best/brightest flashlight for under $100?

m0rri5

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i want to get a new flashlight, fairly compact.. i just got a nebo redline 220lumen. very pleased with it but i want something brighter.
 

rambo180

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i want to get a new flashlight, fairly compact.. i just got a nebo redline 220lumen. very pleased with it but i want something brighter.

there are many, i would say in the 1x 18650 range you can get a klarus xt11. in the cheaper 2x18650 range you can get fenix tk35 or a crelant 7g5.
 

rambo180

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fill out the checklist? the klarus is a mid range light, the sc600 is a flood, and there are throwers too. depends what you want. the sc600 isn't really a "wow factor" light to me, cos the beam dosen't reach a very long distance, but it lights up everything close.
 

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Not sure about best, but one of the brightest might be the Trustfire X100. From the reviews I've seen, the Trustfire X100 pulls around 4 A from 3 batteries, and should result in 1.5A at the LED assuming 25% driver losses. This should give 2000+ lumen out the front. A lot of assumptions were made here though, so it might be brighter or dimmer then 2000 lumen.. Calculations done with the T5 XM-L bin (511 lumen at 1.5 A) and assuming 33% loss from emitter to OTF. It is a big light though and uses 3-4 26650 batteries.

The checklist would be nice so we know what size and type of light you want.
 

Random Dan

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Foursevens Maelstrom X10/MMU-X. A bit large but great brightness and throw.
 

Ezeriel

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best = no answer for that... everyone has an opinion

brightest..?

do you want it to shine a long distance, or light up everything in front of you for 100 feet?
 
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