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- This is a very special package,
as soon as I saw it come out,
I ordered it.
And I rarely if ever do that.
I'm more of a not an impulse,
what's the opposite of an impulse buyer?
I don't know, I think things through
I do my watching reviews and research and all that,
but this one I just had to order it.
And a little hint here,
I don't know if you guys could see that,
this box is kind of heavy.
That should give you a little bit of a hint
as to what it is.
Alright let's un-box this thing I need a knife.
Peter's great for this kind of stuff.
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- Boosted Mini-S.
Before we go any further,
I just wanna say I did buy this myself,
with my own money originally,
but then once they saw that ship,
they contacted me and asked me if I wanted to do a review,
so they did repay me for paying for the board,
so this is sort of a sponsored video,
it is a sponsored video,
so take everything I say with a grain of salt,
do your research.
But I will try to be as objective as possible,
as always that's what I try to do,
if it's not good,
I'm gonna tell you guys,
but if it is great I'm gonna tell you guys that too.
Alright lets get to unboxing this thing.
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- Woo hoo hoo!
Looks fresh guess it should be since it's new.
What else we got with it?
Controller, some sort of tool, charger, first strap,
USB cable I assume for an update or something like that,
Manual obviously, this thing.
I think that's it for the unboxing.
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- Alright so I wanna review this thing,
but I actually also want to compare it to
the Boost It I think its called the Boost It,
I think it's just called the Boost It,
the original V2 and also the one wheel,
those are the electric skateboards that I already have.
Is the one wheel an electric skateboard?
I don't even know,
but I'm gonna compare all three of them,
and lets see which one is good for what.
And who is this thing good for,
and how much fun is it?
That's really what I want to find out.
Alright let's get outside and review this thing.
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- The maiden voyage of the Boosted Mini.
Woo it feels zippy.
Ah I like that it's a little more,
you can carve a little bit more.
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- Alright first off let's talk about the size and weight
of the different boards.
So both the Boosteds are actually 15 pounds
and the one wheel is 25.
So here definitely the one wheel suffers.
It's the heaviest beefiest one of them.
I actually thought the Boosted Mini S would be lighter,
but I guess they just kinda packed it to a smaller size,
but the weight is the same.
Probably cause the motors and batteries and all that stuff.
Lengthwise, The Boosted Mini is definitely a lot smaller
than the original Boosted V2.
The one wheel on the Boosted Mini,
kind of the same size just weight difference is a lot.
Alright test number two is gonna be maneuverability
which I think is the biggest downside of the
original Boosted like this is the big V2 version two.
This is the first electric skateboard I got,
and the problem is always getting around corners.
So let's see how they do with a really tight corner.
First up Boosted V2.
It didn't make it.
Good to go.
Next up Boosted Mini.
Then we got the one wheel.
Alright so you saw that,
the different tests.
I would say the biggest downside to
the original Boosted board is it's maneuverability.
If you have a tight corner,
you have to pick it up turn it around,
that's not fun you don't want to do that.
The Boosted Mini is definitely better for that
cause you can kind of skate around.
I'm not a good skateboard,
but you can kinda skate around,
and then get around those tight turns.
You don't have to get off the board,
pick it up turn it all that stuff way better.
I would say the one wheel probably wins this one though
cause it's really maneuverable.
This is probably the biggest strength of the one wheel,
is that it's really agile,
but you do have to get good at it.
It takes up a little bit more practice.
The Boosted Mini right away first time riding it,
even though I'm not that good at skateboarding,
pretty easy to ride even around the tight corners.
We picked a really windy day,
so sorry if the audio is horrible.
One of the things I was a little bit worried about
is the flex of this board,
it doesn't really flex.
I can't really show you.
It doesn't really flex right now,
so I thought maybe the bumps would be really bad,
but let's test it on a little bump
and see how bad it is.
The bus sounds are perfect.
It's not a bus, it's a truck.
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- Alright so I think the V2 definitely has
a little bit of an advantage over the Mini.
This one is a little bit more flexy,
but actually in some ways I prefer
the Mini's responsiveness.
Because it's not as flexy it's a lot more responsive.
