Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
MagicShine is nothing more than a generic Chinese light you can get on either E-bay or Amazon all day long for $45 to $65 that was "branded" with a decal. Save the $150 or so of the cost of a MagicShine and get the generic versions for a lot less money.
The generic lights, like MagicShine, only put out roughly 50% of the rated lumens that the Chinese manufacture claimed, but even so if you buy a 2000 lumen generic light and only get 1000 lumens for $45 or so, that's still a good deal, however some of the shortfalls that plagued earlier models were batteries getting so hot either they caught fire or whatever it was in contact with caught fire, but I think the newer generic lights have fixed that issue but don't quote me on that.
thats what I done .... see my previous post on this thread .... with shipping, I paid £17 and it is blindingly bright. I only use it on the low setting. If the battery pack stopps working, I will buy another complete light with the battery pack for another £17
I use this in conjuction with my cygolite hotshot back light and a high viz jacket for night time riding