Acebeam New Arrival-X45

I hope the turbo max is easier to access than with the X65 which needed precise timing.

UI is pretty much the same as X7, so double press for turbo, and double press again for turbo max of 16000 lumens.

X65 wasn’t similar to X7 at all even though the description is identical. The first double click to turbo is easy, but the second one has to be timed so that the light shuts off first and then comes back on. Just get rid of the double clicks and cycle the turbo modes normally, please.

There is a description on Acebeam’s website of the UI of the X45, and it seems the same as that of the X7. But maybe something funky is going on, I don’t know…

As a counter, as far as I am aware Acebeam are known for their high build quality where as Imalent’s build quality can be a bit of a…gamble.

+1

And the Imalent does not put out 16000 lumens, only about 12000 lumens, with reduced lux values as a result. I’ve been eyeing on the Imalent since day one, an came to the conclusion that I personally consider it a piece of junk that I’m not going to spend $160 on. For “only” $75 more, you get much better overall quality and performance (should be verified of course).

It appears that hIKARInoob’s post may have ruffled some feathers, though I’m confident that this was not their intention. The thought process I go through when making a hefty purchase from China is that as I enter the item into the cart, I am of the understanding that I will most likely not see any of that money again should I receive the item and it be faulty. Seeing as sending the light back to China will cost me the best part of £45, the best I can hope for is customer service taking a liking to me and be willing to ship me out a replacement (only happened once) or to receive some kind of store credit. While I am able to purchase the X45 with no financial impact to me, I am not frivolous with my cash - you asked what BLF stood for, and I believe that along with it being a budget forum, it is also a forum for learning how to make intelligent purchases. The Imalent DT70, while an extremely impressive bit of kit that has the wow factor, is made by a manufacturer with an unfortunate reputation for subpar build quality. It was most disappointing to read some of the few reviews online that showed the DT70 came short on lumens by 3000 to 4000lm, and to read in the groupbuy thread of a purchaser with a dud emitter in their DT70 and the fiasco they are having to go through for a fix. I promise you, I added the DT70 to the cart, ready to purchase, multiple times since it was released, but the worry over build quality quite simply stopped me from completing the purchase.

Now we have the X45. Yes it’s $75 more, but there’s less of a gamble with it. From what I can see Acebeam have a relatively good reputation, at least they’ve had no fiascos like the HR20.

I agree.
I’m going to wait for fenix…

I’m not too sure which Fenix you are waiting for, but I read today the TK72R is $400… Ugh…

I think this is the perfect replacement for my jetbeam t6-sized flashlights, like, my t6. Almost same size, but more powerful like the next light should be

maybe
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I find it very confusing that the orange stripe is at the negative end of the battery.

Acebeam has much, much better build quality than IMALENT & You can get x45 the similar price as DT70 in China.
some comparison beamshot pictures……not my picture!
from top to bottom: x45, x7 & tm28




That’s twice now someone said you can get it cheaper in China. But what does that mean? How much cheaper? And how do you know this?

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If I remember correctly there was a serious problem on the X60, X40 and K50.

Edit:

I know they corrected the issues, and if I remember most of the issues were lights bought through a group buy.

who is actually interested in this light?

Seconded. I’d seriously consider getting this if it was at the DT70’s price point.

Uhhhmmm, there has been a very, very large amount of excitement about this light in the German forum for some time, and currently still lots of exuberance is being expressed about this light over there.

By the way, the first samples are being shipped out at this time.