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I got four bulbs to compare:
1. Lightkiwi 4w warm white 60 mm high
2. LightingEVER 6 watt bulb (53 mm high)
3. HitLights 3 watt dimmable (This product)
4. HitLights 6 watt dimmable (72mm high)
Here's what I found:
Lightingkiwi 4 watt:
Pros:
o nice enough color. Definitely cooler and whiter than halogen I'd say it's about 3100-3200 range. Certainly acceptable
o *the* brightest, highest light output of any of these bulbs 4 w or 6 w. I would say it's roughly equivalent to a 50W halogen much brighter than my 35W halogens
o *almost* instant-on (barely noticeable delayyou will hardly know it's there)
o decent heatsink with an okay amount of surface area.
Cons:
o really not any to speak of.
Other considerations (not pros or cons, just something to be aware of):
o it's taller than the halogen by about 5mm, about same in diameter. Just make sure it fits in your fixture
Bottom line:
I'm not going to buy these because they are just too bright for my application wall sconces to add 'mood lighting'. However if you need a lot of light, and your fixture can fit the slightly taller size, this is the one to get.
2. LightingEVER 6 watt bulb (53 mm high)
pros:
o really nice color best of the four. A smidge cooler than the 35 watt halogen, but I would say I even prefer this. If you are looking for the closest color match, this will probably be the one to choose
o very compact size same or even smaller than the halogen
o nice legit-looking packaging, with clearly marked brightness, color temp, CRI, etc.
cons:
o a noticeable delay when turning on cold about a second, made me wonder if I didn't put it in all the way. Slowest of the bunch.
o heat sink has the least amount of surface area of these. Makes me wonder if it will last.
o dim by comparison at 280 lumens(claimed) it's closer to the brightness of a 35W halogen (260 lumens), not the 50 watt halogen as it claims
other considerations
bottom line:
If your fixture doesn't have much space to fit anything more than a standard halogen, look no further. Otherwise there are brighter cheaper or more dimmable alternatives
3. HitLights 3 watt dimmable (This product)
pros:
o Instant on. No delay whatsoever.
o Very bright for a 3 watt bulb. I originally did not even consider 3 watt LEDs thinking they won't be nearly bright enough to replace a 35 watt halogen bulb. Boy was I wrong. This 3 watt producess almost exactly the same amount of light as a 35 watt halogen a savings of 32 watts!
o Almost the same size as the halogen it replaces no issues with not fitting into even the smaller fixtures
o The color temperature is what I would consider warm. Not quite as yellowish as a halogen, with a slight greenish tint, but to my eye very much acceptable.
o Dimmable! at this price that makes it a very good value.
o Same exact price as Halogens that my contractor purchased from a lighting store.
cons:
o Nothing significant. Again, the color has a slight greenish tint, but within acceptable range to my subjective opinion.
Other notes:
I don't have these on a dimmer so I could not test how well they dim and I can't attest to it.
Bottom line: This is the best bulb of the ones I have tested.
4. HitLights 6 watt dimmable (72mm high)
pros:
o best heat sink of the four bulbs
o nice color almost as nice as the Lighting EVER not quite, but very close.
o dimmable bulb for the same price as the other 6W bulb
o literally instant-on, one of two fastest of all four
cons:
o not as bright as the 4 watt lightKiwi. It's roughly as bright as a 35W halogen, not 50w halogen
Other considerations:
largest of the four, at 72mm it's 18mm larger than the halogen. It's not a pro or a con, if you have the space in your fixture, which I do. If you don't, then it's a con.
I have not tried these with a dimmer. I do have a spare one, so I will install and test it at some point.
Bottom line: nice color, dimmable, perfect amount of light for my application.
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It is surprisingly hard to find quality LED lights that actually Dim on a normal dimmer. These do. They don't dim to as low as halogens, but they get dim enough; and they dim smoothly, no flickering or humming. I have had no problem with these. They are excellent bulbs. I replaced every GU-10 bulb in my house with these. Great light too! The only difference between these and a halogen is that these don't hurt your eyes when you look at them. Other than that, you won't notice a difference.The only issue you may run into is if you have some weird electronic dimmer system. It that case you must leave at lease one halogen in line, in order for it to work properly. But that's really a dimmer switch issue, not a bulb issue. I had to do this in one room where 4 bulbs were connected to a remote controlled dimmer switch. I left one halogen, and you can't even notice the difference and my dimmer still worked.
Manual dimmer switches will work fine, though. And normal dimmers too. You don't need special ones for this bulb. Just a normal dimmer switch will do.
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I am very satisfied with these lights. The lights don't have the same warmth of a standard Halogen light, but they are pretty damn close for an LED product. I installed these lights in my kitchen where I had 8 halogen lights on two separate tracks (bought into this configuration) that were lighting my medium size kitchen with an 8 foot ceiling. When all eight halogen lights were working, I was planning on installing a dimmer switch, because the kitchen was so bright.Before I bought the LED lights, I was worried that they wouldn't produce enough light, since most reviews with LED products on amazon seem to have this problem. The lights definitely are not as bright as the halogen lights, but are still too bright for my kitchen. I think I will still be installing a dimmer switch in my kitchen, because these lights are bright.
Also, I need to mention that the 3w lights are a little bigger than the halogen lights and they could sick out of your fixture. The old halogen lights in my fixtures use to be recessed a little bit, but now they are flush. I originally sent some 7w LED lights from the seller and those lights are even bigger than the 3w. The 7w LED lights were sticking out of my fixtures and I had to contact the seller to get them replaces with the 3w lights.
The seller is a small company, so their response is a little slow, but they resolve all my issues and even replaced a light that died after 2 weeks. I would buy from them again
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Standard size halogen GU10 bulbs are 2 1/8 inches long. These HitLights GU10 bulbs which I just received are 2 3/8 inches long -longer than the 2.2 inches in the product description and in some customer reviews. Apparently the manufacturer has increased the length without updating the product description.If you have fixtures with screw on rings over the front of the bulbs (as we do), then these new bulbs will NOT fit. I'm still looking for dimmable GU10 LED bulbs which are the standard size.
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At first I was REALLY skeptical about all this "LED" thing. I've never had experiance with LED bulbs for home use. Flashlights-yes but nothing intended for everyday abuse. Price was right and I decided to give it a try. I bought one bulb just to try it out and... And let me tell you, if you looking for replacement of your power hungry 50Watt or 35Watt GU-10 bulbs-look no futher. This bulb is just perfect. Don't be mislead by "3W LED" mentioned in descripton. 3Watt IS PLENTY of light-no questions asked. May be it's not 100% match to your 50Watt GU-10 halogen, but brightness is definitely in the middle of 35Watt and 50Watt. Plus so much less heat! It gives you a nice, bright beam and it's DIMMABLE. Yes, I know, many people are having problems with dimmers and LED's, but this bulb does exactly what it says.After trying one bulb I went ahead and bought 10(ten) more! I replaced 9 of my halogen GU-10's with LED's and was just amazed with my electric bill. Basically, these bulbs paid for themselves over a period of 2 month. Only time will tell how good they are in the long run, but so far I can not be happier with my choice.
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