the one that my friend had was like a fucking oven lol. You had to preheat it for a good 15 minutes, then put the weed in. It is a completely different type of high and it tastes a lot different. I see the merit in smoking both ways. For me, the vaporizer is more of a smoking on your day off from work kind of thing. It really gets you so high that you don't feel like doing much at all, like it's a hassle just to exist lol.