Haha is the opposite situation to Thrunite, which has withdrawn from the EU. I wanted to buy TN40S in NW and I could not, and nowhere is there. Acebeam, I see that it behaves similarly, dividing the world into pieces. NW for Europe and CW for US.
Itās probably just a distribution issue; shipments got to the EU first. Manufacturers often introduce CW first (Thrunite does this) and only offer NW later. Itās my impression Acebeam wasnāt going to offer NW on this or the T36, but then dealers committed to ordering large enough quantities to convince them to produce it.
Of course, if I was running a flashlight company and had to pick a default tint, it would be 5000K for most products (throwers would be warmer). Itās not necessarily everybodyās favorite, but (almost) nobody hates 5000K.
Dear Acebeam,
Why would your company not want to make a light (5000K T27) available to as many potential customers as possible? Why the deception? Iām beginning to question why I would want to deal with a company like this.
zak.wilson
To your point, look at this video.
I just found this from Taiwan
I think ādeceptionā should be replaced with ādisappointmentā. I donāt see how they deceived you.
Iām freaking disappointed that Acebeam donāt offer NW in so many of the lights I wanted to buy so I just donāt buy them. I wasnāt deceived in any way.
You can get all the options you want from good ol Skylumen. Iām sure heāll ship international too.
SKV89
Iām ādisappointedā by the ādeceptionā. I actually have an email from Jessie jessie@acebeam.com stating that the 5000K is available.
Well, Jessie hasnāt/wonāt respond since I told him I live in NJ.
Steeldog
Thatās a nice option. I may have to go with it.
Well well well Iām sorry Jessie. It looks like theyāre finally out.
Better late thanā¦ Iām still puzzled as to why he wouldnāt respond to me (or my email) messages.
Killzone also encouraged Acebeam to produce 5000K versions of the T36 and L16 as I understand it. Theyāre doing good work.
I think itās that whole Jersey thingā¦
Iām thinking of buying this light!
But why is Skylumen estimating the output to be 40% less than Acebeam?
Lightbringer
:laughing: And donāt you forget it either 
Mikael
I noticed that, then again, itās still quite a bit better than my M3SX. Youāre right though, and itās a good question.
Everybodyās skeptical of the claim of 2500 lumens OTF from a single XHP35 HI, especially using a single Li-ion battery. Texas Ace barely topped that running it from a bench power supply with no optics.
Vinh tests the stuff he sells and reports what his equipment reads. I donāt know what his test setup is, but I expect his numbers are somewhere near reality.
None of the single-18650 XHP35 lights Iāve tested have actually hit their numbers. Acebeam came closest with the L16 (claimed 2000lm, measured 1700lm for a 15% difference).
The video in the link above shows how CW thrower in foggy night negates the purpose unless the sky is clean and dry. Once weāre above the stratosphere then CW is more useful.
- Clemence
So Clemence,
You believe color temp makes no difference? I think most on this forum would disagree.
It didnāt look foggy or hazy in the video until the light was turned on, a 4000K probably would have done a better job.
Most people in this forum would agreeā¦.
That you read my comment wrong
- Clemence
Sorry 
That happens to me once in a while. 
