Why are 1xAA lights more expensive than 2xAA lights?

I were following stores to catch a better deal on V10A and found DD had them for $74 now. Then I looked at the 2xAA version of this light and V20A was $65. I checked Klarus P1A and P2A and again P2A is 15% cheaper than P1A.

Why are 1xAA lights more expensive than 2xAA? I know the size does matter but 2xAA definitely punches more power or lasts longer, in NiMhs.

the list price for P1A is 1$ less than for the P2A

LD10 is cheaper than LD20

M20A costs 89.xx$ on DD

They know you have that extra money that you didn't spend on that other battery and they want it .

I think supply and demand is key here. Almost everybody wants a 1AA light, but many don't like the 2AA format because of the length. So street prices change over time compared to list prices .

DD had the V10a for 54bucks before they increased the price

Price may go down again

I guess they are planning for a high drop for faster going items. I just ordered the V20a as I already had some gift cards and price seems to be already low for that. I have doubts they’ll send me :slight_smile:

The better 1AA lights must work from 1V to 4.2V: a range of about 4 to 1.
Most 2AA lights are designed to work from 1.8 to 3.4V: a range of about 2:1. Thus, they can use a simpler driver.

This isn’t a negative for me. I prefer better tuned 1-3.2V drivers to 1-4.2v boost drivers directly driven at the higher end. Last night I read some complaints about how Eagletac D25As went poof by inserting a 14500 in them. Although the manufacturers claims there isn’t much guarantee for a boost driven by li-ions. Never felt safe with a 14500 but I use LiFePO4s. They are another story as there isn’t much compatible chargers around and the capacity is lacking. I’d carry 5cm longer for three to four times longer runtime and better availability.

Oh, another thing, I don’t understand how a driver with 1-8.4v voltage range can be efficient and how Balder does this. Really suspicious for me as I even can’t rely on my Quark 123 with 16340s. I hope 3v lithium primaries with decent capacities become more common.