Maglight used to be a tenant of my father, so I had about 100 of them. Every time he went out to CA to check on the building he would bring one back (later he told me he had to buy them because Mag doesn't give freebies, but that's another story.) Anyway, the single AAA, 2 AA, and 2 AAA were great flashlights at the time, but LEDs are a really improved design and getting better all the time.

The maglights have a few problems. The first is a drop from shoulder or even pocket height while the light is on will kill the bulb. I've had it happen quite a few times. The next is the bulb will die without warning. I remember as a kid walking from my campsite to the bathroom and the bulb died, there I was trying to change it in pitch black, luckily mag includes a spare. I did it, but it wasn't a very good experience.

With LEDs you get shock/drop resistance, a bulb that will last basically for the life of the owner, increased battery life, no need to worry about spare bulbs, with basically no loss. I've converted all my Maglights to LED. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />