I know there is already a sticky for brightest budget light..... The original post is from a while ago...
I thought I would pose the question a little differently....
What lights do you think are the brightest (Most Lumens) in certain price ranges. Not as worried about throw as much but if it is bright and it throws then even better!
$20 and under
$20 - $40
$40 - $60
$60 - 80
$80 - $100
I know that different places have different prices for the same light but average it out.
For example I just received the trustfire J12 for $58 That was the lowest price I found. I would put in the $60 - $80 range....
Also got one of these (5 mode, surprisingly the quality was above that of the DX silver Wf504B) although mine cost me all of $9.75. If you can pick something up with an XML for less then $14 then it is very near unbeatable for the price.