Just a quick counter-point on the Nuwai Q-III.
Please don't get me wrong - I very obviously like it enough to have bought one and my review shows I do like it.
The main thing that bothers me is the relatively short runtime of about 1 hour (depending on the CR123 used) and less than about 45 minutes on rechargable R123 (but brighter).
Yes, of course it is amazingly bright for its size -
and if I were "showing off" this would be the light I'd use where people would be surprised at the amount of light coming out of such a small flashlight. But I kind of treat it like my SureFire and Streamlight Scorpion Xenon lights - momentary usage
and to "amaze myself"
But in all practical use I probably prefer the beam of the S1801 (1 watt Luxeon 1x CR123) (Review) - although dimmer the S1801 has much wider coverage - and although I have no proof I suspect that its runtime should be noticably longer than the Q3.
If the runtime is in the region of 3 to 4 hours (cynical optimistic view
) then I would much prefer this less bright LED light over the brighter but shorter running Q3.
Especially considering that one can now purchase the S1801 with battery and holster for about $21.50 (BuyItNow price including shipping and mandatory insurance) from the Goldengadgets.com listing on eBay.
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Vincent
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Please don't get me wrong - I very obviously like it enough to have bought one and my review shows I do like it.
The main thing that bothers me is the relatively short runtime of about 1 hour (depending on the CR123 used) and less than about 45 minutes on rechargable R123 (but brighter).
Yes, of course it is amazingly bright for its size -
and if I were "showing off" this would be the light I'd use where people would be surprised at the amount of light coming out of such a small flashlight. But I kind of treat it like my SureFire and Streamlight Scorpion Xenon lights - momentary usage
and to "amaze myself"
But in all practical use I probably prefer the beam of the S1801 (1 watt Luxeon 1x CR123) (Review) - although dimmer the S1801 has much wider coverage - and although I have no proof I suspect that its runtime should be noticably longer than the Q3.
If the runtime is in the region of 3 to 4 hours (cynical optimistic view
) then I would much prefer this less bright LED light over the brighter but shorter running Q3.Especially considering that one can now purchase the S1801 with battery and holster for about $21.50 (BuyItNow price including shipping and mandatory insurance) from the Goldengadgets.com listing on eBay.
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Vincent
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