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SD'ers beware... I own 2 of these, and after a little bit of use you have to bang them on something hard to turn on. Also there is some kind of low voltage cutoff, and don't turn on easily after recent use if the battery is low.... but of course YMMV.
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With the $10 off it is better than the previous sd with 50% off
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SD'ers beware... I own 2 of these, and after a little bit of use you have to bang them on something hard to turn on. Also there is some kind of low voltage cutoff, and don't turn on easily after recent use if the battery is low.... but of course YMMV.
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Big downside to primary batteries is if you use it at the bright end, they only last so long. Alkalines will fade fairly fast, and while it will stay "useable" for a long time, you'll find that at half battery, it will likely not be as bright as you want it, and will quickly fall into the "enough to see where you're going" range. Primary lithium batteries have a flatter output so it will stay brighter longer, but they are expensive.
I have no experience with this particular light, but if nothing more then the fact that the performance output stays roughly the same until the battery is basically dead - I prefer lithium batteries wherever possible in a flashlight, and rechargeable for environmental/cost issues.
Personally I've had nothing but good experiences with my energizer lights, but they definitely don't have the consistency and quality that the specialty light manufacturers have (but are DRASTICALLY cheaper). I think the biggest issue for me is the UI. It's often hard to tell how the particular light will work - like what brightness it defaults to and what direction does it cycle, whether it has "memory" (defaults to the last used setting), if there is a quick way to go to the lowest or highest brightness etc. I would guess they utilize 3rd party designs/designers to develop their lights and each light or series of lights is treated as an independent project - because it seems like every energizer light I have has different controls. Even lights like these headlamps which visually look similar to past headlamps, or even the ones released at the same time as different "tiers" have inconsistent controls and specs.
The reviews for the rechargeable one have me wary of the quality, but I've had many versions of the AAA powered ones, and typically they were broken up by cheapest = lower brightness/throw and fewer options, up to the most expensive with most options and output. I really like the smart dimming feature, and before I think you couldn't get that on the cheaper models. The big advantage being that sometimes if you're working up close or a closed in environment, you need a lower brightness, but the fixed brightness jumps often seem to go from not enough light to too bright.
The upside is it's an easy fix, just use a piece of electrical tape or some paint across the bottom of the lens, but it's annoying to have to do that.