Randy
Newly Enlightened
Just had to share this with you. I'm a bit surprised by my results, but here they are...
$ 50 = Brookstone Super-Lux LED
$165 = Surefire L2
I LOVE my L2, just something about that Surefire build-quality, and the beam is perfectly white, and the 2-stage switch is very useful.
However, I'm a bit dismayed that my Brookstone Super-Lux LED can out-throw my Surefire L2, which costs more than three times as much!
I played with both lights outdoors for about 20 minutes, the L2, brand-new out of the shipping box (fresh batteries), and the Brookstone light running on the original batteries that have been in it, in my car's glovebox for over 8 months now.
The L2 is no slouch, it's a nice flood of even light, but on distant trees, there was no question that the Brookstone out-threw the L2. However, the Brookstone's spill light is not flawless like the L2, and the Brookstone is more fragile in construction than the L2.
Once I found this forum last month, I thought I might have been an idiot for spending $50 on that Brookstone Super-Lux LED. I'm sure there are better lights out there for $50, but for my money, it was worth it, and I'd still consider it again, as a gift for friends in that price range. The Surefire 6P is a better light for $6 more, but it's not LED. The Brookstone Super-Lux LED is the best $50 ready-to-roll LED torch I've used personally.
Randy
$ 50 = Brookstone Super-Lux LED
$165 = Surefire L2
I LOVE my L2, just something about that Surefire build-quality, and the beam is perfectly white, and the 2-stage switch is very useful.
However, I'm a bit dismayed that my Brookstone Super-Lux LED can out-throw my Surefire L2, which costs more than three times as much!
I played with both lights outdoors for about 20 minutes, the L2, brand-new out of the shipping box (fresh batteries), and the Brookstone light running on the original batteries that have been in it, in my car's glovebox for over 8 months now.
The L2 is no slouch, it's a nice flood of even light, but on distant trees, there was no question that the Brookstone out-threw the L2. However, the Brookstone's spill light is not flawless like the L2, and the Brookstone is more fragile in construction than the L2.
Once I found this forum last month, I thought I might have been an idiot for spending $50 on that Brookstone Super-Lux LED. I'm sure there are better lights out there for $50, but for my money, it was worth it, and I'd still consider it again, as a gift for friends in that price range. The Surefire 6P is a better light for $6 more, but it's not LED. The Brookstone Super-Lux LED is the best $50 ready-to-roll LED torch I've used personally.
Randy