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It now seems that the majority of my Inova flashlights are now obsolete. The once-powerful LED beams of light now pale next to the latest Cree technology. A small one-cell flashlight now has multiple modes and is brighter and more efficient, yet the Invoa offerings remain the same. The prices are the same, yet who would buy a T3 or T4 nowadays? The T3 now takes three cells and comes in just short of 100 lumens. Rechargeable batteries keep them from being totally obsolete, but those same rechargeable batteries will power newer, smaller, more powerful and less expensive Cree lights. As for the T4, the proprietary rechargeable battery now almost is a dinosaur.
Surefire seemingly is turning on a dime and producing good LED lights, but I see none of the new technology in the Inova line. Anyway, I was mystified by Inova's decision to go to a 3-cell light with its old technology.
I won't get rid of my Inovas, but I may put them in a drawer with my old Mini-Mag Lites.
Will Cree technology be replaced anytime soon and, if so, by what?
Surefire seemingly is turning on a dime and producing good LED lights, but I see none of the new technology in the Inova line. Anyway, I was mystified by Inova's decision to go to a 3-cell light with its old technology.
I won't get rid of my Inovas, but I may put them in a drawer with my old Mini-Mag Lites.
Will Cree technology be replaced anytime soon and, if so, by what?