【New Product】XTAR T2 pocket light

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£36.66 shipping to UK!!! For the cheapest shipping option
That’s A total of £80.62 with Ali fees

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I love the design, on board charging, fuel gauge.

UI, LED, moonlight levels and the price - not at all.

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There’s something terribly wrong with that webpage… It quotes US $45.99 for the light, and another US $50.53 for shipping to Thailand, i.e. ‘2 doors down the road’. That’s US $96.52 total, a steal! :smiling_imp:

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We in the UK also have to pay 20% Tax which Aliexpress charges us therefore $114.63.

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I really like some some aspects of this light, but I’m still going to skip it.

Positive:

  • I really like the looks, and although I suspect it’s probably a plain grey I would be very happy if it had the purple tint I see in some of the pictures.
  • Single AAA lights are my preferred EDC so the size and shape are good.
  • The clip attachment is excellent.
  • Although tailcap magnets are controversial I love them, even in a pocket EDC light.
  • Built in charging is great - I like being able to quickly top up the cell when I’m at my desk.
  • Although the cell is non-standard, at least it’s theoretically replaceable.

Neutral:

  • 10380 cell - it’s annoying, but probably easier to replace than a a RovyVon cell.
  • ‘Moonlight’ modes - sure I would prefer lower modes, but I get by with my single-mode SF-348 most of the time.

Negative:

  • That UI! :confounded: It’s not the worst UI in the world but for something in my EDC rotation I want it to either be simple or familiar (e.g. Anduril) and this is neither. I don’t think I’ve come across anything like it, and some aspects seem to go against convention (like double-click for moonlight rather than turbo). I can’t imagine most muggles would find the UI simple either.
  • Price - even assuming the AU $90 postage is an error, a AAA-size EDC light would have to be pretty incredible for me to pay AU $60 for it.

I think Xtar has received a fairly negative reaction to some of their recent product announcements on BLF, and I appreciate that they’re continuing to engage with the forum. :slight_smile:

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Could it be a cylindrical LiPo to save the space and weight of a can?

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$50 shipping to the US? Ouch.

And the UI doesn’t sound great… We’ll see when the reviews are in I suppose.

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Wow, same pricing to get it to the US

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The T1 is free shipping, but it’s $35. Wpuld rather get the jetbeam

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let me review it XTAR!

i am a XTAR fan from WK42 days
though mine broke, annoyingly

anyway
do not like 10380, charge port or price :slight_smile:
so far!

does it tail-stand?
looks like no

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why… that nice mini toy flashlight out there always makes me think twice for the price

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Bad UI, Weird battery size, XP-G3, High price, and high shipping cost. Sounds like a winner. :+1: :person_facepalming:

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Sorry for this confusing shipping. We checked with the sales team on Aliexpress store, and they reset it again!

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$ 46! Are you honest ?! Power on / off by holding! And it looks like to get a 10380 size battery, you need to purchase 1.5V AAA USB, and rip off the driver port ...

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Revisited the webpage again and yes, there’s a big price difference now that the cost of shipping has dropped to ‘0’ (for shipping to Thailand, can’t say anything about other destinations).

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I’ve bought the T2 in question; only 42,99 USD with free tracked shipment. The most powerful in its size!.

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let us know how it turns out…

it is pretty, and pretty small…

wle

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Stay tuned…

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Hmmmm. For now, unless gchart can prove otherwise, I see no advantage over this vs something like a Skilhunt E2A for the following:

Nearly proprietary battery (throw it away when the battery goes flat)
No dual chemistry
Press and hold for off UI
Xp-G3 (although an optic would help tint shift)
The price. I can get an E3A and E2A for the same price.

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it;s pretty but ‘spensive’.