While MagLite has a long history and a storied reputation for its lights, it was slow to convert to LED lights and the performance of some of its early models was not exemplary. MagLite has updated its 2 AA SP2209H light with two very important features, which make this light a very good choice for many users:
- It now has multiple "modes" - standard brightness, 25% brightness (for long battery life), flashing blink-mode and SOS. This gives a lot of flexibility in using the light in situations where you don't need (or want) the full brightness, or want to extend the battery life.
- An improved LED, reportedly a Luxeon.
The packaging for this light emphasizes the new features - "New Performance Enhanced LED", and "New Multi-Mode Electronic Switch" - so be sure to look for that when you buy a light to be sure you get the current version. (The Amazon product image shows this text if you zoom in.)
A couple of other positive points:
- The 2 AA size gives a good combination of portability and relatively long life (as AAs have much more capacity than AAAs, enough for most uses with the more efficient LED bulb).
- Like most MagLites, there is some ability to focus the beam, which adds to the flexibility of this light.
This isn't, perhaps, the ultimate flashlight There are lights with LEDs that a more efficient or a lot brighter. Hardcore flashlight aficionados will want to do the research to get that increment of performance from a light. But for most people, this is a very good choice and the fact that it's widely available is a big plus.
Finally, MagLite made these changes about a year ago. So reviews here that are more than a year old won't completely reflect the current version of this light. Focus on the comments in more recent reviews.
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