So it's hard to say which one is better,
maybe for like longer rides the V2 is gonna be
a little bit more comfortable versus the Mini,
but yeah if you like really responsive,
then I think the Mini is actually your guy.
Alright next up is the speed test,
and on paper the speeds are as goes here,
this Boosted original is 22 MPH,
the Mini is 18 MPH,
and the One wheel says it's 19 MPH.
But instead of just relying on numbers on paper,
I thought I'd do a real world test,
and see which one is the fastest.
Let's get to it.
Okay clearly the original Boosted is the fastest,
it's really zippy,
even the acceleration on the original Boosted is way faster.
And actually the Boosted original has four levels,
it has one, two like beginner, intermediate,
pro I think and then extreme.
Where as the Mini only has three levels,
and you can feel the difference.
The Mini's acceleration isn't quite the same,
it's still really good,
but it's not quite the same.
You definitely feel the difference on the original Boosted,
and here's where the Boosted boards definitely have
one over the one wheel,
the one wheel doesn't--
I mean it goes fast,
but I would never wanna push it
because it gets pretty dangerous.
I've seen what happened to Peter and to Jessie
when they pushed the speed.
So I never really pushed the speed.
It's not really what it's meant for,
and really the one wheel on the Boosted,
they're almost like two different things.
I don't even know why I'm comparing them.
But the Boosted V2 original definitely has the lead
on the speed test.
Battery life on the Boosted Mini is not quite there,
but it doesn't really matter for me as much.
It lasts for about seven miles.
Where as the Boosted V2 lasts about 12 miles.
And the one wheel is about five to seven miles.
So the Boosted Mini definitely has a smaller battery
which means it's not gonna last as long,
but you can also get the X version
which has a bigger battery.
I think it might be a little bit--
maybe it's not heavier I'm not sure.
So if you're looking to do longer commutes,
I would recommend the version two
or one of the newer ones,
the bigger long boards.
If you don't care about long distances so much,
the Boosted Mini is perfect,
and that's kind of what I was hoping for.
Is this nice little compact size,
that I can get around with.
I'm not commuting a really long distance with it,
and it charges really fast.
So it doesn't really bother me,
actually I would just have it small and lightweight.
Lastly we have to talk about the fun factor.
And that's actually a really important thing for me.
And I would say the least fun for me,
out of these three boards is the V2.
For some reason it doesn't maneuver,
it's not as agile.
I don't want to go super fast,
that's not my thing.
So that's the least fun for me.
Then I would say the Mini S is the next one.
I like how maneuverable it is.
It's not quite as fast,
but it gets the job done.
It's probably the all around best board,
but it's pretty fun riding too.
I would say the mot fun for me is actually the one wheel.
This is the one area that the one wheel is really good at.
It's just really nice to cruise around.
It feels like an extension of your body,
and on that note I would actually say that
the Boosted and one wheel are totally different things.
They're different products,
you can't really compare them.
Maybe it was a massive mistake comparing them all.
They're very different products,
but I would say the best overall electric skateboard
that I've ever rode would be this one.
The Boosted Mini.
I actually really like this thing so far.
I might even sell the V2.
I don't know maybe I'll keep both,
but I think this is going to be my go to electric skateboard
from now on.
If I wanna just cruise around and have fun,
I'll probably ride the one wheeler,
but if you wanna commute short commutes,
if you wanna have fun at the same time,
if you wanna just go cruise,
the Boosted Mini good choice.
And lastly let's talk about price.
This guy is the cheapest,
I think it's $800.
The other guys are more expensive,
so overall this is probably your best option
if you want an electric skateboard right now.
Boosted board Mini S.
That's probably what I would go for.
If maybe you wanna think about
if you wanna get the X or the S,
but this is a really good price for an electric skateboard,
and I would say the Boosteds are kinda like
the Ferrari's of the electric skateboards.
If you want a trustworthy electric skateboard,
you wanna go for the Boosted,
no issues the built, the quality, everything.
It just looks really good, it feels good.
Yeah that's what I would go for.
Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this episode
of Unscientific Reviews.
Its not camera gear related,
but electric skateboards are a lot of fun.
So alright I'll see you guys.
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It's great that you can brake on these things.
When it starts getting too sketchy just brake.