I started a post for the replacement drivers: Haiklite MT09R GB replacement drivers
I got an email from HL on 6/7, telling me that the replacement driver would be shipped on that date.
I don’t think it’s safe to assume anything on these lights. I will be interested in the reviews once these factory lights ship to see if they got the drivers and UI correct and see if they come close to specs.
Haikelite does normally do warm whites. Typically they just use cool white and neutral white. So there could be an error in the description.
That’s the million dollar question. There is a pass around MT09R light heading towards our friends of TLF, so I suspect za Germans will give us the answer first.
Prototypes can look bad, but function good. I wouldn’t focus on it unless it used inferior components. I will reserve all judgment until they are officially released and reviewed.
The real reason for Haikelite not putting in 4000k 80CRI emitters were not because they were hard to find. I easily found them at Mouser and Arrow, and I could easily order them myself.
The problem would be that the top bin of 4000k 80CRI is quite a bit more expensive than the lower bins, which is why Haikelite did not put them in their lights.