One pen that does everything, or a battery that outlives every cartridge? Convenience, cost over time, waste and flavour freedom, side by side.
You're standing in front of two tabs. One says Penjamin. The other says battery, and then, a little ominously, cartridge, sold separately.
Somewhere in the back of your mind a voice asks whether a vape setup is supposed to involve this much planning. It's the same voice that once bought a printer and discovered the ink costs more than the printer.
Fair question. The two setups do the same basic job and ask completely different things of you: one wants nothing but a charge now and then, the other wants a little assembly and pays you back in flexibility.
This guide puts them side by side: convenience, cost over time, waste and how much choice you get. On one side, the all-in-one Penjamin 3.0. On the other, a battery such as the Woody with a 510 cartridge clicked on top. Everything here is for adults 18+.
Pick your setup in ten seconds
| If you're… | Start with | One thing to know |
|---|---|---|
| New and want zero fiddling | Penjamin 3.0 | Pre-filled and draw-activated: charge it, use it |
| Planning to stick around for a while | Woody + Cartridge 1ml | The battery is a one-off; after that you only buy cartridges |
| Undecided between two flavours | Blinkertone + two cartridges | Holds two cartridges and lets you pick left, right or both |
| Curious, but not ready to commit | Woody + Cartridge 0,5ml | The smaller cartridge is the cheaper way to try a flavour |
| Someone who refills everything, including the salt shaker | Any 510 battery + refillable 510 cartridge | Sold empty: you fill it with the liquid of your choice |
Two setups, one job
A Penjamin is our all-in-one pen: the oil, the heating part and the battery live in one body, with nothing to assemble. The Penjamin 3.0 arrives pre-filled with 1 ml of oil, charges over USB-C and fires when you draw on it. You don't press anything to use it; the one button is only there if you want to change the voltage.
A cartridge-and-battery setup splits that same job in two. The battery is the bit you keep. The cartridge is the bit you swap. They meet at a small screw thread called 510. It's not an official standard, but it's so widely used that it's the closest thing the vape world has to a universal plug: most 510 cartridges fit most 510 batteries, though it's worth checking the battery page first.
Neither one is the grown-up choice. It's more like the difference between a ready meal and a well-stocked kitchen: both get you dinner, one just has more drawers.
Convenience: the lazy Sunday test
Picture a lazy Sunday. You want one thing in your pocket and no decisions. This is where the all-in-one wins easily.
The Penjamin 3.0 has a small display that shows the battery, the voltage and a puff counter, plus a window so you can see how much oil is left. That last bit matters more than it sounds: no guessing, no surprise empty pen halfway through the afternoon.
- Setup: none. Open the box, charge, done.
- Charging: USB-C. The cable isn't in the box, which is a problem most homes solve with the tangle of cables behind the TV.
- Things to lose: one.
A battery and cartridge asks a little more. You screw or click the cartridge on, keep an eye on two parts instead of one, and swap cartridges when they run out. The Woody makes that painless: the cartridge clicks on magnetically and the whole thing works one-handed.
Cost over time: the printer-ink question
With an all-in-one, every pen includes a new battery. With a cartridge setup, you buy the battery once and then only the cartridges. So the more you use, the more the split setup can pay off, at least against single pens. Prices on our pages on 17 October 2026 looked like this:
| Item | Price | Puffs (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Penjamin 3.0 (single pen) | €42 | Roughly 250–400, depending on draw length and voltage |
| Woody or Blinkertone battery | €42 each, once | – |
| Cartridge 1ml | €26 (on sale, usually €33) | About 250 |
| Cartridge 0,5ml | €17.90 | About 150 |
| Trippy 2.1 cartridge | €39 | About 250 |
| Refillable 510 cartridge (empty) | €5.99 | Depends on what you fill it with |
Read it like this. Your first cartridge setup costs more than one pen, because you're paying for the battery as well. After that, you're only paying for cartridges: against single pens at €42, a battery topped up with €26 Cartridge 1ml refills comes out ahead from about the third cartridge. If you're a once-in-a-blue-moon person, that battery may spend more time gathering dust than in your hand, and the single pen is the simpler buy.
Two honest footnotes. First, the Penjamin 3.0 has multi-buy prices: €25.20 per pen from five pens and €23.10 per pen at ten or more, in any mix of flavours. At those prices a stock-up of pens can cost the same as cartridges or less, so choose by how you like to vape, not just by price. Second, puff counts are estimates and blends differ between products, so treat this as a rough map, not a receipt. Prices change too, and the Cartridge 1ml sale price is open-ended; the product page always has today's figure.
