ThruNite Saber 659 Lumens AA Flashlight Rechargeable, High Performance SST20 Cool White LED EDC Light

Powerful Little EDC Flashlight The ThruNite Saber is an excellent small EDC flashlight. At 600 lumens, it’s surprisingly bright for its size and very practical for everyday carry. I like that it runs on AA rechargeable batteries, making it easy to keep powered up anywhere. The clip is sturdy, and the build quality feels solid. Compact, reliable, and high-performing—great value for an EDC light.

I haven't had this small EDC torch for very long, but am very pleased so far. The brightness and power of the beams in both operating modes are more than I expected and easily meet my needs. Even the low power mode is brighter than any 3 x D battery flashlight you have ever used. The amount of light from the high power mode is hard to believe coming from such a little guy. I also really like that a single plain AA battery works in a pinch and is still just as bright in low mode. Overall, this is a well made, tightly fit and high quality product. So far, so good and I would definitely buy again. Will modify this opinion if things change in the future. Edit 12/27/2024: I was checking out the Saber 659 some more and put a rechargeable AA NiMH battery in. Surprise!, now the unit also had a low *and* high mode, similar to that with the included Li-ion. The low mode is the same as with AA Li-ion and standard alkaline, but unlike both, it has a high mode about half the intensity of the Li-ion. I don't know how long this high mode works in comparison to Li-ion, but hey, unlike the standard AA, at least it *has* a high mode! I had been disappointed somewhat in that ThruNite doesn't seem to say anywhere in their specs that standard AA batteries work only in low mode. I think I had to view the video comments to find this out before I purchased. Now discovering that NiMH AA also has both a low and high operating mode is a usability bonus to me. I think this adds a second good power source option in a pinch, as with AA standard and another reason to like how the Saber 659 operates. Try this out for yourself and see what you think.

I've owned countless LED EDC including IHC in home carry flashlights and a few dozens of little AAA and AA cells mini flashlights. But their cost at least over twenty dollars up and this is the cheapest price of good quality mini flashlight like this Thru-nite Saber. The outer built of this mini light is super high quality made of thick black mate anodized and it's tactical rear tail switch on/off functioning. A quite user's friendly big on/off button on the rear function as first press the button on low(90lumen) enough for standard normal use. For tactical or you need more brighter on high 659lumen half press the switch for momentary on low then press the second time on high mode in user's desires can press the button all the way down to stay high or release the button to turn off the flashlight. The first on mode is always on low the following hi without memory. I like this mini flashlight because it operates on 1 AA cell easily find it everywhere and can be operating on a standard AA 1.5v Alkaline cell or a rechargeable battery. But what I love the most this Thru-nite is designed that can be switching the more powerful 3.7v 14500 cell for more brighter up to 659lumen that's more than enough light for using around in the house at dark plus it's slightly larger then the AA cell clipped in my pan pocket a whole day without notice,very convenience. Over all the long size reaches just around 4' from head to the tail button with a half inch in diameter and strong like a tank outer body with a very strong special steel clip (not metal) can be securely attached to your pocket or your hat. This mini lite is also water proof with it tight o ring inside the header lamp on top where to remove the battery. The heat level is hot if you use the hi mode for 5 minutes without stop but tolerate if touch on its head and no heat at all on low mode for awhile such as 1hr. This Thru-nite is ok ! compares to one of my O-lite flashlights,the O-lite I5T-EOS with the same functioning and identical but costs 4 times of the price. With my experienced for owning led flashlights over the years this Thru-nite mini is using the latest true to life hi-end led bulb made in south Korean(Niche LED bulb) for its light which is usually equips on expensive small flashlights for the doctors/specialists to exam the pupils on the their patient's eyes. Now,for the CONS of this mini light but it's minor drawback,not a big deal to loose stars. User has to remove the cell when need a charge,not charge from outer of the mini flashlight but can directly charge to the Thru-nit rechargeable cell that comes with this mini flashlight. I rather like the standard led bulb produces a white led light than the Niche led bulb with a slightly orange peel led output. My eyes tend to be more comfortable to see things or objects in the dark with the pure white led light. I am also not very like the light output focus deep O-ring border on the hot spot of this mini light which makes the focus is not smooth on the hot spot to shine on the objects. I know, since this is a throwing flashlight unlike the smooth focus which illuminates objects close ahead. However,over all at this price with a tactically functionality,versatility with all weathers toughly built like a tank of this little flashlight. What else would you asking for?

