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Coast Polysteel 600R vs Maglite 3 C-Cell

What Polysteel 600R does better (4) and where 3 C-Cell wins (1) — every spec side by side.

Coast Polysteel 600R
Coast · 2018Polysteel 600R
3.9Score
4 advantages≈ $40
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Maglite 3 C-Cell
Maglite · 20183 C-Cell
3.6Score
1 advantage≈ $40
4.0Brightness & throw3.7
2.6Battery & charging2.0
3.3Build & durability2.2

Why is Polysteel 600R better than 3 C-Cell?

  1. Maximum output530 lm vs 45 lm11.8×
  2. Weight340 g vs 540 g+59%
  3. Maximum runtime5.8 h vs 4 h+44%
  4. RechargeableYes · 3 C-Cell: No

Why is 3 C-Cell better than Polysteel 600R?

  1. Beam distance (ANSI FL1)209 m vs 274 m+31%
Specifications

Side by side

Light output
Maximum output530 lm45 lm
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)209 m274 m
Light sourceLEDLED
LED & beam
Number of LEDs1—
Battery & charging
BatteryBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-PoC
Number of batteries—3
Maximum runtime5.8 h4 h
RechargeableYesNo
Build & durability
Water protection (IPx)—IPx4
Body materialStainless steelAluminium
Size & weight
Length / height200 mm275 mm
Weight340 g540 g
Modes & features
ColoursBlackBlack
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