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SAIK RC-A3 Cree AA Flashlight (Gloden)
SAIK RC-A3 Cree AA Flashlight (Gloden)
DX Price: $15.55

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Ownership verified by DX A nice light to have
Posted by ragnarok164 on 4/5/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

This is a nice and bright flashlight. I already have the gray version and decided to get this as a set. The beam is very white, not warm or cold white. My gray RC-A3 have a more warmer white color. The beam is pretty concentrated in a hot spot with a good amount of spill.

Cons:

not sure if there is any at all. Maybe if they sell a extension for this light I will be able to use 2xAA. Oh yeah, my sony nimh battery barely fit (I have to force it in). The sanyo eneloop fit nicely though.

Other Thoughts:

Now, I am wondering if I should get the black one too get get the complete set lol.

Bottomline:

If you need a nice bright little flashlight, why not give this a try? The gray version is $1 cheaper, so that might be a better buy.

 
Mini Pig 2 LEDs Flashlight White (3*AG3 Included)
Mini Pig 2 LEDs Flashlight White (3*AG3 Included)
DX Price: $0.78

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Ownership verified by DX cute little piggy
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/20/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

A cute little piggy light. It can pump out a decent amount of light.

Cons:

the build quality is questionable as the two LED does not seem to be of the same quality ( one have a bigger spot than the other). Not than bright, sku.52 is brighter than this.

Other Thoughts:

It is a little too big to put on to my key chain. I rather use sku.1100 or sku.52. It may not be that bright, but for $1.18, what more can I ask for?

Bottomline:

If you need a cute little light then get this. It is a pretty good light to use for gift.

 
SAIK RC-A3 Cree AA Flashlight (Gray)
SAIK RC-A3 Cree AA Flashlight (Gray)
DX Price: $14.55

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Ownership verified by DX Awesome AA light
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/20/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

I love this light. It can put out so much light for just a AA light. Much brighter than sku.1995, about 3-4 times brighter.

Cons:

None that I can think of. Well that is one, it is not free. lol

Other Thoughts:

Why is the black and gold a dollar more? I want to get one of each color. :D I am using regular alkaline battery at the moment, but will try some nimh cell soon.

Bottomline:

I would recommend anyone to get this light if you are looking for a simple on/off AA flashlight. You can't go wrong at this price. Much brighter than my Mini AA Maglite.

 
2-in-1 LED + Pointer Flashlight 4 PACKS
2-in-1 LED + Pointer Flashlight 4 PACKS
DX Price: $4.78

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Ownership verified by DX Cool little laser
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/20/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

The laser is pretty bright. I was able to see the red dot on a couple house down the street at night.

Cons:

-the LED is next to useless
-one dead battery
-one have faulty buttons and both LED and laser turn on when I push the laser button. Fixed, but the button is really hard to push. I think the buttons are .5-1mm off.

Other Thoughts:

Only one was bad, the other three works great. If only the LED was brighter, but I guess that is impossible as the LED need to be small enough to fit in there.

Bottomline:

Get this! Assuming one is broken, that is still only $1.70 each!

 
DX White 36-LED Light Bulb 110V
DX White 36-LED Light Bulb 110V
DX Price: $5.33

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Ownership verified by DX Good Energy Save Bulb
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/20/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

This is a great bulb that will save money by itself over time. I brought this based on the good review that was here. Bright, but only at the spot where it is shining on.

Cons:

-gets a little warm
-could have a bit more spill

Other Thoughts:

I wonder why does LED produce that much heat. I thought they were suppose to produce little to no heat at all. I think the LED bulbs with more LEDs die faster because it gets too hot.

Bottomline:

Get this if you just need a certain area to have light. I don't have a multimeter so I can't tell you how much watt this bulb eat, but I think someone mention that it use about 3w max.

 
10mm Focused LED Flashlight Keychain Black 10-Pack
10mm Focused LED Flashlight Keychain Black 10-Pack
DX Price: $6.99

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Ownership verified by DX Cool LED
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/6/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

This LED is great! It is almost as bright as the 5mm 22000mcd ones. However, this have a more concentrated beam than the 5mm, so I was able to see a clear spot 10-15ft away from the wall during the day, while the 5mm is barely visible.

Cons:

1 of the light came with 2 dead battery.
Need a better way to hold on to the LED head, as it can still move even though the screws are tight.

Other Thoughts:

I would use the 10mm for things like walking in the dark and the 5mm for things like messing around with my computer. I might try the 2032 mod like someone have mention.

Bottomline:

Get this 10mm and the 5mm, you will not be disappointed!

 
7-Color Illuminated Charging Stand for NDS Lite
7-Color Illuminated Charging Stand for NDS Lite
DX Price: $8.17

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Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

The color on this thing is nice and the transition between the colors are smooth. It also come with a usb cable to plug into your computer if you are too lazy to plug it into your outlet.

Cons:

the body should be a bit more thick because when I turn it on, I can see color spill from the body not just the clear part of the plastic. I wish these came in different colors because I have the crimson/ black DS.

