Welcome to the forum! A lot of people have been finding us through Google searches for the “G700” flashlight, so it’s definitely a good thing you searched before you spent the money. I started up a thread about it a while back, and found the exact same flashlight (minus the engraving on the side) for much cheaper on Banggood.
Here is the thread: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/36521
My 2 cents:
A lot of the flashlights that you find on these Chinese websites are WAAAAAY under powered, in my opinion. They usually have a lot of false claims as to their brightness. Having said that, we do a lot of “Group Buys” where we tell the manufacturer what our requirements are, and they try to make a light to our specs. There have been quite a few “Group Buys,” and you’ll know which ones they are by having the “BLF” in front of it. They’re usually the most up-to-date, hotrodded flashlights on the market.
Take a look at the Master List of BLF flashlights: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/35990
Some are still available to purchase; like the BLF A6. I don’t own a Astrolux S1, but from what I’ve heard by reading the review that ohaya posted a link to, it looks like a slightly higher quality light (although, even I probably couldn’t tell the difference between the two). Either one, I’m sure, would wow your buds.
The BLF A6 coupon has expired (I just tried it). But it looks like a new code now works; coupon code: c2d45c . It brings the A6 down to $29.95. Hope this helps!
Edit: I did just notice that you can buy the BLF A6 from Banggood’s US warehouse. Whereas the Astrolux S1 is only available from the Chinese warehouse. Depending on where you live in the world, that could knock off a week or 2 of shipping time if you’re in the US and buy from the US warehouse.