Their reputation is being cheap and sturdy. That is really all that they have going for them -- a very thick chunk of aluminum at a low price.

There are a LOT of lights that are brighter and smaller. A few are also as tough or tougher. But you will pay more.

My own personal opinion is that Mag employs more lawyers than they do engineers. Up until recently, the only new thing that they could make was law suits against smaller manufacturers. For that reason alone I will avoid them from now on.