They are NOT Cree led.
Lattice Bright is a company created to cash in on Cree’s success, by copying their products with cheaper, lower quality & inferior copies and fakes of a successful companies products, and with the lack of copyright laws and enforcement in China there is nobody to stop them. Added that the manufacturers of the utlra-budget flashlight industry is taking advantage of it themselves by using the inferior lower-cost LB fakes in their products and calling them “Cree” brand, while blatantly committing sales fraud. Who is going to stop them? nobody as long as they stay in China, and out goverments will still allow ship-loads of fakes, copies, and fraudulent products to flow over the borders.
It is our duty to make sure as many people we can is aware of what they could be buying now, especially here.
I don’t think anyone disagrees with you that counterfeiting is still counterfeiting and that it’s completely wrong. I completely agree with you that a company like Lattice Bright purposefully making their LEDs to look like CREEs and then having them placed in Cree labeled flashlights is terrible. I just think that with the demand from the consumers for lower price points with similar quality, one can’t be surprised that someone would see that demand and try to meet it to gain a profit, with or without integrity. But yes, it’s still wrong.
re: “…Lattice Bright purposefully making their LEDs to look like CREEs and then having them placed in Cree labeled flashlights is terrible…”
You make it sound as if LatticeBright funded those manufacturers and “having them placed in Cree Labeled flashlight.” I doubt that is the case. I am entirely confident that if a cheaper imitation came about, these manufacturer wouldn’t waste a minute switching away from LatticeBright and still sell their “Cree” labeled lights.
I think the blame LatticeBright line of thinking is way off mark. But we are all entitled to our opinions.
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http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/20mm-Board-CREE-XML-XML2-T6-U2-10W-High-Power-LED-Emitter-Bulb-For-Flashlight-DIY/616282_32271279885.html
what about this ? seller says its original cree not copy/replica/imitation/fake.
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today i received below led ordered from above link.
is it genuine Cree xml-u2 or fake ?
i couldnt get my nexus to focus more on this picture.
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That one looks like a genuine Cree XM-L2
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Hi there. So this item here in tiny deal is interesting
She said she can offer me this for as low as 5$. But need to confirm if it uses cree xml.
Tinydeal was actually kind to send me an actual picture of the led
!http://i59.tinypic.com/3synm.jpg!
Its not that clear though but at least it doest look
Like xpe/xFAKe, so do you think this is real xml?
!http://i59.tinypic.com/3synm.jpg!
Suck at pics again, hope you guys can help.thanks
Looks like one of the LB clones to me. Should be a decent fit for this light… :zipper_mouth_face:
Is this a response to my pic or above me?
not bad price for even a TF Mini-01 clone if you can get them for 5 bucks. i can’t get the image they sent you to work to see it though.
not bad price for even a TF Mini-01 clone if you can get them for 5 bucks. i can’t get the image they sent you to work to see it though.
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Can you confirm the pic if its real cree xml? If i buy more, i can lower it further to 4$ + shipping.
Another pic sent by vendor
That is definitely a LB clone.
I ordered a Titanium Gray colored version on ebay for $ 4.54 USD that they lists to have a cree XP-E, (but i’m sure it will come with a LB clone.) i bought it to do a mod with it anyways so the LB led will be trashed regardless. Will know more once it arrives.
Hmm…it seems Cree finaly releaced the new XML3 (straight U4 bin), can be found in Bangood Meco C8 flashlight
No wonder they announce it as 2k lumens and 4amps, but i think its underdriven
I am so happy that i ordered 3 pcs of that flashlight! :heart_eyes:
Mitko, i hope you are not serious on that. It makes me more confused