Duracell Daylite LED Flashlight with AAA Batteries
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Description of Duracell Daylite LED Flashlight with AAA Batteries
Duracell's Daylite LED Flashlight features True Beam optics technology to provide innovative high-power LEDs that deliver 80 lumens at 3 watts of power, creating white, bright, smooth light. Easy spot to flood abilities with no dark holes or loss in light quality. Advanced aircraft grade aluminum construction offers durability reassurance. Runs on 3AAA batteries included. Lifetime guarantee from a brand you can trust.Sports reviews of Duracell Daylite LED Flashlight with AAA Batteries
Customer Review: WOW
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
OMG this is an awesome flashlight. But as in the AA version, I would like more range in the spot to flood feature. Should have included lanyard.Customer Review: Great little flashlight!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This little flashlight puts out a brighter beam than my 3 D-cell Maglite. You can't go wrong with this flashlight.....Customer Review: The little light that can!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
The duracel LED flashlight is a lite light ... it exceeded my expectations ... a true value for the money.Customer Review: Nice flashlight/torch! Worth the money.
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I got the 3 AAA version. Very bright, feels nice and solid. The spot to flood function works as advertised, though brightness of the halo is reduced when going from spot to flood, and the flood isn't quite as wide as I'd like (more like a "wide spot"). I bought it as an occasional flashlight but mainly as a bike headlight, using a TwoFish flashlight holder (which it fits even though it's a tad large). For that function, it's going to work great, both as a see and a be seen light.
When I bought it the price had gone down to a few cents over $20, so the price was right and I'm happy with it. If it had been closer to $30, I would have passed. The price on this light appears to have gone up and down a number of times. Hint - put it in your shopping cart and "save for later", then visit every day and see what the price is - Amazon will notify you if it's gone up or down with a message box at the top of the cart (great feature, Amazon!).
A couple of other notes - it does not have a no-roll barrel and is perfectly round. The large grooves just below the LED are for grip when twisting from spot to flood, and don't do anything to prevent rolling. Also, the barrel is all aluminum, so no rubber to reduce impacts. Last, there is a very small rubber o-ring inside the battery cap (the "copper top"), but I don't know that it would keep water out. And since the top part (with the LED) twists, I suspect that this light is NOT waterproof. BTW, the twist at least moves the internal lens up and down, not sure if the LED itself travels, too.
In conclusion, for it's size price, and features, this flashlight/torch is a good value if you pick it up in the $20-25 range. It's very bright for the money you spend, and I'd recommend it over the much more expensive CR123 version, both because it is plenty bright, and also because you can then use recargable AAAs (the newer hybrid NIMHs, including Duracell green-tops, are excellent, and don't lose charge quickly like the older ones) or regular cheap Alkalines in a pinch. If you want a CR123-powered flashlight/torch, you could spend about the same or a couple dollars more and get better LED tech by going with a different brand, though you wouldn't get the mildly valuable spot-to-flood feature.
Customer Review: Good light, there are better
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
In my profession as an airline pilot, we are required to carry a flashlight in the flight bag. I have used several brands in the past 25 years and purchased this for that purchase. After playing with it for a few weeks, I'm sad to report it has been re-located from the flight bag to the bedroom nightstand (next to the Glock). It's not one major problem that caused it's demotion, it's just that the flashlight I carry now, the Fenix P3D, which has been discontinued and replaced with a different model, is a far superior product for the money comparisons. Here is the website explanation of the Fenix P3D.
"The Fenix P3D is a high-tech, rugged tool that's perfect for any lighting application. It features six levels of output, which not only allows the user to select the best compromise between brightness and runtime for any given task but also has ability to aid in an emergency. What's more, the Fenix P3D throws an awesome 200 lumens beam, an incredible amount of light for a light of any size. If you're looking for a flashlight with solid reliability, digitally regulated brightness, and compact size, this Fenix is for you"
In addition to the website eplanation, the Fenix has an emergency stobe light function which is visible for miles.
The Duracell light, while a good light, just can't compete. And for the money difference, (the Fenix was $67), it is far superior and definitely more than twice the flashlight. The only advantage of the Duracell is that it runs on common AAA while the Fenix uses the more expensive and harder ro find 123's.
But for a good around the house flashlight, the Duracell is fine. I just think you can get a good flashlight at Home Depot for a better price.