A cartomizer (200) having a mouthpiece end (212) and an insertion end (210) disposed opposite the mouthpiece end, the cartomizer (200A) comprising a cartomizer body (208) configured to hold a fluid vaporizable substance, wherein at least a portion of the cartomizer body (208) comprises a translucent material configured to allow viewing of the fluid vaporizable substance, wherein the cartomizer body (208) is configured for insertion into a chamber (108) defined by an outer shell (106) of a vaporizer device (100) such that the translucent portion of the cartomizer body (208) is aligned with a window (130) provided in the outer shell (106) when the cartomizer body (208) is inserted into the chamber (108), a heating element (214) and a wicking element (216) within the cartomizer body (208), an inhalation tube (222) in fluid communication with the heating element (214) and the wicking element (216) and a mouthpiece (220) at or proximate to the mouthpiece end (212), the mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inhalation tube (222), wherein the cartomizer is configured to contact and at least partially compress a plurality of contact pins (122) included in an electrical connector (120), when the cartomizer body (208) is inserted into the chamber (108) of the vaporizer device (100).
