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Length: 2.38 inches
Body diameter: 0.8 inches
Head diameter: 0.96 inches
Weight (without batteries): 1.02 oz
LED EMITTER: CREE XM-L2
VOLTAGE RANGE: 2.0V-4.2V
BRIGHTNESS LEVELS
With FOURSEVENS RCR123A Battery:
Moonlight: 0.75 lumens, 7 days
Low:19 lumens, 16 hrs
Medium: 240 lumens, 70 min
High: Burst at 1020 lumens, 15 seconds then 300 lumens, 48 min
SPECIAL MODES
Strobe: 1.5 hours
SOS: 3 hours
Beacon(High): 8 hours
Beacon(Low): 12 hrs
REFLECTOR: Smooth
BODY MATERIAL:
Type-III hard-anodized aircraft-grade aluminum
BEZEL MATERIAL
Type-III hard-anodized aircraft-grade aluminum
LENS MATERIAL
Optical-grade glass lens with antireflective coating on both sides
WATER RESISTANCE: IPX8
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Flex Charger, Clip, Keyring attachment, rechargeable battery
This light was sent to me for review.
FourSevens continues to impress me. I'd say they are most well known in the EDC community for the Preon line, which is also great but I've reviewed a few CR123 lights lately and like I said, I'm impressed. In this case the review sample is the Mini MKII Turbo, a revised Mini MKII which I reviewed previously. While they share some key similarities they also have a few unique differences making it a little more suited for some situations.
Side by side they look nearly identical. The body shape body, finish and pocket clip all look very similar. Additionally the UI is the same between the two, I won't spend too much time on it but I'll post a link to the Mini MKII review below for more details. Like the Mini the UI is customizable to six settings which blend high, medium, low, moonlight, strobe, beacon hi/low. When you look closer you will see the body is slightly larger around, the pocket clip is slightly bigger and that the head is bigger around to house a large reflector instead of an optic which is where the important distinction lies between the two. The Mini MKII had a nice smooth floody type beam. The Turbo model is for throw, see the pictures below I couldn't believe how much light I was getting out of something the size of half a pack of Lifesavers. On high the head gets warm which is to be expected and the threads are smooth as butter.
Both come in the same minimal, sleek packaging. Both can also be had as a "combo" or you can just buy the light for a break on price. The combo includes Foursevens' high discharge CR123 and their magnetic flex charger making this offering, like others, a complete turn key light package. The Mini and Mini Turbo have become my favorite go-to weekend light. They produce more than enough light for anything I could get into and are easy to carry, neither is very noticeable in the bottom of my shorts pocket. The pocket clip also offers lens down carry when clipped to a pocket but it also offers the ability to easily attach it to a hat brim for an impromptu headlamp.
Body diameter: 0.8 inches
Head diameter: 0.96 inches
Weight (without batteries): 1.02 oz
LED EMITTER: CREE XM-L2
VOLTAGE RANGE: 2.0V-4.2V
BRIGHTNESS LEVELS
With FOURSEVENS RCR123A Battery:
Moonlight: 0.75 lumens, 7 days
Low:19 lumens, 16 hrs
Medium: 240 lumens, 70 min
High: Burst at 1020 lumens, 15 seconds then 300 lumens, 48 min
SPECIAL MODES
Strobe: 1.5 hours
SOS: 3 hours
Beacon(High): 8 hours
Beacon(Low): 12 hrs
REFLECTOR: Smooth
BODY MATERIAL:
Type-III hard-anodized aircraft-grade aluminum
BEZEL MATERIAL
Type-III hard-anodized aircraft-grade aluminum
LENS MATERIAL
Optical-grade glass lens with antireflective coating on both sides
WATER RESISTANCE: IPX8
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Flex Charger, Clip, Keyring attachment, rechargeable battery
This light was sent to me for review.
FourSevens continues to impress me. I'd say they are most well known in the EDC community for the Preon line, which is also great but I've reviewed a few CR123 lights lately and like I said, I'm impressed. In this case the review sample is the Mini MKII Turbo, a revised Mini MKII which I reviewed previously. While they share some key similarities they also have a few unique differences making it a little more suited for some situations.
Side by side they look nearly identical. The body shape body, finish and pocket clip all look very similar. Additionally the UI is the same between the two, I won't spend too much time on it but I'll post a link to the Mini MKII review below for more details. Like the Mini the UI is customizable to six settings which blend high, medium, low, moonlight, strobe, beacon hi/low. When you look closer you will see the body is slightly larger around, the pocket clip is slightly bigger and that the head is bigger around to house a large reflector instead of an optic which is where the important distinction lies between the two. The Mini MKII had a nice smooth floody type beam. The Turbo model is for throw, see the pictures below I couldn't believe how much light I was getting out of something the size of half a pack of Lifesavers. On high the head gets warm which is to be expected and the threads are smooth as butter.
Both come in the same minimal, sleek packaging. Both can also be had as a "combo" or you can just buy the light for a break on price. The combo includes Foursevens' high discharge CR123 and their magnetic flex charger making this offering, like others, a complete turn key light package. The Mini and Mini Turbo have become my favorite go-to weekend light. They produce more than enough light for anything I could get into and are easy to carry, neither is very noticeable in the bottom of my shorts pocket. The pocket clip also offers lens down carry when clipped to a pocket but it also offers the ability to easily attach it to a hat brim for an impromptu headlamp.
