I was one of the "fortunate" ones that got an order in early enough to have it shipped before Ebay dropped Peak. Whether or not that gets resolved, I don't know, since I can only speculate about Ebay's reasons. Anyway, the reasonable looking prices and the description of 3 LEDs triggered my curiosity enough to get me to order.
The online description, I thought, described a 3 LED flashlight using a single AAA cell. Edit: Erroneous statement removed. What I received was a single LED flashlight. Since in appearance it is so much like an Arc AAA, I figured I'd compare them.
The appearance of the Peak AAA appears identical to the Arc, right down to identical measurements, the same knurling pattern and the lug at the tail. The only difference is the missing dark anodized finish. It is the color of aluminum, possible polished or buffed. It also came with an industrial Panasonic alkaline cell. Inside, the appearance is the same, minus the dampening washer used in an Arc. So, you do get some battery rattle. The little bit of battery rattle doesn't bother me, so I don't really count that as a important, personally; I know it is important to some.
I took it, and an Arc AAA into my garage, which is near totally dark except for a bit of light that squeaks through the edge of the outside door. The beam of Peak barely competed with the beam of the Arc. The Peak put out a pleasing but dim blue spot that barely seemed usable for anything more than being better than no light. The Arc, while still being limited to the light possible from a single Nichia, had a beam with a bit of blue tint, but comparitevly quite white and extremely brighter. I can't stress the word "extremely" enough. I switched the batteries of the Peak and Arc, just in case, and the results were the same.
The Peak was so dim that I decided to test it against the CMG Infinity; not the Plus, but the standard Infinity. Testing them together, I of course found the Infinity dimmer than the Arc, which is expected since it's throttled for battery life. The Infinity appeared significantly brighter than the Peak.
For practical use, the Peak would probably be useless in a situation of ambient light, and probably couldn't provide much help. In total darkness, and possibly finding keyholes it could be useful. For general use, I find it lacking.
Of course I received only one light, so I can't say it represents the entire line. The one I received, however, leaves a lot to be desired.
The online description, I thought, described a 3 LED flashlight using a single AAA cell. Edit: Erroneous statement removed. What I received was a single LED flashlight. Since in appearance it is so much like an Arc AAA, I figured I'd compare them.
The appearance of the Peak AAA appears identical to the Arc, right down to identical measurements, the same knurling pattern and the lug at the tail. The only difference is the missing dark anodized finish. It is the color of aluminum, possible polished or buffed. It also came with an industrial Panasonic alkaline cell. Inside, the appearance is the same, minus the dampening washer used in an Arc. So, you do get some battery rattle. The little bit of battery rattle doesn't bother me, so I don't really count that as a important, personally; I know it is important to some.
I took it, and an Arc AAA into my garage, which is near totally dark except for a bit of light that squeaks through the edge of the outside door. The beam of Peak barely competed with the beam of the Arc. The Peak put out a pleasing but dim blue spot that barely seemed usable for anything more than being better than no light. The Arc, while still being limited to the light possible from a single Nichia, had a beam with a bit of blue tint, but comparitevly quite white and extremely brighter. I can't stress the word "extremely" enough. I switched the batteries of the Peak and Arc, just in case, and the results were the same.
The Peak was so dim that I decided to test it against the CMG Infinity; not the Plus, but the standard Infinity. Testing them together, I of course found the Infinity dimmer than the Arc, which is expected since it's throttled for battery life. The Infinity appeared significantly brighter than the Peak.
For practical use, the Peak would probably be useless in a situation of ambient light, and probably couldn't provide much help. In total darkness, and possibly finding keyholes it could be useful. For general use, I find it lacking.
Of course I received only one light, so I can't say it represents the entire line. The one I received, however, leaves a lot to be desired.
