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Coast Polysteel 600R vs VARTA Night Cutter F30R

What Polysteel 600R does better (1) and where Night Cutter F30R wins (3) — every spec side by side.

Coast Polysteel 600R
Coast · 2018Polysteel 600R
3.9Score
1 advantage≈ $40
vs
VARTA Night Cutter F30R
VARTA · 2018Night Cutter F30R
4.7Score
3 advantages≈ $35
Higher score
4.0Brightness & throw5.1
2.6Battery & charging3.9
3.3Build & durability3.0

Why is Polysteel 600R better than Night Cutter F30R?

  1. Weight340 g vs 359 g+6%

Why is Night Cutter F30R better than Polysteel 600R?

  1. Maximum runtime5.8 h vs 24 h4.2×
  2. Beam distance (ANSI FL1)209 m vs 300 m+44%
  3. Maximum output530 lm vs 700 lm+32%
Specifications

Side by side

Light output
Maximum output530 lm700 lm
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)209 m300 m
Light sourceLEDLED
LED & beam
Number of LEDs11
Battery & charging
BatteryBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-PoBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
Maximum runtime5.8 h24 h
RechargeableYesYes
Battery level indicator—Yes
Build & durability
Water protection (IPx)—IPx4
Body materialStainless steelAluminium
Pocket clip—Yes
Size & weight
Length / height200 mm225 mm
Head diameter / width—42 mm
Weight340 g359 g
Modes & features
Strobe—Yes
ColoursBlackBlack
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