I realize that, but the MK-IIX has alot going against it such as lack of brightness, a TERRIBLE UI, and it is also PWM. The L1DCE is brighter on high and is also fully regulated so you will get a brighter light for longer time. Hard to beat that.
Calina said:
There is more to flashlight than just brightness.
It is not difficult to make a flashlight brighter than the previous one. It is more of a challenge to do it with good runtime and heat management.
Honestly you will NEVER be able to use the strobe on these AA lights as tactical. For starters you need to go through at least one mode before it, and that is on the L1DCE. I'm not even sure how many modes you need to go through before you get to strobe on the MK-IIX. I do think that the Strobe is very noticable (especially on my Jetbeam C-LE), but I rarely see this being all that useful.
iceman said:
Ok, Thanks for the terminology. Thats what I was thinking too that it depends on the user if they want a lot of twist or pushing a button on their lights. I think I like the strobe function in a light due to the "tactical use" of it.
I'm not here to bash on the MK-IIX (I really like my C-LE) but it really isn't the cream of the crop in terms of new Cree based AA lights. The L1DCE is superior in terms of being usable with its sensable UI.
You might also want to check out the Lumapower M3 which is going to be released shortly. It has lots of different features that seperate it from the other AA cree lights.