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The DEFT uses the XR-E not the XP-E so this does not affect the DEFT at this time. Despite the R3 being brighter than the R2 it is not by much and the XP-E platform has been for me less than optimal for an aspheric setup. Hopefully Cree see fit to upgrade the XR-E as well.
so old4570, would this have been a better choice in all these new Eagletacs and Quarks than the R5?
I'm half expecting Cree to pull a Lumileds and EOL their older LEDs, XR-E included, and move solely to the smaller LEDs.
Yeah I am starting to think that too. The only thing that seems to fly in the face of that idea is the fact that Cree started putting the updated EZ900 die into the XR-E. Why do anything different if your plan is to stop production? It almost seems more like they are purposely keeping the lumen output of the XR-E down by putting a smaller die in there while sending the highest output dies to the XP-E line. I'm sure those XR-Es cost a bit more to make what with that "huge" chunk of SiC in there. Maybe artificially keeping the lumens low, in their minds, will help move customers to the higher profit lines like the XP-E/XP-G. It is bad for me as the XR-E is an easier and better platform to work with for my light. Bet we could get real close to 1000 lumens out of an XR-G with some heavy thermal work and overdriving. I can only dream.
