Review: New Thorfire TK4A 4xAA Flashlight (2016)

Thatā€™s crazyā€¦.it still doesnā€™t show up on a Google search for meā€¦even putting in amazon with the search. The only way i get there is with your link or searching for the light specifically on amazon store. Google got some catching up to do i guess.

$100 :open_mouth: I was hoping for $30-$40, hence, a reasonably priced alternative to the Nitecore EA41, especially after I got their PF04 penlight that was quite impressive for $20 (compared to my $50 retail 4sevens Preon P2ā€¦ā€¦mind you I did NOT pay $50 for that light).

Oh wellā€¦thanks anyway! And i totally understand the eneloops directionā€¦got many myself (and Amazon re-brands), but thereā€™s just some topics you learn arenā€™t worth trying to change a father-in-lawā€™s mind aboutā€¦ā€¦ya know?

Haha, I know that one for sure!

Nope Iā€™m out at 100 buck

Iā€™ve just bought a Nitecore EA45S for $40 including shipping, so I canā€™t see myself buying this light. Shame as it looks nice. I wonder what the regulation is like?

Say what?!? $100 !?
Ah yeah there it is (the monkey is coming out of the sleeve :wink: for us Dutchies :smiley: )
ā€œFrom 99 for only 49ā€
Sigh one just got to love Simon who puts a fair price on his lights and that is it.
But OT with another Dutch saying ā€œthe soup is not eaten as hot as it is being servedā€

The price is more inline with Crelantā€™s XPL-HI version of the 4 AA

http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_432312.html

If I were purchasing this light, Iā€™m of the opinion that $49 is a tad on the premium side. I guess Thorfire is aligning itā€™s prices with manufacturers like Nitecore and Olight.

I really like 4AA lightsā€¦ love my EA41.

Hope this comes into the 30 dollar range. Iā€™d definitely pick one upā€¦

There just arenā€™t enough budget 4xaa lights out there. Hopefully this settles down to $35 eventually.

I think it is quite reasonable if, and only if, the regulation is good. The current reviews are pretty sketchy being at the ā€œWow, this is goodā€ level.

Mine is now using 4 alkaline AA cells. They were dirt cheap, ā‚¬0.65 for 8
Awaiting the Eneloops.
I use it a few times a day for no longer then 5 minutes and first day a bit more, even during the day to see if and how it worked.
So it is used for about 2 hours now and I do not see it get dimmer, the trees at 50 meters are nicely lit and the owl screaming his/hers lungs out at night still chooses another tree much further away when I shine on him/her
Will do actual run test with rechargeable cells as soon as they are in :wink:
BUT 1 with the Q8 we work with Thorfire and 2 they send it for free, giving two strikes in terms of objectivity so only if I also would have commercial interests I would be a worse person to ā€œreviewā€ it then I am now.

$36.10
http://www.top1price.com/thorfire-tk4a-led-flashlihgt-powerful-1100-lumen-cree-xp-l-light-ipx8-waterproof-torch-powered-by-4-aa-batteries-not-included-f5af5c5692cca51f.html

Beat me to it lightx. Also, the Amazon price is down to $45. Itā€™s still not yet listed on the thorfire direct site. I might need to pick up some eneloops.

It was a bit premium at 42.99, but decided to buy. It seemed like the best option in its segment, AA powered high output lights(all 4*AA). No complaints except a very misaligned emitter, worse than I ever saw in a $5 light. Overall this makes me rate it one out of five at that price despite otherwise functioning flawlessly. Embarrassing as any AA light I buy is not for my own personal use. :smiley:

I donā€™t know if the code is still active but there was 20% coupon code which had brought the price on Amazon to $32.

Why not check the brightness using freshly charged NiMH? I guess either way it shows that the output is still great with depleted batteries.

This light can be bought as ThorFire or Sofirn on AliExpress for around 23 Dollars.
You donā€™t even get half a DQG ā€˜fat tinyā€™ for that. :slight_smile:

I think itā€™s an interesting light for those who donā€™t want to go Li-Ion.

Hmmmā€¦ WalkIntoTheLight did long runtime tests and his results show that the output is nearly flat and ~11 hours on Medium.

I only did a runtime test for 45 minutes starting from Turbo but the <15 minutes on Medium were flat.

This light does have timed stepdowns from Turbo and High though.

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Here is my TK4. Definitely more compact than Thrunite TN4.
Tint is 5500K which is quite acceptable, considering price I paid.
Modes are changin little bit slowly. Glass looks strange, like it is plastic.
Anyway, perfect flashlight for my car glove compartment.