received mine.
driver is very good, it starts blinking 3 times each 5 seconds from 3.0v to warn you of low battery. obviously no blinking at 1.5v.
no LVC.
same brightness down to 3.0v, then it starts decreasing a little, and remains stable down to 1.1v.
buck-boost driver, startup voltage must be greater than 0.9v, then it stays acceptably lit down to 0.5v.
memory resets after a 4 seconds shutdown. perfect timing.
beam quality is not as good as said by the OP, emitter is not perfectly centered (mine is NW), and in the side beam you can see the shadows of the 2 gold connection wires inside the emitter projected (2 triangles projected).
the pros are that the light is quite floody and thet there's not color shift in the side spill (in lights with with reflectors it always tends to be of a cooler and nastier color).
light came not lubed. I use motorcycle chain lube: not silicone based, does not damage orings-plastics, and it's very greasy, smooth and persistent.
the small hook at the bottom of the light seems flimsy: it moves in and out for about 2mm (but it does not come out).
operation with aw protected 14500 is problematic: nipple is short and you have to twist hard to compress the rubber disk and light on the flashlight.
if you manage to increase nipple lenght of about 0.3mm by pinching it with a claw, operation becomes silky smooth.
one last note: mine came with the oring misplaced: it was installed in the outer slot (too big in diameter, oring damage will occur if left there).
I moved it in the inner slot (slightly smaller) and now the twist is smooth.
CONCLUSION:
with a better emitter centering, it is WELL worth the 35-36 usd.
ultimate edc AA+14500, full stop.