New upgraded Maglite Mini Pro 272 lumens

First post. Has anybody tried out the new upgraded AA Maglite Mini Pro? Its now rated at 272 lumens. I bought one at Walmart today and its noticeably brighter than the old version rated at 226 lumens. I can't find any information online or on Maglites website about this new upgrade. Weird...

Can you please post a pic of the packaging?
Thanks a bunch.

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Almost typical for Maglite. Updating their product, not updating their website.. But it's good to see they're still in the game

Power Driver said:

First post. Has anybody tried out the new upgraded AA Maglite Mini Pro? Its now rated at 272 lumens. I bought one at Walmart today and its noticeably brighter than the old version rated at 226 lumens. I can't find any information online or on Maglites website about this new upgrade. Weird...

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Are they the same price, or wonder if the 18 and change the 226 lumen version is at now is being cleared out?

Thanks for the heads up.

Same output as the 2D Pro, so they probably now share the same internals.

The 226 pro version had a bluish tint. Wonder if this one still has it...

The price on the new 272 lumen Maglite was $24.99 at Walmart. When comparing this to my old 226 lumen version the tint seems slightly warmer and not as blue but definitely still a cool white.

Power Driver said:

The price on the new 272 lumen Maglite was $24.99 at Walmart. When comparing this to my old 226 lumen version the tint seems slightly warmer and not as blue but definitely still a cool white.

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Thanks, that is good to know.

Power Driver said:

The price on the new 272 lumen Maglite was $24.99 at Walmart...

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Pay here around €39 / $52 for the Mini Pro (226lumens) :thumbsdow
Wish we had those prices here. Or at least close...

The throw is also rather higher. The new one uses an XP-G2, doesn't it?

AnApple, the throw is good. It has a deeper reflector than its cousin the Indy version. Not sure if the 272 is same as 226 in regards to reflectors. Just thought I would mention that it would be hard to visually discern 226 lumen vs 272. Now tint color may make it quit difference. So beam shots would be nice of the two.

Str8stroke said:

AnApple, the throw is good. It has a deeper reflector than its cousin the Indy version. Not sure if the 272 is same as 226 in regards to reflectors. Just thought I would mention that it would be hard to visually discern 226 lumen vs 272. Now tint color may make it quit difference. So beam shots would be nice of the two.

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Not bad for only $7 more, but still might be a good time to pick up the old version because the price of the new one is getting into mt21a territory.

Hey anyone know is robin24k still pumping out maglite reviews? Probably not for updates to models he's already reviewed anyway.

AnAppleSnail said:

The throw is also rather higher. The new one uses an XP-G2, doesn't it?

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The first thing I noticed was how much further the throw was. Not sure what LED is being used in this upgrade. I'll post a screen shot of both lights tonight.

Presumably the Pro+ will be upgraded as well.

^has anyone ever seen the plus version in B&M's btw?

Power Driver said:

The first thing I noticed was how much further the throw was. Not sure what LED is being used in this upgrade. I'll post a screen shot of both lights tonight.

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Definitely worth the upgrade then, just for the increased intensity & nicer tint.

I picked one of these up many weeks ago and like the OP I could find no mention of it anywhere.
Being a Maglite fan I have to admit I was quite disappointed, very blue tint that would morph into a slight green when adjusting the focus and the throw was less than expected.
I actually returned it the next day, something I rarely do. I hope my experience was an anomaly.

Here is my Maglite mini 226 lumens (on left) vs my new 272 lumen maglite. You can see the 226 lumen is slightly bluer in color and obviously not as bright.

Power Driver said:

Here is my Maglite mini 226 lumens (on left) vs my new 272 lumen maglite.

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That's not 20% lumens difference, something's wrong with your 226 lumen Mag..

Power Driver said:

Here is my Maglite mini 226 lumens (on left) vs my new 272 lumen maglite. You can see the 226 lumen is slightly bluer in color and obviously not as bright.

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No way fresh batteries in the old version right?