Guess it's bring back old threads day... been doing that a bit already (on other forums).

Went with an A2 and wow, it is definitely not what I expected. It's smaller than I thought it would be (a good "small," though) and it's probably not as bright as I expected it to be (the pictures really had me boggled -- I was thinking I'd be betting a focused 500w lamp <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> ) The construction was far more solid than I expected, and the thing is, well, it's just a beauty.

In short, I absolutely love it. My parents were in Florida (math conference) and I was still in school (college), so I had them TAKE A LOOK at the A2 because there was a retailer down there, pretty close to their hotel. They, well, they bought it before I told them which LED color I wanted, so now I'm stuck with red. I'm going to see if I can change them to the white ones (aka mail it back to the retailer, swap, then get it back). But even if that doesn't happen, these lights sure are bright. Definitely can hit the garage door with a pretty solid beam at (maybe) 75 feet? It's nice.

<img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Thanks everyone, for your help and time and thought. I really did look into a lot of the options but felt that ultimately the A2 was my best bet. Thanks again. I'll try to stop in now and again to see how things are going. For now, have a good vacation and enjoy the holidays.