Bar Pro Max kits over for review, these can be purchased in the UK now!
What are your thoughts on Voopoo’s latest ‘big puff’ vaping kit? Let us know in the comments below!
