THOR I uses 5 min stepdown timer similar to THOR II.
My KP IMR18350 is about 2 years old. Modern 18350 models should perform a little better than mine.
THOR II record was extracted from previous review data. THOR II was powered by Sony VTC5A 2600mAh Li-ION.
Maybe I’m confusing the groupbuy, but wasn’t this one listed as a double digit priced groupbuy initially? I thought I saw $XX.99 or something like that. Is there a threshold that needs to be hit first, am I confusing it or did the price just go up? I got a coupon for about $1XX.99
If true, I’d have to reconsider what’s the better LEP buy since the THOR II is costing not too much more than that.
Thanks for clearing that up Freeme, and apologies about mentioning the price, I had not gotten that memo yet. I wanted to delete and correct my comment but it’s already been re-quoted a few times, so I’ll at least edit my original post.
Also, thank you for the wishful thinking and for trying to get us all that first sub-$100 LEP, I know we all really appreciate that and you for trying.
I guess I mention this because the closer price between the two made my decision harder. All things considered, I really really like the THOR II design, size and throw. But when it came out I couldn’t quite spend that, or shouldn’t spend that I should say. So when I saw the $XX.99 for the Thor 1, I thought it was a sign that it was perfect for me. Now I wonder if I should just go straight for what my heart wants in the Thor II. The other issue is that I want raw aluminum badly and the the THOR II isn’t available in that finish, while the Thor 1 actually is( inn top of being crazy pocketable too). I’m just super torn now after thinking this would be a super easy decision. Anyway, I know the correct answer is just to buy both, but that’s not an option for me.
I was not expecting to see 2 super awesome reasonably-priced LEP’s that I would even care about this year. But that’s a testament to these two awesome lights. Even if they weren’t an LEP, the design is pretty awesome IMO. But the fact that they look the way they do and ARE LEP’s…WHEW CHILE!!!
If anybody has any insight on this decision I’d really appreciate it. Maybe the fact that the ThoR 1 is the first truly pocketable LEP and in RAW aluminum to boot should be all the convincing I need.
Had to complete the set with the THOR I accompany the THOR II though I wish it also came in sand so it would match but oh well, Black aluminum ordered !