Your Top-3 Manufacturers!

TENNlumens

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If you could only buy from 3 flashlight manufacturers, who would it be?

List your top-3 LED flashlight manufacturers based on these criteria:

1) Reliability- Does it work when needed?

2) Functionality- Are the controls intuitive?

3) Quality of Fit & Finish- Is it well made?

4) Beam Appearance- Output, Color, Shape, ...

5) Portability- Easy to carry?

These are some basic features that can make a light great. You may have more.
List your "Top-3" pick, and if other criteria made you choose them. Thanks!
 

rayman

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From that ones I own I would say:

JETBeam
myself ;)
Nitecore

rayman
 

kramer5150

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1- Surefire or Surefire with Malkoff
2- Fenix
3- Xtar


3-way tie for 4th
Eagletac / ITP / Solarforce

*based only on brands that I have owned, which is a very short list due to budget constraints
**EDIT** Oops, you said LED, my list has been updated.
 
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jcw122

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You forgot VALUE/PRICE



4Sevens is my top right now, and I have no experience with anything else, so no 2nd and 3rd yet :) If I had to chose though, I might go Olight and HDS.

For my purposes, I'd never go with Surefire or Malkoff, just too expensive for what I use flashlights for.
 

tre

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I would add one more criteria: variety of product offered.

Anyway, my picks

Olight
Fenix
EagleTac
 
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