they are now on clearance out here so it was an opportunity to grab one. would never spend $50 nor even $20 for this, lol. it registered at 9.2w on the kill a watt. the cri is 90 but the tint still looks noticeably different from an incandescent. still a pinkish fluorescent hue. it does render skin tones better than a twister at least. it indeeds say assembled in usa but most parts are actually chinese.
yeah unfortunatly with "assembled in usa" markings, it usually means all the pieces including the circutry were done in china and the main peices were just snapped together here in the states to get the "USA" designation. for the real quality stuff the box needs to say "MADE IN THE USA". Kind of a marketing scam IMO.
is this one supposed to be a more affordable version of the silver/black version? the latter just appears more robust.
quite the opposite lol. this is the more expensive version. it is rated at 10w rather than 12.5w and has a cri of 90. also brighter at 940 lumens compared to 800 lumens for the 12.5w version.
I want one but here they're still about 40 or $50 if i remember correctly
I believe the blister pack is also un-environmentally friendly...but its to prevent people from stealing them! I saw a GE led missing from the package at a meijjer store here and someone stuck a CFL inside
i don't even know how expensive the LEDs are here. I don't pay any attention to the LEDs when i go to a store my eyes are on the non-CFL fluorescents and incandescents lol. and HID if a given store has them.
Actually this ones pretty robust as the other one....it's not plastic...it's metal painted white! I thought It was plastic until I got one.....I opened it up it has a bit better design in my opinion....instead of wires soldered they are plugged in....in the same type of pins and plug you would see in computer circuit board with the pins on them and using wire ribbons....
The cheaper version says made in china while this one says Assembled in USA
Hmm, I want one too but they're not sold in Canada and ordering one online is too much. I have the cheaper 12.5W silver one and a 10.5w non dimmable one though.
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is this one supposed to be a more affordable version of the silver/black version? the latter just appears more robust.
I believe the blister pack is also un-environmentally friendly...but its to prevent people from stealing them! I saw a GE led missing from the package at a meijjer store here and someone stuck a CFL inside
The cheaper version says made in china while this one says Assembled in USA