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Nitecore EA4 - 4x AA 860 Lumen, US $46.90 with Free Shipping @ FastTech

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Nitecore EA4 - 4x AA 860 Lumen, US $46.90 with Free Shipping @ FastTech
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ezarc on 16/01/2013 - 23:42 fasttech.com (2724 clicks)
Last edited 20/01/2013 - 23:56
PRICECONTROL

I was just made aware of this deal via a forum, FastTech have just got it in stock today.

The previous best price on this (from the last deal) was $59 after $10 off.

More info from the old deal here:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/88063

Use the code BLF at check out to get it for $46.60.

Detailed information from NiteCore is here:
http://www.nitecore.com/productDetail.aspx?id=72

Reviews of the light:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/16742
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?347951-NEW-Nitecore-EA4-Pioneer-(4*AA-860lm)

FastTech is relatively new, I have dealt with them twice on bulk purchases of batteries and another time for flashlights. They were easy to deal with and gave me a lower than expected price.

There is more about people dealing with FastTech here:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/15888

EDIT FastTech has changed the coupon to PRICECONTROL to get around NiteCores anti competitive pricing.

Theey also now have the NW version available.

NW: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1217800-nitecore-ea4w
CW: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1209201-nitecore-ea4

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  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2013 - 02:50

    Too bright for a bike - i prefer the bus driver to see me before he kills me.

    • slowmo on 18/01/2013 - 10:42

      65 lm is too bright for a bike? that's odd, I've seen riders turned their LED torches up to the seizure inducing strobe that usually is running at about 100-150lms.

  • akanian on 18/01/2013 - 13:43

    For those of you who missed out on this low price of $46.60.

    I just managed to buy one for roughly $48.11 delivered from Aliexpress

    http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-1PC-Nitecore-EA…

    You need to pay with a Mastercard to receive the extra $5 discount, depending on the FX spread that your card charges, the price may vary slightly, but with a 28deg card, rate is above 1.05 AUDUSD.

    Hopefully this information is useful for someone out there!

    • akanian on 18/01/2013 - 15:29

      Actually, just checked my statement… Transaction went through at $47.95 AUD… Just $1.35 more than the OP but no more stock at FastTech…

    • rluiten on 18/01/2013 - 19:21

      I have had a look at the alixpress site, and follow through checkout I cant see where there is $5 off for mastercard ? At which point is it visible ?

  • djz on 18/01/2013 - 19:20

    I ordered it before it ran out of stock but there is stll no movement on shipping. I thought given it was in stock it would ship pretty quickly

  • Davo1111 on 18/01/2013 - 23:37
    +1

    Thank you for ordering a Nitecore EA4 flashlight.

    FastTech has the Nitecore EA4 in stock however, during pre-ship QC checks yesterday we discovered that our existing stocks are mixed with the usual Nitecore EA4 (as listed) and Nitecore EA4 in Neutral White (NW) tint. On a quick count about 80% of our inventory is NW and the rest are regular.

    We understand that many customers actually prefer the NW tint. If you have no preference over color, please simply ignore this message and your order will ship within 24 hours with a tracking number.

    If you have do a strong preference on tint, please reply within 24 hours and let us know which tint you prefer. We will make special arrangements for you.

    Thank you.

    Kind regards,

    from website: http://www.nitecore.com/UploadFile/Images/product/EA4/1-1_EA…

    • drprox on 19/01/2013 - 08:03

      Interested to know others thoughts on this. I'm no flashlight expert so.open to either and now that I have an option no idea what to do!

  • RocketSwitch on 19/01/2013 - 10:03

    So it's just preference, or do most people go with NW as mentioned in the email?

    • ezarc on 19/01/2013 - 10:16
      +1

      I think "most" (general public) would go for cool white because it is slightly brighter.

      Flashlight enthusiasts generally go for warm and neutral.

  • philo on 19/01/2013 - 10:26
    +3

    Apparently Nitecore weren't too thrilled at Fasttech selling the EA4 so cheap.

    From Fasttech's EA4 page:

    Product update:
    We are temporarily not accepting new orders so that we can focus on fulfilling existing orders first.

    Dorri Lu has sent us the following message on January 17, 2013:

    "hi, this is dorri lu from nitecore, your nitecore prices are breaking MAP by a significant amount, i truly hope you can restore the EA4 price back to MAP $74.95, or we'll have to do sth strong. I hope you can undersatnd and fix it NOW.
    Thank you."

    As Nitecore will "do sth strong", we have changed price to $69.95 which matches the price for the same light listed on Amazon.

    This is why price is changed.

    • [Deactivated] on 20/01/2013 - 15:19

      Such conduct would almost certainly be unlawful in Oz.

      In HK i'm not so sure - they enacted a general competition law in June last year.

      Price-fixing is your most basic anti-competitive conduct, but according to this review that part of the law 'only applies to agreements or concerted practices that involve competitors'.

      It could be that the conduct in question here is unlawful - say if Fasttech and Nightcore were competitors (perhaps could be in anything - marketing of stuffed ducks, not necessarily torches).

      Don't know, but it's certainly anti-competitive, and given the law is new, they may not know the possibility of breach.

