Yesterday my E3A, ordered on October 9th, arrived in good condition. That’s 22 days, not bad.
What annoys me a bit is that is was already a full week in NL before it landed in my mailbox.
Because on October 22nd I got a mail from AE that the light was handed over to PostNL
But all’s well that end’s well. It is sooo tiny, and certainly not under powered!
Then why do we have button cell lights, AAA lights, AA lights, 16340 lights, etc.? Most any reduction in size/weight will equal a reduction in performance that may be "worth it" depending on the individual's needs/preferences.
Besides being lighter in weight, sometimes the physical volume of the light can make it handier. With anything I have to carry, it makes sense to me to carry the smallest/lightest tool that will get the job done.
I often grab my ArmyTek Tiara C1 Pro 18350 headlamp with its single headband because it's lighter in weight and takes up a lot less pocket space in my hunting jacket compared to my larger Wizard Pro 18650 headlamp with its headband w/top strap. The space and weight savings are worth it to me sometimes.
An 18350 battery weighs about 24g
An 18650 battery weighs about 45g
That’s a total decrease in weight of 24g, which is close to 30% just in weight of the total system.
From a performance perspective, 18650 all the way, but if you don’t need to use your headlamp for extended periods of time on high, that’s when the smaller and lighter package is preferred by many.
Its unfortunate that they don’t sell the battery tube separately and use glue in assembly.
So now you're comparing it with other brands? I was responding to your comment implying that the H04 Mini's small reduction in weight from the standard H04 wasn't worth the reduction in performance. To some people, it is. That's why people buy small(er) lights.
The H04 Mini is certainly smaller and lighter than the standard H04 and even though it might not be a large amount, the difference in weight and size is more important to some people than the difference in performance. I used the reasons I choose between my ArmyTek headlamps as an example, not as a comparison to the Skilhunts.
I beg to differ.
For my use it offers no advantage and it kills the biggest feature of H03 - very low weight.
I consider H03 to be a top notch headlamp and actually the best stock headlamp I’ve seen so far. H04 does not stand out from the crowd.