Currently using Fenix PD35 2014 model.
Fail twice from drop test. Below 3meter. Too so long to claim warranty.

Plan to buy new flashlight.
My preferred >>>>
- less than 14cm
- use 18650 battery
- there is a mode between 80-180 lumen
- must pass drop test.

Any recommend?

hahaha... this is turning out to be a dangerous thread to open!

how many torches do you guys carry around??? yes, the nitecore tini was considered but loss out to the i3e on the convenience aspect. easier to have spare batteries than having the powerbank/cable combo, methinks. and at rm48... the i3e made good sense. the nitecore is a worthy contender to my next target, the i1r actually (corrected my earlier post), especially since its stamina is quite astounding. it looks double the width of the i3e but to be fair, i haven't seen it in irl. not that it's that much of a difference. it's amazing how something so small packs such a punch, really. thanks for the recommendation, peeps!

ah, ok. thot as much. made a similar mistake between the i1r and the s1r earlier myself 

paper comparison between the two (tini/tip):

length: 43.3/60.7 (17.4)
width: 25.4/24.38 (-1.02)
thickness: 11.5/13.72 (2.22)
weight: 13.4/23.5 (10.1)

so yeah, boils down to personal preference and whether the extra thickness/length/weight is worth the stamina trade off. correct me if i'm mistaken, but on paper, the dimensions of the tip is no bigger than a regular key fob (and naturally the tini being even smaller). decisions decisions decisions. not in a rush here so we'll see...

on the bright side (no pun intended), gadgetworld2u got my two illuminators to me in double quick time and i must say technology has come a long long way since my days with the incandescent solitaire (yes, a long long time ago also). looking forward to trying them out during this weekend's trip! 

not sure if I wanna invest on a 4xAA light just to use my unused Eneloops

expensive man... it's like almost rm350+

I was thinking of Sofirn because it was no more than RM150 shipped

Haha maybe I'm just cheap but I wouldn't want it to be wasted like my direct driven XM-L2 U2 Convoy C8 sitting on my table unused

sorry    But still quite a heft to pay imo.
but if tn4a is rm215 not bad
comes in nw summore

see what i mean about this thread being pure unadulterated poison? the past couple of comments made me realise that i have my flashgun powerex 2700mah batteries just sitting around too! not 16... just 4. but still, makes me wanna grab that tn4a... more particularly, the nw version. saw the reviews... the hi is insanely bright. care to share where do you get the nw for rm195?

by a twist of fate, i'm shedding tears instead of my wallet. the tn4a(nw) is already oos at radiant den 

the tn4a(nw)???

okay... now this is strange. i ordered the tn4a online from radiant den at around 11.30am, and messaged them about the confirmation email/invoice to pay for the item. got prompt feedback that the tn4a(nw) was possibly oos... and confirmation at 12.30 that indeed, they no longer had stock. so if you actually tested the tn4a at 3pm... 

actually i am more of a neutral white flood person so i don't see any added value in having the p30. the p30, as its name suggests, is to me more relevant for hunting where you need the reach to seek out the target at say 500m or so.  what i did consider was the olight s30r, but again, it didn't add much value to the s1r turbo that i already have. what piqued my interest was the nitecore lr12 as the in-built diffuser really appeals to me. but since i couldn't find any available here in malaysia (or maybe i wasn't trying hard enough?) and since i don't plan on tackling the great outdoors anytime soon, decided to give it a pass... for now.

however, what i did get was (drumroll)... the manker u12. granted its reach is less than the s30r, i do however find the nw more pleasing to the eye than the cw. it won't make it to me in time for this weekend's trip... but let's see how it stacks up next weekend. fingers crossed, hoping manker sorted out the switch durability issue with the u12.

err... nature observers use neutral white so as not to scare animals. hunters... don't think it really matters whether the animals are scared or otherwise.

what's the point of hitting a fix target? 

10m out is good enough... but u wanna use a p30 for that? 

yes. but again, the beam focus covers a smaller area with brighter intensity. but like i said, it would serve its purpose, but not what fits mine.