Have had this light for almost a year. Carried every day in a hot,wet and corrosive environment and it holds up great. The battery last long and is easy to charge. Can clip on my hat if I need both my hands. I have dropped it, kicked it and got it pretty wet with no failures. Can't beat it for the price. Only 4 stars because it's gets pretty hot on the high setting but the low setting is plenty bright so long as it is charged.

...The ThruNite Saber. [EDIT 6/21: Still a great flashlight, but some issues have come up since the initial review. These have been added where relevant. I left the rest of the review pretty much untouched, to retain the first impressions along with the new info] I was looking for a quick-grab light that would perform well on either a *normal* AA or AAA (whether or not high-voltage batteries were supported), and after having spent an embarrassing number of hours researching different flashlight specs, watching/reading reviews, looking up manuals, evaluating UI experiences, then making some purchases and returns… this one just came out on top. It was simply the one I wanted in my pocket (second place was the Olight I3t 2 EOS, which I kept). PROS: - Very simple UI: single click (or half press) turns on at low, second click (or half press) turns on at high. Always reverts to low after a short timer, no mode memory - Absolutely UNTOUCHABLE performance claims on a NiMH AA battery [EDIT 6/21: the Lumintop Tool AA 3.0 actually can compete with the Saber, with more lumens and longer runtimes, but with a mediocre inverted switch, and confusing UI]: 75 minutes on a 2,450 mAh NiMH at 235 lumens - with NO claim of any thermal or timed brightness stepdown. [EDIT 6/21: I did a 5-minute test where I ran the light for that long, then compared it to another Saber I have right after turning the second one on - I'm happy to say the one that had run for 5 minutes was almost indistinguishable in brightness from the fresh one] No other light I found in my research even came close to those numbers - Extremely useful light mode levels (IMO) on a normal AA: 25 lumens on low, 235 lumens on high. I find these levels almost perfectly meet the needs of when I personally need/use a flashlight - Runs beautifully on a Pale Blue fixed-voltage 1.5v rechargeable AA (to avoid gradual dimming as voltage decreases) [EDIT 6/21: Unfortunately, when I was doing intentional duration tests, the Pale Blue battery cut out at exactly 3 minutes... so, back to Eneloops, until I can test the XTAR fixed-1.5V batteries that are on the way] - Solid build, so far not showing any significant scratches on the body or lens despite being loose in my pocket with keys and such [EDIT 6/21: I ordered 2 more Sabers, a green and a gray - the green one has a scratchier and weaker switch, and the lens on the gray one wasn't glued in correctly, and had bubbles underneath. So, definitely some quality-control issues. Just inspect your light well after you receive it] - The beam is an excellent balance of bright hotspot and spill. The center can throw *much* farther than the other lights I have with similar lumen counts, but there’s enough surrounding light to not feel like tunnel-vision (Note: the Pale Blue I’m running is pinning the light at a perfect 1.5v, so I’m always running at the max possible performance beneath a 14500 battery) [EDIT 6/21: Again, issues with the Pale Blue battery after all] CONS: - Main body is too smooth… the token grooves in the sides don’t really help much with grip, and there’s no real waist to speak of… not bad overall grip, but not great - The button, though reliable, is metal, and clearly allows dust to collect in the groove around it. It can also be a liiiitle bit scratchy at times as the metal of the button slides against the metal casing - When using the included high-voltage battery (which I don’t), the flashlight gets quite hot (though not as hot as another light I tried, the Acebeam Pokelit AA, which I returned, since it was inferior to the Saber in every possible way except build quality) - Not sure if this is really a con, but the low light mode seems warmer than the high mode for some reason Again… I did a lot of research, and tried other lights, but even with the cons I just mentioned, this light stood out from the crowd, and was just a winner for me. It’s in my pocket as I write this, and I’ve already ordered a second one. Buy it with confidence (ESPECIALLY if you want to run a NiMH or Pale Blue, like I do), and avoid the Acebeam Pokelit AA at all costs. Thanks for reading!