Customer Reviews

Neiko Super-Bright 21-LED Aluminum Flashlight, Cool Blue

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I bought this light and the 9 LED version at the same time. I have used both side by side.

The 9 LED version is $4.99. The 21 LED version is $9.99.

Both I and my father in law vastly prefer the 9 LED version. They use the same power (3 AAAs). A brief lesson about electronics: If you take a power source, and hook 9 LEDs up to it, and then you take the same power source and hook up 21 LEDs, the 9 LEDs will be brighter. The power gets "watered down" between the 21 LEDs. While there might be technically the same amount of light, it is far less concentrated on the 21 LED light and each LED is dimmer.

Anyway, I won't return it, and the unit works fine. The 9 LED version is much more powerful and costs half the price, so buy two 9 LED units and put one in the drawer until you need it.

I have since bought 3 more 9 LED units. They are the better option.

Knowing not all LED's are created the same and a little suspicious of the great price on this little model, I didn't know what to expect when I ordered three of these flashlights. I wasn't disappointed at all.

The unit, even with the three included AAA batteries, is surpisingly light due to its aluminum body. It has a sturdy O-ring in the cap to prevent water damage (though I haven't tested that yet). This little light is far brighter than the old Mag-Lite I'd been using. It has a clear, strong beam of bright white light. It's so compact that I got one for each of our cars and another to hang in the hall closet. A handy carrying case is included and the flashlight has a lanyard. At the price, I don't think you can beat it.

These are nice looking flashlights. I bought 3 of the led flashlights..2 were the 9 light and one was the 21 LED flashlight. For $2.99 AND $5.99 They are good for the price. They work well and are very bright. These are not for distance lighting though. They light up a fair area close up. One flashlight keeps losing its retaining ring...just pops off..but it pops back on easily enough. One other lost its rubber switch cover. You have to keep the ends screwed on tightly to keep the light working. Battery life is excellent.

I use one nightly and its lasted for over 8 weeks without changing the batteries. (3 AAA) It fits nicely in a shirt pocket. Have dropped my 21 light led flashlight many times and it still works...all 21 lights, so its pretty rugged.

I highly recommend these flashlights...but remember.. there not high quality light.. just good lights.

I bought this and another flashlight as a potential gift for a person who wanted a flashlight to help see jigsaw puzzle pieces more clearly. Specifically I was looking for a clear, bright light, and for a decently broad beam. This flashlight has a great light that is brightest in the center and very gradually tapers off to a fairly well defined circle. It doesn't have a darker ring in the center or a really yellow light like a lot of other flashlights I have owned, so it illuminates what you are looking at very clearly, which I was happy about.

As for the beam width, I decided to measure it for the review because that isn't information I was able to find when I wanted it. So if you hold the flashlight 12 inches above a table, it makes a circle of light that is about 7 inches in diameter. Just to make sure it would correlate, I measured it 24 inches above the floor and the main circle of light was about 14 inches in diameter. The other flashlight I ordered, a Coleman Wide Beam, had what seemed to be a much wider beam, though I never measured it, and since that was important for the intended use or the recipient, that is the one I actually gave as the gift and kept this one to use for other things.

Again this flashlight is very bright, so if you are in a dark room the peripheral light illuminates much more than what is in the main circle I talked about. In our big walk in closet with the door shut, if I shine it against the back wall it illuminates everything in the closet quite well, but of course the main bright circle is on the back wall. I haven't tried it outside at night so I can't comment on that. But it is lot of light for a flashlight that measures 3-3/4 inches by 1-1/2 inches.

Other people have written about the other aspects of the operation so I won't do that, but everything works great on mine and I'm very happy with it.

Disappointing performance. The on/off switch malfunctioned immediately and the light would go out intermittently without warning. It would sometimes re-light if i banged it against a rock. Also, the inner retaining ring that holds the removable battery door together also broke immediately. Poor product even if it was FREE. It let me down on a rough contry camping expedition in South Dakota. DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

This product constantly surprises me - it's light weight, size and most of all the brilliance of the light. It is not recommended to point this in someones face; it can hurt the eyes! Very useful for mechanics to see in small cramped spaces in the engine bay, useful also for older folks with not so perfect vision. The only problem is that this "brilliance" is only for a short distance; if this product could project this powerful beam further, this product would be perfect!

Nice and bright. But sometimes when rotating, the lights will flicker a bit. I suspect the battery connection is not as snug as it should be. Probably an easy fix anyway.

I can find nothing to discredit this little light. I'm sure there's something but i just have'nt found it as yet. I bought two 9LED's one 21 LED and one 28LED. I let the 28 burn in for a while to see if it would buckle, it performs well. I've bought a lot of led flashlights since they came out cause i'm a flashlight junkie and all i can say is, for the $$$ u cant go wrong with these. They definitely deliver. Never gonna pay top dollar for a flashlight again. Thanks china :)

this is the best flashlight i have had. small & compact. sturdy metal construction. looks high-tech with the design and the "fuel core". super bright; more bright than those bigger filament ones. batteries included.

It arrived quickly but the 21 led light didn't work. I also bought a 9 led light that works fine.