Zeus Arc vs Boundless Tera – Vaporizer Showdown

Both devices use different heating technologies – the Tera with full convection and the Zeus Arc with a hybrid heating style leaning more towards the side of conduction.

The Tera has enormous power and can deliver huge clouds of vapor. That’s if you can handle it. One of our bigger gripes with the Tera is how irritating the vapor is on the lungs and throat. The vapor path is far too short without a good cooling option unless you use a water pipe or aftermarket solution.

The Zeus Arc is also a powerhouse in the vapor department and easily the best conduction unit on the market if you are looking for lung-busting draws. The Zeus Arc despite its size can easily keep up with the Boundless Tera, while providing smoother vapor overall. The Arc series of vaporizers are also compatible with water filtration as long as it is paired with the waterpipe adapter and bubbler. The added water filtration produces even cooler hits.

In terms of performance, it’s really up to your own preferences. Do you want a massive, heavy hitter running vapor through a bubbler or do you want the Tera, which also hits hard but in a much larger chassis with removable batteries?

We give this category a tie as they each have pretty different performances and neither is distinctly better than the other.

While we are impressed with a lot of devices by Boundless, the Tera had a share of its hiccups throughout its launch which lead many to be hesitant about adopting the Tera as their new unit.

We also don’t really like the looks and feel of the Tera in the hand, its bulky and the rubberized coating feels cheap.

The Zeus Arc, on the other hand, feels terrific to hold, looks sleek, and hasn’t given us any problems at all! The Arc GT features an all gold vapor path which helps better heat your herbs while at the same time keeping vapor smooth.

They both include a good bunch of accessories in the box, but the Arc with its haptic feedback, motion control, integrated tool, and upgradeable firmware really leaves us content! We don the point to the Zeus Arc here!

It’s a hard choice here. They’re both pretty straightforward to use and are beginner friendly. You need to be a bit more careful on how you pack the Tera to take advantage of the convection heater for sure, but the OLED display gives a nicer experience than the LEDs on the Arc.

The Arc is quite simple to use with one-button control, haptic feedback, and no complicated draw technique or steps in order to get quality results. Cleaning both devices is also pretty simple and have only a few pieces to clean which are easy to get at.

We are giving a slight edge to the Zeus Arc, it requires far less coaching when it comes to your draw technique to get great vapor. The Boundless Tera has a bit of a steeper learning curve.

The Arc only comes with three presets to choose from for temperature, 205°C (401°F) / 215°C (419°F) / 225°C (437°F). This is some pretty great versatility and you’ll be able to squeeze every little bit of vapor out of your herb, but it would’ve been nice to have full control.

The Tera has fully customizable temperature settings which range from 104-428°F/40-220°C. Not quite as high as the Arc but you have much more versatility to vaporize other herbs and fine-tune your experience. Point for the Boundless Tera!

If you’d like to see another comparison, check out our recent showdown between the Zeus Arc & DaVinci IQ and to see how these 2 units stack up against the field, be sure to check out our Portable Vaporizer Ranking Chart.