It's a shame they ruined that rather good design. I can vouch 1st hand for the XTAR. Might be 9 usd more but i think it's totally worth it (plus you get a decent protected 16340 along ).
Comes with a box if you want to gift it. It's my edc and will probably stay for a long time in hi-med-lo config (no disco).
Being only CR123A is a deal breaker alone for me. I like underdriven XM-L's but 180lm is insulting.
the xtar is much brighter, and was available on the bay recently for just under $33. i sure wish 18350's would fit, but at anywhere under $30 i'd get the xtar.
Yup, looks like Olight I series has the "same" spec for batt as ITP. They don't mention li-ion, but as far as I know, they all works with li-ion w/o problems. Someone else run their Olights with li-ion?
For all practical purposes, the Meteor is Li-ion only. Output suffers on 3V cells.
The Olight will handle both, and is brighter on 3V cells. It has almost the same max output as the Xtar (~400 lumen !), but heats up much more quickly.
The Xtar is significantly heavier, and the thermal mass comes in handy when gunning on MAX.
I like the option of programming modes, much less the clip (and price.)
At the same pricepoint, I would 100% grab the Xtar. For ten bucks less, the Olight seems to be a good choice.
