JetBeam AAA Roll Call

[Peter Atwood]

Who all has gotten theirs? I know a bunch of the first wave is literally on the slow boat from China but some folks have been getting them already. I ordered 4 lights total, 2 from the surface mail shipment and two additional ones for gifts more recently.

I just received two this morning and I don't know which shipment they are from. But I'm happy to report that these little lights are very nice. I think Fenix still has them beat with the smoothness of action *but* this has got to be without a doubt the best form factor so far in a AAA light from the major manufacturers. Really looks like a Mini Surefire. It is very nice and I think worth the price even though other fine lights can be had for a lot less nowadays.

The flood beam is superb on both of mine and has a perfect white tint. First new flashlight to find it's way onto my keys in a while.

 

[mchlwise]

I got mine via air mail on Monday. :twothumbs

 

[Peter Atwood]

I like the "SmartBeam" aspect of it. Whatever mode you have it on, it locks onto that one and then whenever you turn the light on it always comes up with that mode until you change it. If you change modes it will lock onto whatever is the latest mode and come up with that one first in the sequence. That to me is the best of the multi mode set ups I have seen so far and makes the most sense with the minimum amount of confusion.

 

[gunga]

Got mine yesterday.

NOt bad, getting to like it more as I use it...

Best form factor for sure.

 

[Peter Atwood]

Nobody else?

 

[x923x]

I ordered mine from Emilion on 6/14 and it arrived in Northern Virginia about 11 days later. It's been my new EDC light since....so far so good!

 

[regulator]

I received mine several weeks ago but had to send it back due to some issues. I sent it back on 6/27 and it supposedly has not reached Jetbeam as of yet.

 

[Glen C]

Mine just arrived now, very nice small form factor

 

[randyo]

I received mine back in early June and it's been excellent. User interface is nice. Finish quality is excellent. All around a decent light. I'm happy. It rides on my keychain backing up the Millermods ARC-Cree 2-stage that's always in my Nite-ize Treo pouch. I did drop it about 4' on to a concrete driveway - it now has a tiny nick in the Ano near the head - but other than that no problems.

 

[Peter Atwood]

I got two, one for me and the other for a buddy. I always try to do this now if possible, order two of these types of production lights so I can make sure I get a good one. I can't see any difference in brightness between these two though. One is slightly whiter than the other but even the greener one is pretty decent tintwise.

 

[liquidsix]

I got mine back in early June. I sent it back. It was pretty, and I liked the memory circuit, but too many things made me uncomfortable with the price I paid for it.

-The head didn't seem like it was on the mid section very well. There was about a 2mm gap above the center ring.

-The battery rattled inside even when the light was almost in on position.

-Didn't like how floody it was (thought it would be a Jet-I like beam pattern)

-Seemed to get crappy performance reviews from other CPF members.

I would totally be willing to get another if they worked out at least some of these issues in a later version, even it had to be slightly bigger. I'm not saying that being floody is an issue though, so don't get riled up.