that s30 is awesomely priced… must resist! must wait for s30r II XPL hi!
I haven’t really had any problems with my S15R and the charging dock, except for when connected to a cheap USB charger that probably isn’t giving enough current. Unless this is a defective batch? In which case I will promptly initiate the refund process.
Bought two myself, one of them had tiny piece of annodization chipped off near the switch, probably during assembly and defective annodization on its tailcap, but for what Im getting I wont complain, just accepted 3$ store credit from Gearbest and will be happy user.
Using it as EDC light it will be visually messed up in no time :D!
Could it be that they are churning out factory seconds for some reason?
Got it for $25.38(£16.44) once Paypal had taken a slice of the action with the poor exchange rate they gouge us users with. Now I just have to hope that customs don’t notice that it is £1.44 over the limit and charge me an arm and a leg for that £1.44.
S30 $22.69 with no discount code right now at Gearbest… Got one.
Looks like the s30 is $22 now.
Dang it. Invoking price protection. Just orderee a couple hours ago!
Still waiting mine to arrive.
Tracking shows it’s already in the local customs office.
I was holding off, but when the price for S30 dropped to $22.6 it was impossible to resist.
One Olight S30 for raccoon city, please! :party:
(I hope GearBest actually ships this one. :X)
Usually chinese sites use a low declared value to avoid customs problems.
French Post is not really picky and I don’t even remember the last time I had to pay VAT.
Since the price dropped you should send a customer request for price protection.
The Olight deals look really good value
I just received my XTAR MC1 charger from Gearbest and although the box is slightly crushed all is well.
I looked at their site and they have other bargains too. The Convoy X3 is only $23.96 http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_64712.html
SSHARP EAGLE ZQ - SH - 05 down to $3.59 http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_194279.html
So what makes the S30 a better deal than the BLF A6? Or is it just something different, which I totally understand.
Would the S15R be recommended for my kid who is going off to college, or would a USB light like the EE X6R be better suited?
I use my new S15R almost every night. I stick it to my door metal frame to illuminate my corridor in moonlight mode. Battery remains at 3.9V after switching on for 7 hrs.
Does that actually ever work?
I got my SR15 a week ago and that deal is one of the best in 2015 i have to say. You get a super nice EDC light with 14500 battery and charging station for that price. Normally you get 1XAAA lights for that price
BLF A6 is more like a tweaked flashlight pushed hard ( with eventual QC issues but I haven’t received mine yet ).
The S30 being an Olight fit and finish is supposed to be higher and you have the manufacturer warranty.
As a BLF member I would say get both of course.
S15R and X6R are very different, the Olight is a complete package able to use regular AA, better suited for non-flashaholic.
In my mind the bad quality of the A6 is the reason that this is an easy decision for me because i needed a cheap 18650 for abuse, i have enough shelf queens. The S30 has much higher quality compared to the manker A6 and for most ppl who dont care about the 1600 lumens (for a short time), the olight is the better buy as much as i like the idea behind the BLF A6. Manker needs to improve here, i feel that other budgets lights like non fake convoy’s can do the quality trick
To the S15R: You can give it to a non flashoholic because it can use eneloops and with the 4 dollar extender you can use 2XAA.
All customs know that declared value from China is a joke, but they also know that products from China shipped via regular mail is not high value.
In case your package is being blocked they will have to contact you in order to get an invoice to calculate VAT and taxes all this for a few pounds.
I don’t know how it works in UK, but customs usually focus on counterfeiting, narcotics,…. and eventually large and heavy packages or those with a high value and/or insurance.
In germany you dont have to pay customs for that Olight S30. Everything under 28 Euro is free from the 19% import turnover tax and of course from customs as well. So basically any product ordered from china under 28 euro is like when you buy it in a european store with the differance that european stores want 70-80 Euro for the S30 : p