Re: Why I shouldn\'t buy an E2
Come on guys! He's asking for reasons NOT to buy. I see someone here needs to be the voice of reason.... (besides Graham - helps if I actually read the previous posts...
)There are actually a couple of reasons to NOT get an E2(e).
1) Will it suit the purpose you intend it for - if not, don't get it. If you're going on a week long hike and you need an in-tent light, the E2(e) won't serve this purpose well. It's just too bright. Also see #2
2) The batteries themselves can be very expensive and difficult to find depending on where you go. If you're up in the Adirondack mountains on your camping trip and you need batteries, the local package store may have AA, C, D cells, but no 123a. If they do, they're going to be very expensive. If you bring your own, bring a lot of them. Until the MN02 becomes available, runtime is only a bit over an hour...
3) If you're concerned with the amount of money you're going to spend and all you want is the bright output, there are less expensive options that put out as much or more light. (SFophiles will argue that the beam quality isn't as good, but sometimes beam quality can be overlooked as long as it's bright) Other options include a Mag 4-D, for about $20 and 4-5 hour runtime, PrincetonTech Surge (you'll have to check on pricing) with AA batts and 2-3 hour runtime, Streamlight Scorpion $35, Legend LX $30, etc. (however those last 2 also take expensive lithium batteries and only run about an hour)
HOWEVER, if you want what is probably the brightest, pants pocket-pocketable light for it's size, you're going to have to buy an E2(e). It is currently in a class of it's own.
