Well, okay, I got my supposedly new version, but I really can't tell any difference between the two. Maybe I have actually bought the new version, too, last year, without realizing it and now that I asked the retailer, perhaps he didn't really know what he was selling. On the new packaging it read 13 lumens, on their site it reads 13 lumens, 2014 edition... the price now is a bit lower than before, the one I got today came in a blister package and the one I had before came in a box.... all.. signs for an old vs new version of E01, yet I don't see difference.... as someone above stated, the brightness should've looked twice more and even if not twice more, at least a bit more. It's true now it's still broad daylight, so I'll wait for tonight, but I tested them in a dark room, anyway. Weird.
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scout24
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McNair- You can complain about the price all you want, it's been one of Fenix's best sellers for years. And they just lowered the price!! 
Grijon
Flashlight Enthusiast
Ah ha ha, that is GREAT!
Ok, I do have the brighter version, too, lol. It's just not that much brighter so it was hard to tell for me during the day. Now that I compared the beams on walls of different color, tried different batteries and so on, yeah, the new one's brighter and has a wider beam, I think? I can't take good pics, though.
1DaveN
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McNair- You can complain about the price all you want, it's been one of Fenix's best sellers for years. And they just lowered the price!!
$11 with free shipping - that's inexpensive enough that I didn't bother comparing it to other lights. The bad news money-wise is that the E01 got me liking Fenix enough that I turned right around and got a couple of more expensive ones.
mcnair55
Flashlight Enthusiast
McNair- You can complain about the price all you want, it's been one of Fenix's best sellers for years. And they just lowered the price!!
Does not bother me as I think they are rubbish and out of date and I would not pay through the nose for one,would rather buy another Thrunite,one EO1 is more than enough for me.
RobertM
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Yeah, we are all going broke paying $11 for our E01s...
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ryukin2000
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-constantly questions why others buy something that he himself wouldn't
-still makes posts and comments that don't contribute to the thread at all
-no one is promoting HIM to buy it yet he is telling everyone not to buy it
Isn't this the definition of trolling? Is it not offensive that you come into a thread to bash a "rubbish" product in front over everyone who clearly likes it. Nothing wrong with disliking something and expressing one's opinion. But to indirectly tell people that they are behind the times and wasteful with their money is rude no?
But why do you even bother replying to him? He'll soon get bored and stop it, if you keep replying, he'll keep doing the same.
@mcnair55, if you don't like the light... why are you reading this thread ?! Is this some flashaholic form of masochism?
It has to be a very silly reason for some, but the first thing that got me into the E01 was the way it looked It's exactly how I picture the lights I love. The E01 was the first flashlight that started my light passion. I spent numerous hours watching YT vids about it in 2011 I mean, I might be even emotionally attached to it - I find the blue tint adorable, lol - it reminds me of my very first moments with a quality light...
It's exactly how I picture the lights I love. The E01 was the first flashlight that started my light passion. I spent numerous hours watching YT vids about it in 2011 I mean, I might be even emotionally attached to it - I find the blue tint adorable, lol - it reminds me of my very first moments with a quality light... WalkIntoTheLight
Flashlight Enthusiast
At $10 (in the US), it's competitive with the Maglite LED Solitaire, which would be their main competitor in the retail 1xAAA space. And, it's a far better light than the Maglite.
There's no way they are going to sell it for less than $10 retail. The margins are a lot less selling retail, as the retailer marks it up 100%. So, Fenix would only be selling it for $5 to the retailer.
The issue for me (in Canada), is that it's close to $30 (shipped, with taxes and exchange), not $10. I'd probably get one for $10, but no way is it worth $30.
Well yes, that is the nature of the constant voltage circuit but trying to work out the relative efficiency still needs a tail cap draw.
I've just started a tail cap plot of the original E01 with an alkaline battery. I'm going to try and get the latest E01 (in the hope of a 570GS) and do the same so should be able to compare this.
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LightWalker
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Mr Floppy, I think I have one with the 570GS, I did the scratch mod with a steel wool pad and a SOS pad and it no longer has a purple tint. It is whiter than my Fenix P3D with Cree xre Q5 emitter. Beamshot coming up.
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ryukin2000
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LightWalker
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The E01 is on the left and P3D Q5 on the right. The E01 was closer to the wall and the P3D Q5 was on low.
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scout24
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Looks sharp with the whistle! Nice combo.
Wow, I'm usually not a fan of purple and pink, but that one looks gorgeous!
And here are my two boring black guys
The one with the lanyard is the new one, the other one is the.... old version, one-year-old almost... (like you can tell)
