Duracell Daylite 160-Lumen 4-Watt LED Flashlight with 2-CR123 Lithium Batteries
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Duracell Daylite 160-Lumen 4-Watt LED Flashlight with 2-CR123 Lithium Batteries
Customer Review: very Bright led flashlight
Summary: 5 Stars
Very bright led flashlight. I would like it more if it used 2 AA batteries instead of the Cr123. Perfect for your car or around the house.Customer Review: Duracell Daylite
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the Best Flashlight I have ever purchased, period. Highly recommended.
Small, compact and packs a Very Big Punch.
Customer Review: Compact enough to hike with; bright enough that you need nothing else
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the lightest and brightest beam I have found -- at a price point far below other competing lights.Customer Review: Really bright, but not for very long.
Summary: 4 Stars
For 40 bucks it's a good value. It's very bright, at least for a while, and seems to be pretty well built. If you need something bright for occasional use, you would be hard pressed to find something this small that throws out this much light.
If you are going to use it very much though, you definitely need to find a source for cheap CR123 batteries. With fresh batteries, the light is unbelievable. Compared to a 2 AA Mag LED, they're not even in the same league. But once the voltage falls below 2.7 volts on each cell, or 5.4 volts for the two, the light output falls off sharply. And it does not take long to get to 2.7 volts. At some point I may sacrafice a new set to give an idea of exactly how long we are talking. But once it falls to that level, that little 2 AA LED Mag I mentioned earlier will be brighter. Now, the Daylite may very well hold around 2.6 volts for some time. But the light output will be off so much that you will swap the batteries before you get a chance to see.
Update 12/6/2009:
After owning this light for a year, and buying several other brands over the same time, I can say this light is not that good of a value afterall. I tried to get it replaced, but they merely sent a coupon for a new one. No one in the area sells them, and no retailer online seems interested in a coupon. I can't really blame them.
This thing seems to eat batteries when not in use. I might use it for a minute or two ten times, and leave it sitting in between uses. The battery will be shot in three weeks. Even at $2 a battery, it's far too expensive to use. I bought a Fenix PD30 that uses two CR123 batteries and it mops the floor with the Daylite. With four settings, it is also more useful and does not eat batteries. And if you really want to save money, my Eagletac P100A2 is a far better value. It uses common AA batteries, puts out more light and goes way longer between battery changes...even with regular old alkaline Duracells. No telling what it would do with lithiums. And to boot, it cost me about the same as the Daylite.
Customer Review: Fine but limited
Summary: 4 Stars
I primarily use a flashlight for late-night dog walks. This flashlight throws a nice, white light that's good for illuminating a path through the woods. It outperforms other flashlights I have for around this price, and I definitely prefer this whiter light than the bluish light that many other LED flashlights give. The ratio of the amount of light to the size and weight is pretty good.
Pros: Bright white light
Light weight
Good power for the price
Cons: More expensive/harder to come by batteries
Focusing is nearly useless