I have a little 40 buck one I bought a couple of months ago, its like a creeper high I guess in that it takes a bit for you to start feeling it(5-15 mins usually for me). I'm not really a fan of the taste, but it is great for use in dorms, apartments, ect. as it really doesn't smell. I still prefer smoking it, but a vaporizer certainly will get the job done and you use less bud than you normally would. But, the vaporizer more efficient compared to a pipe because you use less and it captures the THC mist in a bulb and you can just inhale at your leisure.