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Being flashaholics, I wonder if we've forgotten that lights like these aren't targeted at us. They're not intended to be used by law enforcement or military people, neither. They're intended for the average Joe looking for a cool light to use around the house or car. The SOS and blinking modes are perceived as useful to most folks "just in case" and having the UI such that you need to have it sitting a certain way before you turn it on doesn't matter to people who are just using the light to find that remote control that might be under the couch. Using 3 AAA cells makes sense as 3 AA cells would be too big and bulky or too long and most people aren't willing to spend the money on lithium cells or Li-Ion/chargers. For us flashaholics we can drop an 18500 into them anyway.

I will probably be buying one of these after they've been on the market for a while more for the gee-wiz factor than anything else. Yes, I'm a geek.
 
I watched the video a couple times and if I'm correct the modes only come into play if you hold the switch in , otherwise it will work like a normal flashlight. Looks to have some nice features, adjustable brightness, variable stobe,etc.. If it lives up to Maglite quality, I would get one for fun. I'm sure they had to appeal to the general public with the AAA design, but how long can 3AAA drive a 3 Watt LED?🙁
 
I actually think that will be pretty cool. I think I will have to pick one up. If it does indeed work off an 18500, that will be pretty slick. I wonder if MagLite could be talked into a 1xcr123 version.
 
Would someone please tell me the differencein run time between three AAA batteries each having 1000MAH and a single 18500 at 2000MAH? Thank you.
 
Just as an aside: I've been roaming around rance fro a while. Every grocery chain store has, (to my surprise), copius amounts of Maglite and Energizer flashights and accessories available. I guess they sell when nothing else is available and accessible t the unsuspecting proletariat. !!!! I have a couple of Mags; I'm not basjhing (is that chinese?), I'm just stating fact. The French LOVE Maglite; basically because they are 20 years behind. No, really!!! It's just like the Mag craze 20 years ago!!! All, LEO's supply their own lights here, and Mags are
 
Frankiarmz said:
Would someone please tell me the differencein run time between three AAA batteries each having 1000MAH and a single 18500 at 2000MAH? Thank you.
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That 2Ah 18500 has twice the capacity of the 3 1Ah AAAs in series at about the same voltage.
 
Frankiarmz said:
I watched the video a couple times and if I'm correct the modes only come into play if you hold the switch in , otherwise it will work like a normal flashlight. Looks to have some nice features, adjustable brightness, variable stobe,etc.. If it lives up to Maglite quality, I would get one for fun. I'm sure they had to appeal to the general public with the AAA design, but how long can 3AAA drive a 3 Watt LED?🙁
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I agree, that's exactly how it looks to me; and it would be unusable otherwise. That being the case, if they're going to put a notch anywhere on the ring, it should probably be on the strobe setting because that's the one you'd want to find in the dark or in your pocket in a hurry without fumbling around.
 
Well, i'd say let's give Mag a chance to prove themselves...🙂 I'm sure that Motion control will be polished almost to perfection, but something else worries me: I really hope that they won't do the same mistake as with 1.gen LED MiniMags where LED's were falling off, some lights flickered and malfunctioned...

However, i have a quest for you, my fellow American CPFers... As soon as the new XL100 comes in stores you HAVE TO review it instantly! Do that and you'll be greatly rewarded!... :crackup:😀:poke::naughty:
 
pulstar said:
However, i have a quest for you, my fellow American CPFers... As soon as the new XL100 comes in stores you HAVE TO review it instantly! Do that and you'll be greatly rewarded!... :crackup:😀:poke::naughty:
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I'll be picking one up as soon as they hit B&M, and will do a full review, including pics and a video.
 
Stop mocking me!🙂 I don't remember where(in which thread) but someone posted a 11/15/09 release date....hope it's true🙂
 
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