Buy Maglite XL200 LED Flashlight, Black

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When you can get a pocket flashlight for a couple of bucks, why would you get a flashlight like this one?

1. Brightness. This is as bright as any flashlight that I have ever owned, save "million candle power models". I own an XL100, this flashlight seems to be brighter. If you look into the light it will dazzle you, even on a bright Florida day.

2. This flashlight has every function that the XL100 does, plus the safety mode (which works exactly like the safety mode on the XL100 did). With the XL100, you needed a flashlight to look at the back of the XL100 to figure out which part of the light to aim up the 100 went into modes by which part of the side of the flashlight was up and I frequently got it wrong. I like the 200 scheme a lot better, it can be done one handed, in the dark and counting is a lot more sure than aiming.

The functions invoked by clicking the button some number of times. A quick click turns the flashlight on. Push and hold, and you can adjust the brightness. You tilt the flashlight left or right to brighten or dim it. There is a slightly broader spot for the max position, so it is easy to make the light "brightest".

Two clicks get you into flash mode. Hold the button and tilt the flashlight to adjust the speed of the flash. The effect is that of a strobe light. You can "freeze" a ceiling fan or a running dog, but when you look at the fan you can see that to brighten the flash, the light stays on a lot longer than a xenon flash, there are several quick flashes although this effect was more pronounced on the XL100 than the XL200, but you can make the fan appear to run forwards and backwards. Fun and games at parties, but if you set it at a very low rate, it will flash for quite a while, I'd imagine a week or more would not be exceptional. Or it could flash faster for a warning. The intensity of the flash can be adjusted.

Three clicks is night light mode. This is simple. The flashlight does not move for a second, it dims. You move the flashlight, it brightens to full. Then, with no movement for a second, it dims again. This is handy as a tent light, or in a power failure. This mode is not affected by dimming.

Four clicks is manual signal mode. There is one point in the flashlight's rotation at which the flashlight is off and you twist it a bit and it comes on. With practice, you could send morse code in this mode. Dimming works in this mode.

Five clicks puts the flashlight into sos mode. Dimming works in this mode.

Finally, there is the safety mode. I believe that this was not on the XL100, can't find mine right now. With the flashlight turned off, point it straight up, push and hold the button. Point it straight down, release the button. The light should turn off, then it is in safe mode.

To take it out of safe mode, point it up, press and hold the button, point it straight down and release. This is exactly the same move you used to put it into the safe mode with one button push pointing straight up and one straight down.

This flashlight sounds complicated, it is not. It can be operated with one hand, with no issues. If you can click a button between one and five times, and hold or not hold the button on the last click, and (if you want to use the safety) point a flashlight up and click the button on the back, then point the flashlight down while holding it, you can use every function on the flashlight, but here are the real reasons to buy it:

1. It is bright.

2. It is pre-focused to maximum brightness. If you want to light a room more or less evenly, you can unscrew the cap, but otherwise you leave it on and leave it tight. There are many places where you need a light, this makes the light handy. You can dim it by unscrewing the cap, but it makes way more sense to dim it by holding the button and twisting the light.

3. It is light and can fit easily into a pocket, purse, or holster.

4. Simple functions are easy to operate, while harder functions are harder to operate. If all you want to do is turn the light on and off, push the button once, quickly. If you want to dim the light, push the button and tilt it.

You can buy a flashlight for $5. This light is seven times better than a $5 flashlight. I have a bunch of $2 flashlights scattered around the house for our frequent power failures, but the light I carry is a maglight, reliable and made in the USA.

This is the first LED flashlight that I thought was every bit as bright as any incandescent flashlight of the same size or slightly larger, as bright as a krypton style bulb that was in the 5 D cell lights that Mag sells.

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I own several maglite flashlights, and this is by far the best and the brightest! I am amazed at how much light is emitted from this little thing. The beam has incredible range, but it doesn't really spread and flood the surrounding area like the larger units do. It is described as having an adjustable beam.. not so much, that feature is pretty much useless. The different light modes are also a plus, the multi-click button seems to work well. It does feel a bit light weight compared to my old Maglites, but I trust in Maglite's quality.

