Waiting for the SureFire LX1...

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Me too! It will be my backup LX2! And EDC as well so I can keep the LX2 for times when I know I would need a little more power and run time, like camping and long distance trekking.
 
I emailed Surefire and they gave me a reply within the hour:

"The LX1 will be available through your local SureFire dealers after 11/30/09. We will start taking orders at the end of December for the LX1."
 
This is probably the best news I heard since the last few months! Now I know with 90% certainty that the LX1 is not gonna be some form of vaporware!
 
Erm... LX1 is available first. Then they start taking orders end of Dec? :thinking:
 
I emailed Surefire and they said the specs for the LX1 was 80L for 1.5 hrs and 10 for 15 hours.....disappointing. Oh well. I guess thats what the E1B is for.....
 
What are the chances they bumped the e2dl up to 200 so the new lx1 wouldn't compete with it specs wise? If a new light comes in under 100 lumens me and alot of others will be uninterested and take our money elsewhere.
 
Don't forget that in the catalogue the LX2 was quoted as having 120 Lumens, and it was a great surprise when it was released as 200 Lumens. There were alot of skeptics at first, but it was proven to be brighter than the E2DL's "120 Lumens"

Maybe the same will happen for the LX1 :naughty:
 
jonesy said:
What are the chances they bumped the e2dl up to 200 so the new lx1 wouldn't compete with it specs wise? If a new light comes in under 100 lumens me and alot of others will be uninterested and take our money elsewhere.
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The E2DL was bumped to 200 lumens
 
N467RX said:
The E2DL was bumped to 200 lumens
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Sorry for confusion, I typed that on my ipod, which makes brevity important. I was just getting at the fact that they might have updated the specs for the E2DL on paper to reflect what it really puts out, as it would be embarrassing otherwise for their new LX1 to put out, say, 120 lumens, while their 2 celled light does the same.

After "updating" (the packaging) the E2DL, Surefire can proudly tell us that their new LX1 puts out a blinding 120 lumens of fury, without ruffling the feathers of anyone.

Is it Nov. 30th yet? :popcorn:
 
...with the cool new 1x123's hitting the market, e.g. the new MiNi throwing 189 lumens OTF for over an hour, its getting harder to hang on to my LX1 money. i hope surefire is spending all this time perfecting that XP-G optic!
 
Could someone smarter & more in the know than I, plz. spell out what
youreacrab was saying here: "...with the cool new 1x123's hitting the market, e.g. the new MiNi throwing 189 lumens OTF for over an hour "
Manufacturer specificity would be great here & anyone besides me think the LX1 is not intro'ed by SF until SHOT?
 
Agile54 said:
Could someone smarter & more in the know than I, plz. spell out what
youreacrab was saying here: "...with the cool new 1x123's hitting the market, e.g. the new MiNi throwing 189 lumens OTF for over an hour "
Manufacturer specificity would be great here & anyone besides me think the LX1 is not intro'ed by SF until SHOT?
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4Seven's Quark MiNi
 
youreacrab said:
...with the cool new 1x123's hitting the market, e.g. the new MiNi throwing 189 lumens OTF for over an hour, its getting harder to hang on to my LX1 money. i hope surefire is spending all this time perfecting that XP-G optic!
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Is it really "cool"? I cannot help but feel that the MiNi is going to run damn hot here. Definitely not a cool factor to me, especially with all the twisting of bezel again and again and again to change modes? Totally NOT cool. I have a 2x123 Quark and I would definitely not buy the MiNi.

I definitely would rather throw my money into LX1 knowing that what Surefire has churned out is able to do the job, and does it well, and also lasts a very very very long time.
 
pjandyho said:
Is it really "cool"? I cannot help but feel that the MiNi is going to run damn hot here. Definitely not a cool factor to me, especially with all the twisting of bezel again and again and again to change modes? Totally NOT cool. I have a 2x123 Quark and I would definitely not buy the MiNi.

I definitely would rather throw my money into LX1 knowing that what Surefire has churned out is able to do the job, and does it well, and also lasts a very very very long time.
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the extent of my comparison is that both want to suck $$ off my wallet. different lights for different kicks
 
IMHO, "cool" tool is something that you like and works for you.
If someone don't want to spend $160 on an LX1 and he is an occasional flashlight user,
he can just buy a Q mini and spend the rest money for some quality time with his girlfriend. That's cool too. 😉





(now I must find a way to buy the LX1 and still have money to spend with my gf :crazy:)
 
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