Led bulbs are just super expensive in general. Usually at four bucks per watt, if you can find it lower then you are getting a deal. This bulb is rated at 3w but I without a watt-meter I'm guessing it draws around 1.5w, it is very dim. Like three of these together definitely is not nearly bright as my single 6w bulb. There is very little practical use for this bulb, it goes great in the stove range vent-fan. As ambient track lighting, great. Something this dim has little application, but if low power night light is what you are looking for, this is a bargain. This bulb has a disgusting green tinge, but the lenses focuses the light into a narrow PAR which makes it unnoticeable. The 5w and 9w versions that use cree LEDs that look identical would be more practical, but again, those are $15 bulbs. This thing is 3 bucks a pop and will last longer than your life.
-update. These bulbs are awesome! Just unscrew the top, that plastic top actually blocks half the light, and use clear tape replace it, the bulb gets much brighter. If you dont want the focused beam, then remove the 3 magnifying lenses. I have one bulb being used as a front porch light. It stays on all day and does not even get warm! The LEDs are actually dangling off the heat sink, it doesn't even need a heat sink because it draws like .5 a watt and does not get hot.
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using two of these for outdoor motion detecting fixture and I'm impressed with what ONE focused watt can do. its not as bright as a 50 watt incandescent bulb, but it isnt 50 watts! it also doesnt crap out in cold weather like the CFL's do, which are junk!
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