My xenon Maglite Solitaire died, and I needed to replace it, so I chose the LED version for its compactness, illumination and expected battery life. This is probably my fifth Solitaire, so you can deduce my opinion of the company. I bought my first Maglite in 1984, my first Solitaire in 1988, and I have several sizes in addition to these. Anyway, I hoped that focusing the beam would be similar to the xenon version, and it is, but the range of beam size is considerably less, and there is an annoying scatter outside the focus area when focused as sharply as possible when I use it to look into confined area which reflects back into my eyes. I would like Maglite to develop the same crisp edge for this LED model as the xenon version features. Until then, I'll use it in spite of its one flaw, and enjoy its small size and astounding distance and area that this flashlight projects its beam. Update 4/22/16: After using this flashlight for a little while, I found that there is a narrow range of adjustment within which the light will stay on. Often I have to twist the barrel again to get the light to come back on. Also, with this being an LED, when the battery loses voltage, the light just shuts off, rather than dimming like an incandescent bulb would do. This, combined with the touchy switch, makes using this Maglite Solitaire LED a bit annoying, and I have changed my rating accordingly.Vollständige Rezension lesen
It's a good short-range utility flashlight. It's small, so it can be carried all the time without crowding the pocket. It throws enough light so you could reset a breaker or look for a keyhole. It's not very suitable for looking across a room. I get about 30 minutes of use out of mine before it wants a replacement battery.
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I find the Maglite Solitare flashlight to be useful and helpful. It fits in my pocket or on a key chain and is useful at night to find the key hole to unlock my car's door. I also have used it to look in a dark place where I need to see. Rugged and waterproof.
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Ive had 3 of the mini led maglites now. Im shopping for my fourth right now. I like them alot for various uses. I use it daily for one thing or another and when theyre brand new, they are great. The problem is that they start having problems when the cap is turned to "turn on". Its like the contacts get oxidized and wont conduct power. Sometime knocking it helps but eventually, they wont turn on anymore. I can see the battery contact inside the flashlight and made attempts to scratch it clean, but it didnt help. I havent had one last longer than 4 months. Maglight needs to spend an extra 25cents to have better contacts for how much these things are. I buy them because they're American made, but the quality is poor for the long haul. If i were to go camping, i wouldnt trust using an older one, id buy a new one for the trip.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Super bright, extra durable, the little flash light is a great bonus because I put it on my key chain and take it anywhere. Great deal and great product.
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I purchased several inexpensive LED key chain flashlights to upgrade my old Solitaire but remained unimpressed. FYI-My old Xenon Solitaire still functions perfectly but just didn't put out enough light when compared to the new LED flashlights. So before spending $15 or so on a tiny light, I did a little shopping, youtube watching, flashlight forum reading and such. It seems that what I ended up wanting was a single triple A powered light. So--I narrowed it down to the Maglite and the Fenix E01. There are supposedly better lights--but more money than I was willing to spend. The E01 is advertised around 9-12 lumen and the Maglite at 36. So I chose the Maglite since it was supposedly brighter and I had good luck with my old one. Now on to the actual review. The quality is typical Maglite. In other words, Excellent. Never need to apologize for it. Nice, well finished and quality in appearance. I installed the supplied Duracell battery and gave it a twist. WoW! This is excellent! It throws a nice bright center ball, and floods around it in a very useful pattern. When I took it outside, it lit up the back corner of my yard 90 feet away. Couldn't be happier! Works better than I had hoped. If you were considering one--Do yourself a favor and give it a chance. One word of advice--make sure you install the battery correctly! You can damage the light if you flip the battery. While Maglite has the famous lifetime warranty, wouldn't want to have to use it before you had a chance to see how really good this light is. Hope this helps.--AJVollständige Rezension lesen
This makes an excellent EDC flashlight that fits easily in the pocket. I keep mine attached to my Swiss Army Knife. The LED version, as you'd expect, is quite a bit brighter than the incandescent version of the Solitare. The incandescent version has a yellowish light with rings whereas the this LED version is brighter and whiter with no rings. It is more expensive than say the Rayovac mini-LED keychain flashight (which I EDC in addition to the Solitare) but provides much more light (The Solitare is rated at 37 lumens and the Rayovac mini LED is 5 lumens). The reason I EDC both are associated with the run time. The Solitare is rated for a run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes (I have seen it go slightly over 2 hours on good rechargeable AAA's). The Rayovac is rated at 7 hours on an alkaline AAA. I paid $13.95 w/free S&H for the Maglite Solitare LED. I would not pay any more for this light and had to stretch a bit to even pay this amount. But it is a Maglite and should be durable enough to provide many years of service. If it doesn't they're going to hear about it. I paid $2 at Walmart for the Rayovac Mini-Flashlight LED keychain. I think they're up to about $3.99 now but still quite worth it. This is a substantial difference and allows me several options. First, I can pick the amount of light that I need for the task. As an example, my son dropped his wallet in the theater a while back and when we went back the Rayovac provided enough light to see in a dark theater under the seats. We found the wallet. Good amount of light for looking around the car at night, using a key in a lock, looking in a pack or purse etc. If I need a brighter light source the Solitare LED is there to provide it. And each is a battery source for the other in the form of a spare AAA if needed. The role of this product is to have a light source readily available when it's needed. In this role the Maglite Solitare LED works wonderfully. If I could have only one I'd have to go with the Rayovac mini-LED because the run time is more than tripled. That is substantial. Often times people want as many lumens as possible, and for some lights you need it for the suited task. But for this type of light the run time is the superior consideration. Fortunately both are small enough that you can carry both without issue.Vollständige Rezension lesen
A small but very bright flashlight I can carry with me at all times. It's much brighter than the non-LED model, but with the same Maglite features and durability
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Great bright little flashlight. Hangs on a keychain. I will use mine in a hiking survival kit. Attached to a lanyard with a whistle and a small Swiss army knife, it's so light I hardly notice it's there. The only drawback is having to rotate the bezel to turn it on. Hard to do one-handed. Needs a tailcap or button switch like its big brother MagLites. Would give it 5 stars if it had this feature.
The Maglite Solitaire LED is a perfect keychain light. I've used this thing for well over a year on my key ring and I can't tell you how useful it is. It projects a very bright light on just a AAA battery. I've never had an issue with it whatsoever... I've dropped it numerous times (and it's got the scratches to prove it) and it just keeps working. This thing was BUILT for EDC use, plain and simple. It's also priced so that you could buy a couple of these things as backup lights as well. I highly recommend this product - Maglite is one of my favorite flashlight brands out there. If you're looking for a bigger light, I recommend the Maglite Mag-Tac 320 lumen tactical light with bezel. Otherwise, this very pocketable light will serve you just fine.