Klarus Mi X6 (XP-G R5, 1xAAA, Stainless Steel) Review: RUNTIMES, BEAMSHOTS and more!

[shelm]

Ordered on February 2, shipped on February 14, received on March 6.

check your pm, i have found some external ref which should prove satisfactory.
in any case keep the SS. not worth sending it back to DD.

[EJ20]

when exactly did you order it from Dinodirect? i got mine from Dinodirect too and it was a real Titanium version, others reported the same positive experience (forolinternas). maybe the seller doesnt take too much care to differentiate between the two versions, both look alike after all!

That's my own review! Do we know each other?

[shelm]

no but [strike]fran knows me[/strike]i know fran
i havent regged on your forum yet aunke seppa castel hanio jaja
great review btw, and congrats to getting the Mix6 Ti for 23.80€!!

[EJ20]

hehe
Thank you!
Yeah, that was a lucky good price. During january they had a coupon for 20% off for orders of +50usd on flashlights.
I was expecting a SS, but I was happy to receive a Ti!

[shelm]

they still have a 5$ off +30usd orders coupon code (have tested it, works!) and i am thinking of buying the Ti edition too.

have you ever measured its weight exactly, without the mini split ring (never trust manufacturer's specs )?
as far as i can tell it's even lighter than the preon P0, amazing!

i am envious now, hehe

[EJ20]

I don't have measuded weight yet becouse digital precision balance is at work, and I'm on holidays this week.
Anyway, my MiX6 Ti came without split ring
and yes, they still have it for a great price, 30 eur.

[JulianP]

hehe
Thank you!
Yeah, that was a lucky good price. During january they had a coupon for 20% off for orders of +50usd on flashlights.
I was expecting a SS, but I was happy to receive a Ti!

I am so jealous! After a bit of correspondence DD have agreed to refund $20, so my Klarus Mi X6 SS cost me about US$20. I agreed of course, but I still wish I had the Ti (I hope I am not starting to sound like a spoilt kid - I'm just a hopeless flashaholic)

[HKJ]

I don't have measuded weight yet becouse digital precision balance is at work, and I'm on holidays this week.

I got the following weights:
Steel: 16.3 gram and 15.7 gram (I have two of these)
Ti: 12.1 gram
Gold: 16.8 gram

[shelm]

and yes, they still have it for a great price, 30 eur.

With the coupon code (anyone interested pm me!) the price is US$33.99, and then you can apply your other usual discounts (Dinopoints, giftcards) to reduce this even more. A great price for the titanium version!!

DD have agreed to refund $20, so my Klarus Mi X6 SS cost me about US$20.

congrats to you too to the generous refund! Think of it, "your price difference" between the MiX6 SS and the MiX6 Ti is exactly these $20! Anyone in this thread would be happy and grateful to get the MiX6 SS for "about US$20" like you did

I got the following weights:
Steel: 16.3 gram and 15.7 gram (I have two of these)
Ti: 12.1 gram
Gold: 16.8 gram

Thanks HKJ! selfbuilt had measured 16.2g (with or without mini split ring is unclear), official specs is 18g, and i have measured 17g (with or without split ring doesnt make a difference on my kitchen scale!). Compared with a iTP A3 (1st market release, aluminum) and its 9 grams, the MiX6 SS is almost double as heavy and i can certainly feel its heft.

Then again, if we paid less than 20bucks for it, it's nothing to be concerned about -- in the sense of "you get what you pay for" and "if you want it to weigh 6 grams less, then spend additional 20$ to get the Titanium edition" rofl!

additional 20$ to get a "gain" (=loss) of 6 grams? let's get real, everybody!!

[EJ20]

I put weight as one key feature, but SS is also good for keychain lights. I hate to see how my keys destroys/wears anodized aluminium flashlights by friction

[kdhope1]

Great review,just recieved the Ti version 41.00 at Dino.
Really nice aesthetics on this one ,and it works well..thx..kelly

[SAKplumber]

I've been reading up so I could find a good deal and a good dealer. $41 for the Ti is sounding good to me. I was just at their site . Found it in a web search for the Ti model. The search brought it up as the Ti model but when I clicked, it was the s.s. model. I immediately quit looking at them because it sounded kinda' tricky. Maybe I jusy didn't scroll down or something. I'll check 'em again. I have a s.s. neck chain abd didn't want to add anymore weight than I had to.

[Norm]

when exactly did you order it from Dinodirect? i got mine from Dinodirect too and it was a real Titanium version, others reported the same positive experience (forolinternas). maybe the seller doesnt take too much care to differentiate between the two versions, both look alike after all!

It seems to be clearly listed as SS now, no sign of the TI model.

Norm

[SAKplumber]

I went back but could not find the link that had taken me there. I checked the site and couldn't find a Ti version offered. I went to UniqueTitanium.com and got it for $59.95.

[BarryH]

I also purchased two of the Ti listed ones from DD and received two SS lights... Took a very long time for them to arrive. :-p

[shelm]

It seems to be clearly listed as SS now, no sign of the TI model.

Norm

The dinodirect.com webpage still says "TC4".
if you know your physics, TC4 is short for a specified titanium alloy.

TC4 is no steel nor stainless steel.

i have contacted their customer service. nothing has changed. they still ship both versions under the same SKU so go ahead Norm if you're interested in purchasing it from them

[5CardBLAZE]

I've been fooling around with both the Ti and the SS units.
I love 'em. I've drop tested both from 1.5m onto kitchen tiles.
For the (basically) flat drop, both had no probs.

HOWEVER I also choose to do an '""end-first"" drop, butt/keyring-attachment-end down (about 80degrees).
I tried this because I was suspicious of the bottom (-) contact not being a spring: merely looks like sprung-brass-shaving-piggy-tail thingy.
Alas, both lights are now damaged.

I recommend you take my word for it, and don't do your own drop test allowing the butt to hit first.

If I get just the right AAA cell (tallest selection on benchtop), twisty contact (on) is made just before total thread runs all the way in.

With this one caveat, I still love 'em both.

[kreisl]

HOWEVER I also choose to do an '""end-first"" drop, butt/keyring-attachment-end down (about 80degrees).
I tried this because I was suspicious of the bottom (-) contact not being a spring: merely looks like sprung-brass-shaving-piggy-tail thingy.
Alas, both lights are now damaged.

I recommend you take my word for it, and don't do your own drop test allowing the butt to hit first.

If I get just the right AAA cell (tallest selection on benchtop), twisty contact (on) is made just before total thread runs all the way in.

Hi Scardblaze,

i published a mod on another forum which will make this light butt-fall-proof