trooplewis
Newly Enlightened
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- Mar 19, 2011
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Yeah, that may be a confusing thread title, but what I mean is this.
When I was last into serious flashlights, I got a Pelican M6 Lithium and a couple off-brand Luxeon 5w lights. Those were state of the art at the time, and frankly they put out a lot of light, but nowhere near where the Cree LED is at.
With various versions of the Cree available, are flashlights progressing now at a rate that computer speeds were progressing a few years ago? Are today's lights going to be considered weak and expensive compared to what the market will be in a year?
Since just recently jumping into the flashlight marketplace again, I don't really want to spend 4 or 500 bucks on lights if the will be a lot less expensive or way better output in another year or so. Maybe just one or two lights will hold me over until later.
The technology curve is so easy to sink money into, whether it is phones, computers, TV or flashlights. Anyone have a good grip on where price and performance is heading?
When I was last into serious flashlights, I got a Pelican M6 Lithium and a couple off-brand Luxeon 5w lights. Those were state of the art at the time, and frankly they put out a lot of light, but nowhere near where the Cree LED is at.
With various versions of the Cree available, are flashlights progressing now at a rate that computer speeds were progressing a few years ago? Are today's lights going to be considered weak and expensive compared to what the market will be in a year?
Since just recently jumping into the flashlight marketplace again, I don't really want to spend 4 or 500 bucks on lights if the will be a lot less expensive or way better output in another year or so. Maybe just one or two lights will hold me over until later.
The technology curve is so easy to sink money into, whether it is phones, computers, TV or flashlights. Anyone have a good grip on where price and performance is heading?