Syslite one or two?

[HowardH]

I'd like to get a Syslite but before I pull the trigger, is it worth waiting for the new 12 bulb model to make it over here?  Is the 12 bulb model that much brighter or does the battery last significantly longer?  The one currently available here advertises a 4 hour internal battery life which is pretty impressive.  Anyone have both and done a comparison?

 

[Throwback7r]

I have 2 of the regular syslite's and I would def get 2. At first i did not understand the need for a Festool light, after my crawl space experience with them I will not give them up.

 

[jaymon5]

I am waiting for the syslite KAL II set to come over.  To get me through the wait, I purchased the millwaukee LED flood light (1100 lumens).  It is very impressive but is bigger and heavier then the festool. 

 

[dfuller]

I'd wait, I like mine but the battery life is not great.  Hopefully the new ones will be better, if so I'll buy another.

 

[Staniam]

I feel terrible but I just cancelled my order of the Syslite from my closest dealer (45 minute drive) because I heard rumblings of the Kal 2 coming to NA this year. Also, I see the Milwaukee lights every day at work (Home Depot) and I'm constantly tempted. That all being said, I really want the Syslite but it it's coming to NA then I will wait. Patience is a virtue even if it's tough as all hell to implement. Dayum.

 

[NHSP759]

Staniam, no problem waiting there but....I have the Syslite and absolutely love it. I was going to buy another one but instead bought the Bosch FL12. It is a phenomenal light no internal battery like the Syslite but it is a great light nonetheless. The beam pattern is more focused than the Syslite but they work great together. I will still buy another  Syslite, probably when the KAL2 comes out but I'd be just as happy with the KAL1. That's a light that you buy and then say....I should've bought two, 

 

[#Tee]

wait for the 2, having old tech sucks lol.

 

[Staniam]

Staniam, no problem waiting there but....I have the Syslite and absolutely love it. I was going to buy another one but instead bought the Bosch FL12. It is a phenomenal light no internal battery like the Syslite but it is a great light nonetheless. The beam pattern is more focused than the Syslite but they work great together. I will still buy another  Syslite, probably when the KAL2 comes out but I'd be just as happy with the KAL1. That's a light that you buy and then say....I should've bought two,

Hey Chris, another reason I cancelled the order was because I would be using it as an extra shop/garage light. There's one offs where I go do a handyman job but I haven't done one in at least 6 months. It was hard to justify buying a $175 light when I can grab a cheap flood lamp and put a nice bulb in it. I've really been wanting the Kal but when I actually forked over the money it just didn't feel right.

I know it'll happen sooner rather than later and I probably will wonder why I didn't buy two. But, I simply resisted this time.