Originally Posted by
PhotoJoe
If you look down a ways, it shows the whole kit, including battery. The Cree XML T6 LED is THE light to have right now. Great output and best bang for the buck, IMHO. LOVE our Magicshines.
The lights I linked to have a narrower beam than Magicshines. It puts a whole lot of light in a tiny space. Some people like that and some don't.
As for the batteries, I've got 3 of these lights that I've been using since mid-August. No issue with the batteries as of yet. I do, however, look on batteries as being a consumable...like a chain or brake pads...they will eventually fail. At $40 a pop, that's less than the cost of most Li-ion battery packs. And there is nothing wrong with the light.