OK - can I make a constructive suggestion here.

One of the primary purposes of these new flashlights is that they not only are a good survival tool - but they are also very important as self-defense weapons and tactical weapons. However, very little of the info you have posted gives any useful data that could assess the tactical value of the lights.

From a self-defense point of view, you should take each light at night and shine it on a wall about 10-12 feet away from you. Then try to photograph the whole beam spot on the wall and publish the picture here. That kind of info would be really helpful, esp. if you did a comparison between the two flashlights.

Also, take each flashlight and throw it about 25 feet in the air and let it land hard on concrete. See if either one is still working (and uncracked) after this abuse. That checks on durability.

Finally, take each flashlight and ram the forward end through a piece of drywall. See if each light is still intact and working after that abuse.

After these kinds of tests - you'll have something original to really report.

Pete