ThruNite Saber 659 Lumens Small EDC Flashlight AA Rechargeable, High Performance SST20 LED Mini Pocket Flashlight with Clip

Easily one of the best flashlights I've ever owned.I've been buying garbage flashlights on Temu and at Walmart. They all died within a few months.This little flashlight feels WEIGHTY. It is tiny in the hand, but it feels like you're holding a holding a brick. It is really well build and solid aluminum.It's super bright for its size, without being blindly bright, and the included rechargeable battery lasts up to 19 hours on low. But it can take any AA battery, which is a plus.The button has a soft press for a quick low little bit of light, and a hard press for the full beam. Perfect for just going down a hallway or looking in a drawer. And the beam is super powerful and steady. It lit up my entire yard and hallway.Some cons.On high, the front of the flash light heats up really quickly. While it doesn't burn your hand, I would be worried about leaving it on a long time and damaging the LED. I wouldn't leave it on high for more than 5 - 10 minutes.The battery and light compartment where almost impossible to unscrew. They were on there so tight I hurt my hands trying to open it. May just be a factory thing, but it was on there good. I had to get a rubber grip can opener to get enough torque on the compartment to get it to open. But again, this may just be my experience.

I've owned countless LED EDC including IHC in home carry flashlights and a few dozens of little AAA and AA cells mini flashlights. But their cost at least over twenty dollars up and this is the cheapest price of good quality mini flashlight like this Thru-nite Saber. The outer built of this mini light is super high quality made of thick black mate anodized and it's tactical rear tail switch on/off functioning. A quite user's friendly big on/off button on the rear function as first press the button on low(90lumen) enough for standard normal use. For tactical or you need more brighter on high 659lumen half press the switch for momentary on low then press the second time on high mode in user's desires can press the button all the way down to stay high or release the button to turn off the flashlight. The first on mode is always on low the following hi without memory. I like this mini flashlight because it operates on 1 AA cell easily find it everywhere and can be operating on a standard AA 1.5v Alkaline cell or a rechargeable battery. But what I love the most this Thru-nite is designed that can be switching the more powerful 3.7v 14500 cell for more brighter up to 659lumen that's more than enough light for using around in the house at dark plus it's slightly larger then the AA cell clipped in my pan pocket a whole day without notice,very convenience. Over all the long size reaches just around 4' from head to the tail button with a half inch in diameter and strong like a tank outer body with a very strong special steel clip (not metal) can be securely attached to your pocket or your hat. This mini lite is also water proof with it tight o ring inside the header lamp on top where to remove the battery. The heat level is hot if you use the hi mode for 5 minutes without stop but tolerate if touch on its head and no heat at all on low mode for awhile such as 1hr. This Thru-nite is ok ! compares to one of my O-lite flashlights,the O-lite I5T-EOS with the same functioning and identical but costs 4 times of the price. With my experienced for owning led flashlights over the years this Thru-nite mini is using the latest true to life hi-end led bulb made in south Korean(Niche LED bulb) for its light which is usually equips on expensive small flashlights for the doctors/specialists to exam the pupils on the their patient's eyes. Now,for the CONS of this mini light but it's minor drawback,not a big deal to loose stars. User has to remove the cell when need a charge,not charge from outer of the mini flashlight but can directly charge to the Thru-nit rechargeable cell that comes with this mini flashlight. I rather like the standard led bulb produces a white led light than the Niche led bulb with a slightly orange peel led output. My eyes tend to be more comfortable to see things or objects in the dark with the pure white led light. I am also not very like the light output focus deep O-ring border on the hot spot of this mini light which makes the focus is not smooth on the hot spot to shine on the objects. I know, since this is a throwing flashlight unlike the smooth focus which illuminates objects close ahead. However,over all at this price with a tactically functionality,versatility with all weathers toughly built like a tank of this little flashlight. What else would you asking for?

Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with the light. It's not as light of a gray as I was anticipating, the pictures make it look like it has a dull silvery color, but it's a rather dark gray, but that's not a world ending deal. I like to color coordinate my EDC, and the darker gray just throws that off a bit.The output with the included 14500 cell is impressive, though. 659 lumens is more than enough in most situations, and the beam pattern, while open and having plenty enough flood, has enough of a hotspot to throw out about 150 yards reliably. Past 200 yards it's enough to make out shapes, but not detail. The throw stops being tremendously useful once you get past 250, being just enough to give you a rough idea of what you're looking at, but it does still make enough light to be noticeable with the naked eye out to about 275. For a rather small, lightweight light, that's way more than expected.It gets hot fast, though, which is just the cost of that kind of output in such a small light. The output steps down after 30 seconds to keep it from getting too hot, and even after about 15 seconds it gets notably warm.Output with a conventional AA is less than with the 14500, but still plenty in an emergency. Take care of the battery and maybe even find a spare and you'll probably never need to use a AA, but the option is nice. Makes it a nice option to keep in a backpack for emergencies with a spare AA or two. The size and weight makes carrying a spare in a bag easy to the point of being negligible.The pocket clip leaves a lot hanging out of your pocket, enough to ding it on doorframes if you're clumsy. I'd rather it sit deeper in my pocket, but small lights that sit too deep can be a nuisance to grab, so that point matters only to nitpickers like me. Thrunite's pocket clips do tend to be on the fragile side, so the slimmer profile and rounded tip (thank you for making it two-way!) makes it snag much less than conventional clips.All that praise does come with one weird flaw - either the lens itself isn't installed entirely correctly or the protective layer on top of it wasn't glued on right, possibly a combination of both. The beam on mine has a lopsided hotspot as a result. It's hard to notice without rolling it in my fingers as it's running, but the hotspot does have a blurry teardrop shape as a result. It doesn't stop the light from being useable, but it's a weird flaw that could be an indicator of poor QC in general.For those of you who have never owned a Thrunite product before, this is an issue also because Thrunite's warranty is effectively nonexistent as I've never had any luck with their customer service and it seems no one else has either. The low cost makes it a little less of an issue, but if you're buying one of their more expensive lights that might be a problem for you. I can't speak to it's durability yet as I've only owned it a week or so, and my last Thrunite (the Archer 2AA, which I would highly advise you avoid) wasn't up to my standards, but my buddy's TN12 Pro has held up to the significant abuse he's put it through, so there is a bit of trepidation there.For the weirdo flashlight aficionados like me, I think you'll find this light a good addition to your repertoire, it's a surprisingly powerful little light. For those just looking for a flashlight, this is also a good option as it's cheap and uses widely available batteries should you lose the rechargeable battery.