To answer your first question. You are not using combustion, meaning you don't burn the weed. You are heating the herb to the point that the thc and canabanoids (sp?) are released. So the smell is not the same as you or anyone else knows it. It does not smell like pot. It has an aroma all its own. I have found that most good herb smells sweet. I don't think it will bother your non smoking room mate at all. Its not smoke its vapor.
I bought a vape about a month ago. I did quite a bit of reading before I bought mine. You can buy a good vape for about $150. I can tell you this, alot of the cheaper vapes are made with "questionable" materials. Meaning that some of the components can have some nasty glues and adhesives not to mention LEAD solder!!! Not good for ones health, considering these are in the path of what you inhale. I started looking for one to stop smoking. Vaping is much healthier. If you go to this site hxxp.ww.fuckcombustion.com, you will get all the answers you need. They don't put up with a bunch of b.s. or mis-information, so be civil if you post there. A few of the guys are quite opionated, but they know vapes better than anywhere I've been. There are even several vape builders that post there.
I bought a purple days. Very good for conserving meds. Plus its a simple to use. Long waiting list for the PD though. The builder of PD's only makes so many a week maybe 15-20. The myrtlezap is basically the same, just some different components. Those two are not good party vapes though. Look at the v tower or v tower extreme. Those two will knock your socks off. I only offer my opion, go to the site and be prepared to read for hours. The purple days thread is about 125 pages long.
Ok the link came up, even with the hxxp, I altered it, you get the idea.
I really suck at putting my thoughts down to a keyboard, insanity is a *****.:ignore:
hope this helps.
At the time of this post the site is down. I've had a bunch of comp problems the past two weeks, I hope the site is just down for maintenance. Keep trying!!!
Zip I hope you can go to the site and read a bit.
Dirty, Nice vape. I vape and drive, the pd makes it easy.