I remember this unbelievable light that ran at an unheard of 1 watt. With this newfangled technology, it was a gigantic LED! It absolutely put my homemade 5mm multiled lights to shame! It was brighter than my buddies bone-stock 3d Maglite and you could fit in your pocket. Yeah, that 1 watt luxeon was rough, tough, and the STUFF! I tell you! It was a thrower, had a cool scalloped head, aluminum body, and tail switch with twisty lockout. It was perfect in every single way. I'd found the best led light ever and I just knew then that I'd never carry a AAx2 maglite again. There was no reason! The style... the runtimes... the brightness... Killer brightness! Oh man. Perfect.
So a little while later, I see someone who said "I took your advice and got an led flashlight." They pulled out a 3 watt luxeon. That's when the dark storm clouds started gathering around me... They turned it on and flashed it at a tree. Oh no...
Oh no... the horror.
...I knew better. I knew I shouldn't have pulled it out and tried to light up that tree with my sickly little beam. I already knew the truth. I couldn't stop myself, pulled it out, and turned it on...
My flashlight SUCKS!
This stuff is like buying a new computer.