Saw these at Home Depot Today. I didn’t buy it (cost plus not interested in 3AAA lights).
But they look interesting, very simple and unconventional.
BTW when i pressed image in the editor i got this error: TypeError: document.getElementById(…) is null
So i can’t resize them and was only able to post them because i remembered that exclamation marks is how it works.
You must be talking about the design because 4x flashlight is not really minimalism 
I always thought the Pak-Lite was the ultimate minimalist flashlight. Just pop it on the top of a 9V battery and you’re good to go for a long time.
I like the RovyVon Aurora A3 and similar RovyVon flashlights.
They're somewhat minimalist, but kinda pricey.
The A3 is my smallest flashlight that I actually like.
If the A3 or A1 ever goes on a good sale again, I'll get a couple for the family.
Ah yes, the LRI photon microlight. I carried the photon ii on my keys for years. It did A LOT.
Yes the design.
A single conventional looking flashlight in a package would not warrant a thread 
Not enough lumens.
I wish my favourite flashlight had more lumens, its about 200 lumen max and i would love to see an updated version with at least 1000 lumen output.
Lumons is about current—if you want more lemons, then need more current which implies bigger cells with higher crapacity.
The 9V battery holds too little power to suit my needs.
And they cost too much.
An 18650 makes them look like a pile of crap.
Heck 1 x AA battery makes the 9V look like a pile of crap.
Yeah a 9V is a Cell of 6 tiny 1.5V cells in series.
Look at the size—just how much capacity could it possibly hold. 
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Would this be my primary flashlight in a power outage? No. In fact, I don’t even own one. I admire the unusual/creative design, though. I never would’ve come up with it.
At night during a power outage, when it’s completely dark and your eyes adjust, you don’t need anything close to 200 lumens to walk about and see where you’re going…20 would more than suffice. Our AA mini-maglites in the 1980s were only about 20 lumens with a fresh set of batteries, and got dimmer from there. So, for grandma or whoever else just needs something simple and idiot-proof, this isn’t a terrible thing to have in your kitchen drawer.
I can see this being very appealing to people who are trying to save size and weight while backpacking/camping as well.
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I agree that you don’t need many lumens, my 10iosh lumen ultra low on my Moon RC2 will light up a room which i have done more than once.
But that 9V won’t last that long and will give up only a couple lumens at best.
And its not rechargeable which makes it cost more than one 18650 to get the same power even once.
Yes, but like the 4-pack of terrible lights in the first post, this product isn’t for flashlight enthusiasts. It’s for the general public. They have no idea what an 18650 is, they don’t own a battery charger, and have no interest in owning a conventional flashlight because “I’ll just use my phone’s flashlight.” For that kind of person, this stupidly simple device fits the bill for an emergency/power outage backup light (or as a hiking/camping light.) There are also a lot of elderly people without cell phones who are uncomfortable with modern technology in general who need something incredibly simple.
I made plenty of S2+es and C8s that way. 1-mode driver with just 7135s and not even a µC on-board. On/off. I could’ve potted the things and made ’em nigh indestructible.
About that of a GTnano. :laughing:
I would take the Defiant light over the 9V gimmick.
9v is terrible, $/watt-hour is very low
AAA is terrible, watt-hour/cell very low
3xAAA always means super cheap ‘driver’ - usually just a power-wasting resistor to limit current and use energy for nothing
Yup, thats why i like 4AA Eneloop or 18650/21700.
It seems everyone is irritable these days, start a thread with a unique flashlight, end up in arguments.
It actually sounds like we’re more alike than different to me. I don’t personally like or use AAA or 9V either. I’m strictly 14500, 18650, and 21700 these days. Having a difference of opinion doesn’t always mean someone is irritable, and if someone can use information and examples to better explain their viewpoint rather than getting upset, I’m all for it. Discussion is why forums exist. It’s not a hive mind where everyone has to agree on every topic.
I believe that if you ask 100 random people on the street what an 18650 is, 98 of them will stare blankly at you, because they have no idea what that is. 18650 isn’t on the battery rack at Wal-mart or the supermarket. This forum is a niche group of people, and a lot of products aren’t made with our standards in mind, but I acknowledge they can still be useful to people that aren’t knowledgeable on the topic of flashlights. It’s all about matching a product to the use case that fits, in my opinion. The AAA and 9V lights clearly aren’t for us, but they must meet some people’s needs, or they wouldn’t keep making them.