Fireflies PL47g2 2021 Review – A Great Headlamp for Nerds

Contents The Boring Stuff Reddit user u/melr1818 kindly lent me this light for review. Here is the official product page where these go for $50 and I think that’s a perfectly reasonable price. Below are the official specs. What comes in the box? The box isn’t particularly fancy nor particularly basic. It’s a black cardboardContinue reading “Fireflies PL47g2 2021 Review – A Great Headlamp for Nerds”

Acebeam E70 Review – Luxurious Looks & Ludicrous Lumens

Contents The Boring Stuff Acebeam gave me a discount on the aluminum, high CRi version in exchange for a honest review. Once they had shipped it out, I was separately contacted by u/Commercial-Suit-5836 on Reddit who kindly offered to lend me his aluminum, XHP70.2 5000K version and his copper, high CRI version for comparison! HereContinue reading “Acebeam E70 Review – Luxurious Looks & Ludicrous Lumens”

Sofirn IF22A Review – My Go-To Pocket Thrower?

Contents The Boring Stuff Sofirn sent me this light in exchange for a honest review. Here is the official product page but you can also buy it on Amazon for a markup and fast shipping. Below are the official specs. What comes in the box? The box is typical of Sofirn. It’s relatively thin cardboardContinue reading “Sofirn IF22A Review – My Go-To Pocket Thrower?”

Fireflies E07x Pro Review – It’s Complicated

“It ain’t the Fireflies, but the quality control that’s negligible.” – u/ciaran144 The Boring Stuff I purchased this light from the official product page and paid $78. Since I ordered, the price appears to have increased to $98! More on that in the competition section. I chose the free shipping and it took exactly oneContinue reading “Fireflies E07x Pro Review – It’s Complicated”

Convoy S12 UV Review – Simple UV Excellence?

Contents The Boring Stuff UPDATE: Convoy has released an updated version with a buck/boost driver! That’s the best version to buy. It should be even brighter and better regulated than the older model I test in this review. I purchased this light with my own money from Convoy’s official Aliexpress store. It’s available with aContinue reading “Convoy S12 UV Review – Simple UV Excellence?”

Xtar B20 1200 Review – Better than anything at Walmart

The Boring Stuff The B20 1200 was sent to me for free by Xtar in exchange for a review. No money changed hands at all. At the time of writing, I can’t actually find it for purchase anywhere so I’m not certain what the price is. Here is the official product page and below areContinue reading “Xtar B20 1200 Review – Better than anything at Walmart”

Convoy M21C Review – with Osram CULPM1 & 8A driver

This content originally appeared on Reddit on April 24th, 2021. The Boring Stuff I purchased this light from the official product page on the Convoy Aliexpress store. Price at time of writing is $38.39 There are several variants of this light. At the time of writing it’s available with 6 different emitters, 2 different drivers (12-mode-group & 4-mode) andContinue reading “Convoy M21C Review – with Osram CULPM1 & 8A driver”

Zebralight SC700d Review – I get it now

This content originally appeared on Reddit on June 13, 2021. The Boring Stuff This light was generously lent to me for review by u/natsac4. Many thanks! Here is the official produce page on Zebralight’s website, where it costs $119. There are only two versions of this light, the SC700d (seen here) and the SC700Fd which appears to beContinue reading “Zebralight SC700d Review – I get it now”