XTAR make 18650 protected batteries. They just opted to call them 18700 since they are longer by a few mm. Other manufacturers simply say protected 18650 and don't care if they make a cell longer 4mm by size.
It's actually clever from XTAR. At least no1 would complain the 68,5mm long batteries were too long for use in some poor flashlights.
These are just like trusfire flame 18650 protected perhaps 1mm longer... (size wise)
Come on folks, lets get in on these great deals! PLEASE DO VOTE.
I think the $13.50 price for a pair of Sanyo 2600's is a very good price and Id like to see our members (especially the ones with MCE, XML or P7) buy into these. As mentioned, I'll take 5 packs right off the bat if we can get the rep to live up to all the hype they've already left on this forum. If not, its just more hot air from a floundering vendor that sends us packing back to their competition.
The poll looks prommising. ATM 45% of you are voting for 2600mAh version, very few for 2400. I've tried to agreed even better price as I think I saw retail price of an 2600mAh lower than 15 USD last week, but couldn't check it as their site wasn't responsive then (at least for me).
:) hardly. CPF would not let you keep any trustSomething debate going and nobody would have said anything good for the TF.
If you think price performance well TF beats the XTAR hands down. Nobody did however assess how both do after several cycles. Also worth to mention XTAR's are visibly better made. The 18700 fature sanyo internals. That has to be good in my opinion. Generally good made cells costs way more than XTAR.