Originally Posted by
tractorlegs
I have a Hotshot, which is advertised at 2 watts, but out of all my rear lights it is clearly the weakest. It is not as effective as my NiteRider Cherrybombs, or either of my PBSFs (a 1/2 watt Stealth and a 1 watt Turbo) and it is also weaker than my Radbot 1000. Out of all these lights, the best is the PBSF Turbo. The Hotshot was very disappointing.
Not to question your mental faculties, but I have to ask- did you play with adjustments at all? From what all I've read, the Hotshot 2W is the current gold standard for bang for the buck.