      From Fasttech's EA4 page

      Where, exactly?

  • Shitforbrains on 20/01/2013 - 04:21

    Damn, if I knew they actually had neutral white in stock at that price I would have bought about 4 of them.

    • ezarc on 20/01/2013 - 04:56

      They aren't allowed to advertise at that price.

      Other vendors have to advertise the MAP on their website, but I will contact them for the best price they can do, usually I can save anywhere from $10-20 just by asking.

  • 1bug on 20/01/2013 - 15:55

    UPDATE: FastTech just changed their price from $69.95 to $54.60 for both models (BLF coupon will reduce it to $51.87).

    1. Cool White:
      http://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10001842/1209201

    2. Neutral White:
      http://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10001842/1217800

    I think this is in response to the same price at DealExtreme:
    http://dx.com/p/nitecore-ea4-cree-xm-l-u2-860lm-8-mode-memor…

    • 1bug on 20/01/2013 - 17:01

      UPDATE #2: Use PRICECONTROL coupon (instead of BLF) to reduce price to $46.90.

      • ezarc on 20/01/2013 - 23:59

        Updated the deal, thanks.

  • [Deactivated] on 20/01/2013 - 16:17

    This is also being discussed on the Budget Light Forum.

    EDIT:

    Just read the OP's post properly.

    Reviews of the light:
    http://budgetlightforum.com/node/16742

    Note the review is by the OP!
    Nice one…

  • jhova on 20/01/2013 - 17:21

    Dear Valued Customer,

    You have previously registered for a product and price alert for the Nitecore EA4 and EA4W LED flashlight.

    We are pleased to tell you that both versions are now available from FastTech again at an amazing price of $46.9.

    COUPON CODE: PRICECONTROL

    EA4 Link: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1209201-nitecore-ea4
    EA4W Link: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1217800-nitecore-ea4w

    Enter this code on the shopping cart page and you'll get $46.9/ea on both the EA4 and the EA4W models.

    If you have questions please feel free to reply to this e-mail. Thank you.

    Kind regards,

    Kyle — FastTech

  • tsunamisurfer on 20/01/2013 - 20:41

    Sorry for the silly Question but what is the difference between the EA4 and the EA4W?

  • Shitforbrains on 22/01/2013 - 18:23

    Excellent! A coupon means the advertised price does not breach the MAP

  • Black Hole on 29/01/2013 - 11:34

    I have ordered the EA4 because there was no EA4W available at the time. I was surprise to have received the EA4W :) today. This is a very nice torch. The quality is excellent. I will test this bad boy tonight.

  • Black Hole on 29/01/2013 - 20:54

    This torch own all of the torches in my collection in term of brightness. Its built quality is up there among the best and only eclipsed by most of my Surefire and HDS torches. Overall, I highly recommend it to anyone who is sitting on the fence. This is my 5th Nitecores and so far all of them are well design and built.

  • Black Hole on 30/01/2013 - 21:59

    I have tried to construct a cheat sheet for this torch but someone has beat me to it.
    https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=330e3650cf591eba&id=330E3650C…

  • martology on 31/01/2013 - 19:43

    Mine arrived today. Smaller than I thought and very bright. My first neutral white torch and surprised what a difference it makes. Overall very high quality and a great bargain.

  • 1bug on 01/02/2013 - 01:07

    The Cool White model is back in stock.

    • 1bug on 01/02/2013 - 19:07

      The Neutral White (EA4W) model is now also back in stock.

  • aec on 01/02/2013 - 17:55

    bought

  • Black Hole on 07/02/2013 - 11:00

    My second purchase has been 17 days. It remains under process by the hongkong mail for the past 7 days. What is going on? Held back because of the upcoming Chinese New Year?

  • Davo1111 on 07/02/2013 - 23:36

    Anyone got theirs yet? Still waiting on mine. Fasttech claiming it was shipped on January 21, 2013

    It appears martology is the only one so far?

  • Black Hole on 08/02/2013 - 11:14

    I have good experience with my first order but my second order with "slowtech" is the opposite.

  • Davo1111 on 10/02/2013 - 20:15

    The item (RC*****HK) left Hong Kong for its destination on 9-Feb-2013

    wow, thanks fasttech

  • jhova on 11/02/2013 - 16:18
    +1

    placed order on 20 Jan, shipped on 30 Jan, left Hong Kong for its destination on 9-Feb-2013, tracking is useless

    • Black Hole on 12/02/2013 - 00:48

      I have been voicing my displeasure with the slow processing and useless tracking with SlowTech but all they said were they will investigate this.

  • cmdwedge on 12/02/2013 - 13:17

    Received mine today in Canberra. Took about 3 weeks to arrive. It's just a great little torch.

  • tsunamisurfer on 13/02/2013 - 12:10

    Mine was shipped on the 27th Jan and arrived yesterday.

    The unit is very good…very solidly built.

    The turbo mode is very bright.

    The UI is not very intuitive but thanks to the cheat sheet chart it is easier.

    The best torch I have ever owned….thanks.

  • Black Hole on 15/02/2013 - 17:22

    Mine arrived today.

  • Davo1111 on 15/02/2013 - 22:24

    finally arrived, without the rest of my order :(

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