Seeknite S11 / BORUiT Mini ($14 Rovyvon Clone) mini review and comparison

Other Types of Lights Keychain / Pocket Flashlights
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I came across this Boruit keychain light which have similar specs to the Rovyvon A5x line but it’s less than half the price and comes with magnets in the back, has anyone have experience with these? They’re also sold under several other brand names on AE.

EDIT: Mini review and comparison vs the Rovyvon A5X

Received my S11 today. For less than 1/2 the price I’d say it competes quite well with the Rovyvon A5X.

What I like:
-Price
-USB-C port
-UV and RED side lights
-Good UI (same as Rovyvon)
-Magnets in the tail

What I don’t like
-CW side light
-Button sticks sometimes
-Police strobe is useless

Battery capacity (charging):
A5X: 54min to full, 0.35A max, 1.23Wh,
S11: 29min to full, 0.51A max, 1.03Wh

Same lenght and diameter, but the S11 has a longer metal head. The larger switch is easier to find in the dark but the clicky tends to stick. I got the clear body but there’s also GTID bodies available.

S11 has two tiny magnets on the back, it’s weak and can barely hold its own weight.

USB-C on S11 vs Micro USB on the A5X

S11 has an CW, red, UV and blue side lights. A5X only has dual NW and red. Except for the police strobe, I like the S11 aux lights better. the UV is handy for charging watch lumes.

S11 has a more neutral tint and slightly floodier beam

While the A5X has the typical XP-G3 CW and tint shift yellow corona, maybe a tad more output, but hardly noticeable unless compared side by side.

2

"long press to turn on" = excellent.

Finally Rovyvon has some competition with a convenient lock out function.

Looks very promising!

3

This guy would be eaten alive on CPF.

4

will34 or myself?

(I take it that they don't like clones on CPF.)

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will34

6

I like the boruit headlamp I’ve seen. Might have to try this.

7

Illegal police signal, red strobe, no beacon, probably both white LEDs CW … useless crap.

8

Ok, so you are not a buyer at $15. Would you be a buyer $7.50?

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Have you used the Rovyvon that this is supposed to be a clone of?

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If Boruit releases a Mini in a metal body, say aluminum, then I would probably buy.

I don't know about the current plastic Mini.

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Unno. It’s too… busy.

12

Yeah, it has more functions than I would ever use, but it's relatively cheap!

13

I had the nitecore Tini 2, awesome little light but it got jammed and squished on the tailgate of a pickup truck, so I decided to try something smaller and got the Tiki for $18, the size was perfect but I wished the output was a tad higher with more runtime so I gave it away.

Ordered the updated A5X at $32 with white+red last week and now this boiruit just to see how it compares. I hope the secondary white is at least a NW emitter and the “red strobe” to actually be a beacon or slow flash and not really a strobe.

Will report back when it arrives.

Eaten by a zombie is no so bad after all, might have to go change my entry at Cause of Death

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Anything with a red and blue strobe is an automatic pass for me.

I’m sure legality varies across jurisdictions, but I think using a strobe that mimics an emergency services signal is just asking for trouble.

I can imagine some uses like light painting or video effects, but I wouldn’t be using a tiny keychain light for those.

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I have the “Seeknite S11” https://www.banggood.com/SEEKNITE-S11-GITD-Green-Self-luminous-400LM-6500K-EDC-Keychain-Flashlight-with-6-Gear-Sidelight,Magnetic-Tail-Repair-Work-Lamp-Type-C-Rechargeable-Mini-UV-Flashlight-p-1854171.html which has a different UI (double click to ON, long press to momentary on) and I like it.
The red and blue are gimmicks, but everything else is quite useable.
Was somewhere around 14$ with coupon if I remember correctly.

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https://www.banggood.com/SEEKNITE-S11-GITD-Green-Self-luminous-400LM-6500K-EDC-Keychain-Flashlight-with-6-Gear-Sidelight,Magnetic-Tail-Repair-Work-Lamp-Type-C-Rechargeable-Mini-UV-Flashlight-p-1854171.html

Hmm...

Banggood says triple click to turn on.

(Double click would make more sense.)

Maybe "triple" on Banggood is inaccurate?

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A discount doesn’t make it more useful, so no.

I can be done right:

Bright main LED
Warm side reading light
Bright yellow warning beacon
UI allowing quick access to the above LEDs

Maybe:

365 nm UV (hidden, so it will not be activated by accident or by necessity when switching through modes)
Constant and blinking red (nightvision preserving, as they say / position light)

A light like this will sell like hot cakes.

18

No. There must be a good argument to replace my current keychain light, and that would be a set of features I really want. No compromise here.

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L4M4, you were correct.

I bought two Seeknite S11 on Banggood in mid-June, one Green, one Blue, at US$14 each.

I sent the Green one to my daughter in the UK and told her to search Youtube for Boruit S11 to find out how to use the Seeknite S11. They are identical. I suspect they are from the same manufacturer in China.

I keep the Blue Seeknite S11 and like it.

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Too busy (well said ) :+1:

To buy things cause of cheap—-no

Regards Xandre