Other Thoughts:

If there was a matching color to my DS and with a body that does not spill light, then I will be 120% satisfied.

Bottomline:

Get this if you want to add more color to your room and make you DS look nice at the same time. It will look better with a white DS thought.

 
8000+ mcd 5mm Green LED Emitters (10-Pack)
8000+ mcd 5mm Green LED Emitters (10-Pack)
DX Price: $1.35

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Ownership verified by DX Cool color
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

These are cool! The moment I saw these on DX, I jsut had to get them. I was going to change one of the 9 LED flashlight with these but realize I might not be capable of such task so I just use these for some of my LED key chains.

Cons:

There isn't really any cons that I can think of except the light that is projected is no smooth.

Other Thoughts:

I wonder how hard is it to change the LED from the 9 LED flashlight to these babies.

Bottomline:

Get some if you like green LED. By the way these are actually a lot brighter than what I expected them to be.

 
Mini 2-LED Hand-Crank Dynamo Flashlight Keychain
Mini 2-LED Hand-Crank Dynamo Flashlight Keychain
DX Price: $2.93

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Ownership verified by DX Cool little gaget
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

This mini-2-LED flashlight stay on for pretty long. I haven't tested yet, but so far It is still very bright after 10min. These came charged, but not sure if it was fully charged. Doesn't need to change batteries. The 2 2mm LED is pretty bright.

Cons:

build quality seem like it can break if you crank too hard. There is no cover over the LED so be careful not to damage it or drop it.

Other Thoughts:

This does use battery to operate. There is some kind of rechargeable battery inside. So that it can recharge by cranking.

Bottomline:

It is a nice little flashlight to have around when needed. So why not give this little guy a try?

 
White Flashlight Keychain 22000mcd 10-PACK
White Flashlight Keychain 22000mcd 10-PACK
DX Price: $4.58

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Ownership verified by DX Bright for the size
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

These are really bright and at $0.5 each, where can you go wrong? I tested all 10 and they all worked great.
-have 2 modes
-very bright
-cheap

Cons:

one of them have a very sensitive contact where just by touching the button will turn on the light. No problem, with 3 minute fix by bending the metal thingy from the LED further away from the battery solve the problem.

Other Thoughts:

I change one of the LED with a green 8000mcd from here and it looks great and bright. I then put the 22000mcd white in my other LED key chain that was not working. After putting it in, it worked great.

Bottomline:

I would buy again to give it as present because they are so cheap and the build quality is pretty good too. Oh did I mention that it was cheap?

 
Screen Protectors Set for NDS Lite
Screen Protectors Set for NDS Lite
DX Price: $1.36

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Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

It's cheap. There is no where from where I live can I get a DS screen protector for under $5. Looks durable.

Cons:

I haven't actually used it yet as I only brought these as a back up since my first one where I brought it for $5 have so many air bubbles in it I wanted to change it.

Other Thoughts:

I got mine with a yellow clean cloth and the instruction seem to be correct.
1. peel this before applying
2. peel this after applying

Bottomline:

Get this if this breaks, just put another one on. It's only $1.5 so what is there to complain about

 
LED Flashlight Chain
LED Flashlight Chain
DX Price: $1.19

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Ownership verified by DX Nice little LED
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

This LED are cheap and bright. I brought 5 of these and they use easy to find AG3 batteries. They even come with 4 batteries in each key chain! I thought it will have only 3 but having an extra one is great. All 5 of the LED worked!

Cons:

Okay, I lied, 4 of the LED works. I almost broke one of them trying to open the battery compartment to remove the paper that is in between the batteries. After using a paper clip to poke through the part where the key chain was suppose to be at I had to use a lot of force in order to open it. After taking out the paper and screwing it back in, I then notice all of the LED head was pointing side ways not straight, so I manually preposition all of them to point straight. However, one of them, the one with a hard to open battery compartment stop working. The LED is dead. I guess 4 batteries have too much voltage or something since I think it was suppose to be only 3 batteries.

Other Thoughts:

Broke one and 4 of them is still fine. One of them have a more yellow/greenish grow. It is still white but not so much as the other 4.

Bottomline:

Get this! But expect one might fail so get a few of them since they are so cheap anyways.

 
9 LED Flashlight 20000mcd 2-pack
9 LED Flashlight 20000mcd 2-pack
DX Price: $5.88

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Ownership verified by DX Great light!
Posted by ragnarok164 on 3/4/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

This thing is bright for such a small flashlight.
-bright
-light to carry around
-small, can be put into my backpack, pocket, etc.

Cons:

The build quality is not the best, but what more can you ask for at this price and it comes in 2-pack for just 5.23.
-not as bright as I hoped to be

Other Thoughts:

I brought a couple 9 LED flashlight from somewhere else before for 4.70 for one and it looks better and the build quality seem better than this one. However, both is about the same in brightness so, I think it was worth it to buy this.

Bottomline:

Get this flash light, you can't go wrong with it. Both my flashlight is great and I order another one right before I wrote this.

 
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