Cree sources

Where has everyone been getting there Cree XRE's from? Looked around and couldnt find that many places. DealExtreme and Kaidomain but :shrug: Anywhere in the states?

I got a couple of orders from hxm on the http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146284 thread.
However, I'd be really interested in a steady (commercial, large stocks, rapid delivery) source.

cutter.com.au is good.
Based in Australia so postage may be difficult for you. They have the Q2 bin in stock now. =]

This is very good news. Maybe it means that Cree is catching up on the demand for the higher spec bins. I wonder how long their stock will last?

Some of the email from Cutter:

Just a quick update
For those of you waiting with backorders on the Q2, great news, Cree has released a limited amount and we have managed to get shipped 1000 pcs. As soon as they arrive we will ship your backorders and can supply further qty's.
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We have also stock of the Q2 kit

Also check for new releases tomorrow as Cree will release the XR-E in warm white............

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Kaidomain's price is quite good, and free shipping is excellent, but they don't have optics. Cutter does have the optics but their shipping for optics isn't good.

uk_caver said:

I got a couple of orders from hxm on the http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146284 thread.
However, I'd be really interested in a steady (commercial, large stocks, rapid delivery) source.

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You might try http://www.led-tech.de/en/index.html
I only ordered once from them yet, but they delivered rapidly.

Bye
Markus

markus_i said:

You might try http://www.led-tech.de/en/index.html

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Not too bad, and of course the English is much appreciated. But they don't seem to have any PCBs available for the P4s. I tried adding a few things to my shopping cart and including shipping it works out to just 4 cents different to the Cutter price for the same thing. I wonder if Led-tech's VAT is just for British customers.

"The XR-E is brighter and can be driven on up to 1,8A in extreme appliations depending on the correct pulse-ratio." :rock: Well, maybe Newbie when he was trying to burn one out...

cutter's like a 20 minute drive from me. I might pick up 500 of the crees.
nah im joking.

How do dealextreme.com and kaidomain.com compare with each other? Their shipped prices seem quite similar.

Edit: And what are their respective $10 Cree torches like?

TorchBoy said:

I wonder if Led-tech's VAT is just for British customers.

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Won't charge VAT on exports your safe

BestHongKong.com - has both Cree XR-Es and optics.
http://www.besthongkong.com/index.php?cPath=19
Edit: Correction - their optics are for their ProLight LEDs. And shipping is extra.

Their policy on destroying customers is a bit of a worry though.
http://www.besthongkong.com/information.php?info_id=4

Updated Oct 19, 2006: We are not accept Money Order and Cash Order anymore! Customer send in MO or CO will be destroy immediately.

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In the USA..Right here is where I got mine

http://www.theledlight.com/

DrifT3R said:

cutter.com.au is good.
Based in Australia so postage may be difficult for you. They have the Q2 bin in stock now. =]

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Cutter charge the same postage wherever you are.
Norm

Norm said:

Cutter charge the same postage wherever you are.
Norm

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So what they don't have to collect for GST (for Australians) they charge for postage for the rest of the world? I had the impression they charge extra anyway. And sadly quite a lot extra for small numbers of emitters and optics.