To those who own BOTH the drake and the draco...

[lostinwv]

In a purely subjective sense, how much brighter does the draco seem vs. the drake? I know that it puts out 160 lumens at max vs. the 100 lumens the drake is capable of, but I thought I'd ask how much less powerful the drake seems in real world use. I'm ordering one or the other soon. Thanks for any replies!

Dave

 

[gswitter]

I have both bodies, but only one head, so I haven't been able to do a side-by-side.

I prefer the Draco, because it's already small enough, and I'd rather have the extra capacity for the lower levels.

 

[lostinwv]

I just ordered the draco 10 minutes ago, and I'm excited about trying it out!

Dave

 

[deranged_coder]

Draco is an awesome light. It was my first purchase this year (got it from modamag at the Bay Area get together last month) and I have not regretted it at all.

 

[clintb]

You'll love the Draco. I briefly went back and forth on the Drake vs. Draco thing, but went the Draco route and I'm very glad I did. It's tiny, like so much so that you can easily forget it's in your pocket. The burst is just astonishing. Everyone I've shown the burst to have been floored, especially *after* I hand them the light and they see how small it is. Oh, the beam, it's lovely; no Cree rings.

I find that I'll always EDC the Draco along with a larger light.

You'll love it.

 

[lostinwv]

You'll love the Draco. I briefly went back and forth on the Drake vs. Draco thing, but went the Draco route and I'm very glad I did. It's tiny, like so much so that you can easily forget it's in your pocket. The burst is just astonishing. Everyone I've shown the burst to have been floored, especially *after* I hand them the light and they see how small it is. Oh, the beam, it's lovely; no Cree rings.

I find that I'll always EDC the Draco along with a larger light.

You'll love it.

Now I'm looking forward to receiving my draco even more. Wonder when it might arrive

 

[kaichu dento]

Now I'm looking forward to receiving my draco even more. Wonder when it might arrive

Did you get it yet? I'm looking for a Drake right now and am particularly interested in hearing others opinions on both, and especially different versions of both.

I've had two Draco's and although I prefer the AlTin Ti version I have now, I liked the lower high and low of my Chrome version better. I'd love to have a Drake/Draco with 4 preset levels (much lower low, two med settings and a high a little lower than I have now, with less heat) and no memory with a warm tint!