Purchased from Serena, szws@szwholesale.com
Same person/company as from the XTAR 18700 group buy. Paypal company address is actually listed as Hongkong XTAR CO., Ltd
Just got the XTAR S1. Some specs from the instruction sheet first.
This is a review copy which I paid for it but the retail copy/packaging and pricing should be firmed up after Chinese New Year (23st Jan). Tentative pricing should be below usd200.
Impressions of the light
First off, I took it out of the box and yep Harry said it right in the first post, i went Holy ****. This is because the light has the highest heft there is, it is 888g without cells at 83mm head dia, 47mm body dia, 240mm length. The front bezel is slightly crenelated and the thickness is ~5mm (!!), the body thickness ranges from ~ 2mm to 4mm. The tailcap obviously does not have a clicky and weighs about 150g!
I remember the first time when i held the Polarion Crew Served Weapon Light (CSWL) which belongs to a local flashaholic. The heft and solidness is amazing. This is coming close to that. A knuckle rap on any part of the light yields nothing but a dead thud. If you have a Balder BD-4 or Fenix TK70 or Jetbeam RRT-1 you can do a knuckle rap of the head (and only the head part for those lights) and this sound is like that. Absolutely solid and no resonance. Even the Crelant 7G5's 7075-T6 does not sound like that and there is a wee bit of resonance. Those who have a fetish for that solid feel in your hands kind of light would love this.
The quality of HA is pretty good. It is somewhat slightly matt like Dereelight/Crelant quality. Most importantly is the cutting of the patterns/knurling on the light, they are all very high quality and i could see zero nicks/dents. In this regard, the detailing/sharpness of the cuts is as good as Jetbeam/Fenix/Sunwayman. This is not budget light quality.
Some comparisons to other lights
XTAR S1 : Weight 888g (excluding cells)/ Dimensions 83mm head diameter, 47mm body diameter, 240mm length.
(1) Jetbeam RRT-3 XM-L
Dimensions: Head diameter 67mm, Tube diameter 46mm, Total length 198mm
· Weight: 560g (excluding batteries)
(2) Fenix TK70
• 405mm (Length) x 40mm (Diameter) x 106mm(Head)
• 769-gram weight (excluding batteries)
(3) Olight SR92
- Dimensions : Head Diameter 100mm x L 273mm, Weight: 1180g (including batteries)
- Interesting that the SR92 got 45250 cd.
Beamshots. 100m target
Fenix TK70 in Turbo
XTAR S1
Olight M3X
Olight M3X, XTAR S1, Fenix TK70 with extender taken off and laid beside it (3D length)
High quality square threads with double O-rings everywhere!