The wife and I bought a couple of these from DX some time last year. To answer the build quality question, they definitely aren't as good as the Fenix/Lenser/Petzl/Zebralight types but they do work OK. The wife's one gave a little contact trouble but it was easily fixed by bending a (flimsy) part on the battery holder. They're great for occasional use but I wouldn't rely on one of these alone for a situation where light is essential, such as camping in the middle of nowhere at new moon. The run time on the three triple-A cells is fairly short too, I reckon about half an hour tops with 750mAh cells, and there's no way to reduce the brightness -- it's just on and off -- although it does get a lot dimmer as the batteries run down. That's one of the things that can make a big difference to the cost and usability of a torch, some of the more expensive models give you full brightness from a nearly flat battery. Then they suddenly go out, usually without much warning.
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