SolarForce M3 with L2T body
Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Hello BLF. I have a short review here, it won't have any beam shots because I don't have a proper camera. Its also my first review and I'm stealing this review layout. 
I bought the S6 tailcap in the same order, the only difference it should make is appearance and tail stand.
Summary:
| Battery: | 1 x 18650 |
| Switch: | Tail switch, Forward clicky |
| Modes: | 3: High, Med, Low |
| LED Type: | 1 x XM-L U2 |
| Lens: | Coated Glass |
| Tailstands: | No, unless used with compatible tail switch |
| Price Payed: | $48.99 + $2 delivery per order |
| From: | SolarForce |
| Date Ordered: | 28 September 2012 |
Pros:
- Nice throw
- High quality
- Head compatible with all P60 hosts
- No visible PWM even on low
- 3 mode with no rubbish
- Head comes in nice box
- Memory after 3 seconds
- Anti roll design
- Claimed throw of up to 380m
- Built in reverse polarity protection?
Cons:
- Dry threads
Features / Value: ★★★★★
Packaging
The M3 head comes in a black box and the L2T host comes in its standard packaging; its the full host including head, tube and tail.
The card that came in the box just has some instructions for dummies on it.
Buying the head itself would cost around $40, so you get much more value by buying the head in one of the combos SolarForce offers.
The LED can take 2.7v to 9v.
Design / Build Quality: ★★★★★
The design of the M3 head is quite nice, I like the look of the heat sink area and the SS bezel.
All the threads are cut clean and smooth, but they come dry so you might want to grease them up.
Here's the M3 screw in (left) next to a generic p60 drop in (right).
The threads are the same size but the spring gets in the way of M3's reflector.
The M3 head is of course longer and larger diameter compared to the standard P60s.
The colour match between the M3 head and L2T host aren't exactly the same, but they are pretty close and hard to tell the difference unless you look very closely in good light.
Size and weight taken from SolarForce's website:
Length x diameter: 62 x 45mm
Weight (without batteries): 138g
Battery Life: ★★★★★
XML with one 18650. There's not much you can do to get this much brightness in this size with a better battery life.
Runtime depends on the battery you use too, obviously.
Light Output: ★★★★
The XML in this is definitely brighter than the Manafont XML T6 in my L2T.
The throw is significantly better too, beam is much narrower thanks to the deeper reflector. It probably doesn't throw to 380m, but 150m isn't too far fetched. (Ignore the last sentence, I have no idea what I am talking about.)
This light still has the ability to light up a small room using ceiling bounce.
The low mode isn't very low, it looks to be around 20%.
Tail cap amps: High - 1.5a, med - 0.6a, low - 0.07a
Summary:
A very nice light that's built with quality and decent pricing. Throw isn't as good as full on dedicated throwers, but it is a good in between.
Automatic recommend for SolarForce fans.
I hope this review has helped in any decisions. Any helpful tips are welcome for improving my reviews. (I don't have the money to shell out on a DSLR though)
X2 and X3 review coming soon. 
