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Hi,
I've been meaning to get a LED flashlight since I first heard about them almost 2 years ago but given their cost, the fact that I don't actually need one, and the chore of shipping to Australia I never got around to it.
Now I am ready. In a month I will be going on an overseas trip for about 9 weeks and I need a miniature flashlight, so it may as well be an LED one. I did my research and the Arc AAA came out as the winner. But then came the hard part. Do i want a brighter cyan or a dimmer white? Without actually using them I fear it's impossible to tell which I would prefer. I have no special requirements for color rendition or beam projection width or distance but I am an EXTREMELY picky ******* so whatever my choice I am likely to obsess about the relative downside rather than focus on merits.
Please help me decide. Argue one way or the other. Be devils advocate and argue against what you think is better. The more opinions and the more opinionated they are the better. I want to be damn certain before I choose as the cost is rather high by the time it gets here (Australia).
Approximately $30US for the light + $18US shipping + 10% or more duty and it suddenly becomes around $50US or $100AUS. If you can suggest the best place for a good price for an international order I would appreciate that too.
Anyway, this whole post was a bit of a rant but I know how obsessive people like myself like to argue the pros and cons of these things so I hope you'll all join in. Thanks in advance for any advice, opinions, and rants.
I've been meaning to get a LED flashlight since I first heard about them almost 2 years ago but given their cost, the fact that I don't actually need one, and the chore of shipping to Australia I never got around to it.
Now I am ready. In a month I will be going on an overseas trip for about 9 weeks and I need a miniature flashlight, so it may as well be an LED one. I did my research and the Arc AAA came out as the winner. But then came the hard part. Do i want a brighter cyan or a dimmer white? Without actually using them I fear it's impossible to tell which I would prefer. I have no special requirements for color rendition or beam projection width or distance but I am an EXTREMELY picky ******* so whatever my choice I am likely to obsess about the relative downside rather than focus on merits.
Please help me decide. Argue one way or the other. Be devils advocate and argue against what you think is better. The more opinions and the more opinionated they are the better. I want to be damn certain before I choose as the cost is rather high by the time it gets here (Australia).
Approximately $30US for the light + $18US shipping + 10% or more duty and it suddenly becomes around $50US or $100AUS. If you can suggest the best place for a good price for an international order I would appreciate that too.
Anyway, this whole post was a bit of a rant but I know how obsessive people like myself like to argue the pros and cons of these things so I hope you'll all join in. Thanks in advance for any advice, opinions, and rants.