that is pretty much how i feel about chinese brands. i have completely written them off, except for fenix, which seems like a more legitimate company.
foursevens and eagletac are american companies, with lights made in china, so their business ethics are different.
but the rest seem like they only want to make a quick buck. then after they have your money they dont want anything to do with you.
ive noticed from quite a few brands... they release an obviously flawed model, only to come out with revised updates to it every couple months. this shows me they dont do any research or testing on their products. they just try and turn a new model as fast as possible, then move on to the next. are we the test subjects? and worst of all we pay them for this?? some of these model are expensive too, running the same price as a surefire. but my surefire will last a lifetime either through free repair or free replacement. how many of you are reserved in truly using your lights in fear of it failing and not knowing if your $75 just went down the drain?
thats another thing, i see plenty of lights at home depot and target that are made in china for $20. why do these "high end" lights cost about $75? the newest LEDs dont cost that much. they price their lights nearly as much as surefires in hope of fooling people to think its on par, but made with less expensive labor. , but they dont spend nearly as much developing it. actually they dont spend anything developing it, they just copy what others have done.
im sorry, im done ranting. it just irritates me how some people do business.
i do hope that David can consider sourcing a shop in the USA to make his lights. or better yet, foursevens becomes ever more successful, and he can manufacturer his own lights.
