Maxxeon WorkStar 220 LED Flashlight Review

LED flashlights continue to amaze me. I’ve been using them for half a decade now, and they are still getting better – more light from fewer diodes and smaller power requirements, for longer times. The WorkStar 220 from Maxxeon is no exception.

Filling almost the same form factor as penlights of old, it’s powered by three AAAA batteries, and has a push-button switch on the bottom. That’s where the similarities end, however. Rather than showing you a patient’s tonsils, or the serial number on the back of the tower computer under your desk, this baby will highlight your new puppy half-way across your yard on a moonless night. Think I’m kidding? Take a look at these two pictures, taken just seconds apart.

The square light on the left is our neighbor’s window, and the light on the right is the carport light. The reflectors of several cars are shown in the second photo, in addition to a fenced herb garden, sprinkling can, and one of the dogs. It’s not as dramatic with your daylight vision and computer monitor burning into your retinas, but at midnight, trying to find pitfalls and runaways, it makes a lot of difference!

Let’s compare the WorkStar 220 to the light I have been using, a Coleman unit with no model number. It takes 3 AAA batteries, and has a magnifying lens, yet look at the difference in the light. Maxxeon is the further light back.

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