Model TM-301X-5 shown here:
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/nuwai_tm301x5.htm
Significantly disappointing. Other Nuwai models have a very Surefire-like beam (an obvious focused center spot, with fading low-level light for peripheral vision).
This model is only mildly focused. It puts out more light than the Inova XO3, but the center of the beam is not nearly as bright because all of the light is spread more evenly. It's basically fixed closer to a flood beam.
If you look at the Flashlightreviews.com numbers, note that the "throw" rating (their number for the brightness level right at the center) is much lower than the XO3, even though the total output is higher. I should have read more carefully, because those numbers are exactly what I am seeing.
It's still a very good flashlight. The click switch feels durable with a good solid click, and it's at just the right elevation in the tube to avoid accidental activation while still being easy to use. The light is whiter than the Inova (unless Inova has improved it, mine is about 2 years old). For my purposes, it's actually probably going to work well, even if it's not as "cool" as I hoped.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/nuwai_tm301x5.htm
Significantly disappointing. Other Nuwai models have a very Surefire-like beam (an obvious focused center spot, with fading low-level light for peripheral vision).
This model is only mildly focused. It puts out more light than the Inova XO3, but the center of the beam is not nearly as bright because all of the light is spread more evenly. It's basically fixed closer to a flood beam.
If you look at the Flashlightreviews.com numbers, note that the "throw" rating (their number for the brightness level right at the center) is much lower than the XO3, even though the total output is higher. I should have read more carefully, because those numbers are exactly what I am seeing.
It's still a very good flashlight. The click switch feels durable with a good solid click, and it's at just the right elevation in the tube to avoid accidental activation while still being easy to use. The light is whiter than the Inova (unless Inova has improved it, mine is about 2 years old). For my purposes, it's actually probably going to work well, even if it's not as "cool" as I hoped.