Waste: what's left when the oil runs out
The Penjamin 3.0 holds 1 ml of oil, and its product page offers no way to refill it: you recharge it over USB-C while there's oil left, and when the oil is gone you replace the whole pen, battery included. With a cartridge setup, an empty cartridge is the only part you replace; the battery stays. That means fewer batteries leaving the house, which is the split setup's main green credential.
The refillable route goes one step further. Our refillable 510 cartridge is sold empty: unscrew the mouthpiece, pour in your liquid, screw it back on, repeat. Our Aroma Liquid is a natural match, but you're not limited to it.
Whichever you choose, an empty device or battery is electronics, not kitchen rubbish. The EU's Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 sets up separate collection for waste batteries, so take finished pens and tired batteries to a battery or e-waste drop-off point. Many shops that sell batteries, supermarkets included, have a collection box.
There's also a middle path if you like the pen format but not the bin run: the Penjamin ECO is a reusable device where you keep the body and swap only its own refill cartridges. It takes its own ECO refills, not 510 cartridges, so it's a third path rather than a shortcut between the other two.
Flexibility: one flavour, or a whole wardrobe
An all-in-one pen is a commitment of the most relaxed kind. You pick a flavour, you enjoy that flavour, and next time you pick again. The Penjamin 3.0 comes in seven: Lemon Haze, Pure Weed Terpenes, Strawberry Diesel, Cherry Pie, Blueberry, Grape Ape and Mystic Berry.
A battery opens the wardrobe doors. Keep one 510 battery and you can switch between cartridges, say a Cartridge 1ml today and a Trippy 2.1 next week, without buying new hardware; the Woody fits all standard 510 cartridges, ours included. It's the vape equivalent of owning one good coat and several scarves.
Control: voltage, preheat and the double act
Some people never touch a setting. Others like to tune things the way a guitarist tunes a string: a little warmer, a little gentler, just so.
Both camps are covered. The Penjamin 3.0 lets you set the voltage with its button. If you want more knobs, the Blinkertone battery has three voltage levels (3.5V, 3.0V and 2.5V) switched with a three-click button, a preheat function on a double click, and LED lights showing charge at 100%, 60% or 30%. It charges over USB-C.
Its party trick is the second slot. The Blinkertone holds two cartridges, and you can choose the left one, the right one, or both. If your flavour decisions usually end in a tie, this is the battery that refuses to make you choose.
So which one is yours?
Choose the all-in-one if you want the shortest path from box to sofa, you use it now and then, or you like seeing exactly how much is left at a glance.
Choose a battery and cartridges if you plan to keep going for a while, you like switching flavours, or you'd rather keep one battery and replace only the cartridges.
- Simplest: Penjamin 3.0.
- Best value against single pens: a battery plus Cartridge 1ml refills, especially if you buy in a bundle. Stocking up on pens? Compare the multi-buy first.
- Most choice: Blinkertone with two different cartridges.
- Least waste: a battery with the refillable 510 cartridge.
Whichever you pick, the usual rule applies: start low, go slow, and read the product page before your first session.
The setup shelf
If you've decided to go the battery route, these bundles put the hardware and the cartridges in one box for less than buying them one by one:
- Woody Pack: the Woody battery, two Trippy 1ml cartridges and a pack of ten Happy Stones gummies. The cheaper of the two bundles, and a good pick if you also fancy the gummies.
- Blinkertone bundle: the Blinkertone battery with two Trippy 1ml and two Cartridge 1ml, so both slots have something to do from day one.
Still team all-in-one? The Penjamin 3.0 page has the multi-buy prices. Each product page lists exactly what's inside; we strive to offer only products that are 100% legal throughout the EU, but rules differ between countries, so please check yours before ordering.
Setups, sorted
Can I put a 510 cartridge on a Penjamin?
No. The Penjamin 3.0 is a pre-filled all-in-one pen, and its product page lists no 510 connection or cartridge compatibility. If you want to swap cartridges, you'll need a 510 battery such as the Woody or the Blinkertone.
Is a battery and cartridge cheaper than an all-in-one pen?
Usually not on day one, because the first purchase includes the battery. Compared with single pens, the battery route comes out cheaper by roughly the third cartridge. Compared with the Penjamin 3.0 multi-buy, it's close, so price alone won't decide it for you.
Which batteries fit the Weedorizers cartridges?
Our cartridges are listed as 510 cartridges. The Woody page says it fits all standard 510 cartridges, including ours, and the refillable 510 cartridge page names the Woody and the Blinkertone as matches.
What do I do with an empty pen or an old battery?
Treat it as electronics, not household rubbish. EU rules set up separate collection for waste batteries, so drop it at a battery or e-waste collection point near you.
More reading for the curious
Product details and prices as listed on weedorizers.com product pages on 17 October 2026; puff counts are the pages' own estimates. Battery collection rules per Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, as of October 2026.
