Just a word of warning – a friend picked up a new Maxx-D in the current sale, promptly dropped it on the floor and it stopped working altogether – took it back to Evans and they exchanged without even looking at it. Fair enough, although, these things are usually pretty darned rugged.
I went to the head office/shop last night and picked up a Diablo, in fact, I asked them to bring several down from the warehouse as the first one had a few marks to the body which I (and the salesman agreed) considered to be a finish issue rather than being pre-used.
I settled on 3rd unit (which still isn’t flawless in terms of finish quality) – and when I got it home I was setting the light program when it promptly stopped working altogether. No manner of button pressing or charging will bring it back to life. Its dead Dave.
As such, I have a strong hunch that some/all of these discounted units are effectively factory seconds. It’s rare to see this level of discounting on Exposure products even with Evans buying power, and whilst there’s nothing wrong with selling warranted items – if my hunch is correct then there should probably be a note in the item description to inform the buyer(?).
I stress, this is all just my opinion.
Would be keen to hear any others opinion on the finish quality of their product.