Nitecore Tip SE Black Keychain Flashlight, 700 Lumen USB-C Rechargeable EDC with LumenTac Keychain Light

Overall this is an excellent EDC flashlight - compact, lightweight, super bright when needed and good battery life. The one significant issue I have with it are the buttons - the on/off button is raised above the body, and there's no lock out available, so I've had several instances where I noticed the light had turned on while in my pocket or bag. I'd very much like to see the useless 'Demo' mode replaced with a 'Lockout' mode.

This little guy is FANTASTIC. It's very compact and less than half the size of an ink pen (I would add pictures, but you know... takes more time than I want to spend lol)It has two buttons: one for on/off and one for the 3 modes (low, medium & high) HOWEVER, I love the fact you can hold down power or even the mode button and get a SUPER bright mode for a little bit.It is a USB-C charger that you pop the clip off to get to. That's a little annoying but it keeps things from getting in the port.Unfortunately, it does not come with a USB-C cable which is a common trend with a lot of products these days.I highly recommend this light, and I have bought it for 2 different people as gifts and have 1 of my own.

Nice light, just need to find where I put it.

Only down point is the coating/finish used, It has chipped all over looks kind of ratty but the light is excellent

really impressive brightness and battery life with a pretty quick recharge. Have carried one on My key chain for well over a year and just bought a second one for a gift.

First I confess I am a flashlight nut. I have dozens of flashlights ranging from tiny 1-inch keychain lights to spotlights that will probably light up France from the the shores of England, and most sizes in between. I don't mind paying a bit more as long as the flashlight is high quality. Recently my old Nitecore keychain light died after about 8 years of faithful service. After looking at products and reviews for a long time, I settled on this.Wow! What a tiny but fantastic powerhouse. This USB rechargeable light fits nicely on my keychain, and is in fact shorter, narrower and lighter than my car's remote key fob. We don't have car keys anymore. We all have remote key fobs. Most of these are similar in size and weight, so when I say this thing is lighter and smaller than the key fob, you know how small it is. The product description says it puts out 300 lumens on high, and 700 on turbo. I was a bit skeptical. I've seen lots of claims of lumens that were exaggerated. I turned it on, and cycled through low, medium and high. Low gave enough light to see your way in, say, a totally dark garage. Medium was bright enough to light up my fairly large garage so I could see everything. If I had to change a tire, I think I could do it with the medium setting, which is comfortably bright. The high setting lit up the whole space. 300 lumens? Yeah, I can believe it. In fact I own several 300-500 lumen hand held flashlights, and the light from the high setting measured up. My hand-held flashlights are 5-7 inch long and uses the latest LED technology! How did this little 2 inch, flat bodied key chain light manage to match them?? Next I held my breath and held down the button to the Turbo setting. Holy Solar Flare, Batman! My whole garage lit up like I had turned on a work light. It was BRIGHT!!i am sure that the battery won't last super long on turbo. One reviewer said a bit over half an hour? But it was insane to have a key chain light, one that is so small, put out that amount of unbelievably lumens. If you like flashlights, if you want to have a light handy all the time that could light up the world, get this one!Just a last word about this. My hand held flashlights all have variable focus. The few that don't, tend to put out a narrow beam that is like a light saber. I have no problem with this. In fact I love standing out in the dark and playing my light beams on distant trees and hillsides. The light from THIS little monster is non-adjustable, and it is relatively wide focus. So if you really wanted to change a tire or whatever, it does light up a wide area so you can work. But you can't narrow focus it. Not a big deal for me, just something you should know before buying.

lol... keychain size...but this little guy is seriously powerful, great...

I started my Nightcore experience with a Tube, and after a few months I upgraded to a TIP. I wore that thing daily for years to the point that all the anodization has worn off everywhere except where the clip covers it. Figuring it was time to put that one to rest, I got myself a TIP 2. In my case, I use the clip constantly to mount the light to my hat brim, and the wear of that plus hanging from my keys relatively quickly broke the thin plastic surrounding the buttons on that model causing the clip to no longer stay on the light. Liking the familiarity and upgrade to USB-c that a TIP SE would come with, I next purchased one of theselights. A couple months in, the light itself is working as flawlessly as every other Nitecore I've had. However, it feels like they're still using the original TIP clip design and haven't accounted for the slightly different shape of the TIP SE and its charge port; I have to remove my work gloves, put a finger through the ring, and YANK on the clip to get it to come off so I can reverse it from protecting the buttons to clipping on my hat. Then when putting it back on, the front edge corners of the light get stuck on the plastic, requiring angling it to force it in. Once on, the clip is "bluging" a little bit as though the light is slightly larger instead of fitting flush and comfortable like the original TIP's did. I don't expect this clip to last very long.

Haven't had the tip-se for long, but very happy so far. And very happy with seller. Great transaction, good deal. Fast shipping

Small powerful light... Very useful on a key Chain