For those of you that are curious about the comparison between these two lights.
I received my x9r today and went and tested it against the DX80. I have a bunch of high powered lights eg… acebeam x65, blf gt (modded Sky Lumen to 2500 meters) , acebeam x80, and a bunch of other less powerful lights.
DX80 Pro’s vs Olight x9r
1. Price
2. It lasts much longer in full turbo mode
3. It’s a bit smaller easier to handle
4. The Olight sometimes dims down for no real reason (perhaps heat control?) not 100% sure (no its not the sensors)
it might be a bug they have to kink out. I put it in turbo dimmed down quite fast ; kept trying then it stayed… not sure if
its timing related; there’s a youtube video where the guy experiences the same thing… maybe cooldown who knows…
I can live with it… but if it was my only search light I could not
Con’s
1. It’s heatsinking is not as good
2. Quality of build is not as good as Olight’s but not a huge disparity here
Comparing the beanshots (sorry no pics) they are very similar the olight might be a little longer but certainly not by much
The Olight is exceptionally good at dispersing the heat. I felt absolutely nothing in turbo. While the DX80 got hot quickly
but you can still hold it via the battery pack but not anywhere else… however you can smell the burn with the DX80
If I could only own one… it would be the DX80. Price is the big factor.
Am I unhappy with the Olight no…. even if the dimming issue wasn’t there… I’d still go with the DX80.
Frankly out of all the lights I own my fav. is the blf gt with the mods its even more of a beast
Well hope this is helpful to those that are thinking of the Olight… save some money get the DX80