Well my MM solitaire w/ SMJLED2 now sadly hangs on the keyrack. It's been replaced by another Lowe's product. This one is a new, smaller TaskForce, with 4 - 352 cells (included) and a momentary on/off. I was always bothered by the size of the solitaire in my pocket. The taskforce was on sale for about $2.50 . The TF beats (IMO) the SMJLED2 up to about 30 ft. Color is a nice blue-white, has no rings, hotspot is very good with good spill. Lights up my dark garage very well. But after about 25-30 ft, the story is different, just not enought throw from 4 small button cells. It's not too awful bad but a focused SMJLED2 has more. No idea about runtime however.
As a side note, a few weeks ago, we were in a crowded restaurant when the power went out. The emergency lights came on but either the batteries had gone bad or there just wasn't enough light. Anyway, it was so dim you could hardly see anything. So I whip out my MM soli w/ SMJLED2 and provided enough light for folks to see the floor and safely make an exit. People were oohhing nad aahhing over so much light from such a small package, asking where I got it, etc. Anyway, I was proud.
As a side note, a few weeks ago, we were in a crowded restaurant when the power went out. The emergency lights came on but either the batteries had gone bad or there just wasn't enough light. Anyway, it was so dim you could hardly see anything. So I whip out my MM soli w/ SMJLED2 and provided enough light for folks to see the floor and safely make an exit. People were oohhing nad aahhing over so much light from such a small package, asking where I got it, etc. Anyway, I was proud.