I am unsure of how this model compares to the XL-50 and XL-100, as I haven't used either of them. I do know that the XL-50 battery life is supposed to be much longer, at the cost of some brightness.. it may be a better investment for that reason. What I do know for sure is that these flashlights are far more cost efficient than my big D-Cell units, and so much brighter!

All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase. I can highly recommend this one as an upgrade to any old incandescent unit, and most LED units as well.

Keep your eyes open for it on sale, I got mine for $22!

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I currently own both series of the Mag-lite, XL200, and XL 100. And I have to say that Mag-lite XL 100 is impressively bright. However, XL 200 is like 3 times brighter than that. One of the best flash light out there!

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I love this light, at least I love the two out of five I purchased on Amazon that work properly! Why do I say this? I purchased my first XL200 just a couple months ago. I'm a medic & was looking for a very transparnet light for my work. The first XL200 I purchased produced an outstanding, super bright 170 lumens, perfect white circle of light! Perfect for my work! So my sis is also a medic & I gave her mine when she was in town over the holiday. I figured I'd just order myself a new one. That turned out to be a mistake, and the reason I'm writing this review.

Obviously I like this light enough that I was willing to order 5 just to get 2 working XL200s. Yes, that's right, after a total of 5 XL200s ordered from Amazon, I now have the second properly working Xl200 with a perfect white circle of light.

But now I have 3 left over that didn't perform as well as the other two, that I now have to send back for a refund, which is a hassle! Two worked almost perfectly, they are a bright 170 lumens and in a good circle, but the light beam is very yellowish rather than white. And the third imperfect XL200 produced a lower than normal output, much closer to the output of my XL50, which puts out like 104 lumens. And it also has a very yellowish beam. (Yes, I put brand new duracell batteries in all the lights before comparison testing)

So I would definitely give the XL200 my highest rating, if you happen to get one that works properly!!!

I love Maglite co. I've been a big fan for a long time. I think there may be some problem on your production line in regards to final focusing of the product, so that the tightened down position of the lens will be the position where best reflection is achieved. I don't think this is happening with some of the XL200s. I know some of you will say, well just adjust the beam! But with the XL200, when you loosen the lens assembly at all to adjust the beam, the threads go loosey-goosey immediately(So loose that you would have to be concerned about the assembly falling off if you leave it that way.)Not sure why Maglite didn't insist on tighter threads like the rest of the lights they sell. So that's the reason you can't expect any position to hold, other than the tightened down position. Which is why it's so important for this light to be adjusted to best reflection when in the tightened down position! IMHO :)

***Again, the fact that I was willing to place 5 orders, just to get 2 working models should tell you how much I love this light, and how much I trust Maglite inc.!!! :)

PS. Everyone should go to youtube and look at the multitude of flashlight reviews where you can see exactly how light perform in comparison to other similar lights. Just type in XL200 review!

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I purchased this light when it first came out. A few people here have made complaints about the switch: 1. Until you get used to using it it can be awkward (granted). Very small light with a lot of features. To dim the light you have to hold the switch on and rotate the light at the same time (once it is set to dim it will remain that way no matter how many times you turn it on or off. To change it back to bright (high) the process is reversed from dimming it and again it will remain that way. One thing I don't think anyone else has mentioned (actually my favorite) is that when you push the switch twice and set the light down (after 3 sec or so) it automatically dims. When you pick up or move the light it goes back to bright. The use for this is you can set it down with the lens facing up and it becomes a night lite good for power failures, camping, etc. On dim it is still sufficient light to find your way around in a large room. In this mode the batteries can last for a week depending on how much it is on high. Maglite (American Company) warranty is lifetime (excluding led, batteries and abuse). Example: I have two rechargeable maglites (large, heavy 3 D cell battery pack) One of these is 28 years old the other is 23 years old (both still good as new). The few problems I've had over that time have been promptly taken care of by maglite without costing me a cent or even showing proof of purchase (exception batteries and bulbs). Fantastic American company that stands behind its products.

Holster (Nite Ize LHS-03 Clip-On Flashlight Holster with Stretch Capability and 8-Position Rotating Clip). I purchased this one here at Amazon (works great with the xl200) Maglite will be coming out with their own shortly also.