Acebeam W50
Acebeam W50 LEP (laser) flashlight (and the Acebeam W40 (3km) LEP flashlight
Acebeam has had the W50 on its website for quite some time now. It’s one of the farthest-reaching flashlights currently available.
They have posted some videos and beamshots on their private Acebeam Official Facebook group. I think you have to become a member to watch the video:
Originally, Acebeam shared the following picture with a few new Acebeam products at the beginning of 2020. Among those, we can see the Ultra-long range beam distance series. (whatever that means). And there are 2 names, the Acebeam W50 and W40.
Keep in mind, these are “Laser Excited Phosphor” flashlights and not LED. That makes them much more ‘throwy’ and can reach much farther than any LED flashlight with the same dimensions.
Acebeam W50 specifications:
- Max output: 1400 lumens
- Beam intensity: 3,970,000 (3.9 Mcd)
- Beam distance: 3985 meters
- LEP class: Class 3B
- Beam divergence: 1.7 degrees – 24.8 degrees (electronic focus)
- Battery: 8*186580
- Dimensions: 206mm in length (20cm) with an 80mm head (8cm) and a battery tube with a diameter of 63.8 mm
Acebeam also added a notice:
“W50 is an industrial-grade product, only for search and rescue, fire fighting, border, prison, electricity, airports, terminals, factories, and mines, as well as for various specialized industries. The laser class is Class 3B. Therefore, online retail is not supported. An enterprise-level security agreement is required for purchasing.”
Since the Acebeam W30 is (unofficially) discontinued, we hope to see the W40 or W50 put onto the market any moment. I hope we can get our hands on either of them and see how they compare to the Acebeam W30 or even the Jetbeam M1X.
Acebeam W50 competition
At the moment, there are only a couple of LEP flashlights that can reach this far. And only 1 is available to the public.
The other competitors are:
- MicroFire Optispike S50 (5km beam. Not available to the public, retail value: $4500)
- MicroFire Lightstorm S90 (9km beam. Not available to the public, retail value: $10K+?)
- Maxtoch Owleyes W PR) v2 (4km beam, everyone can buy, retail value $699)
From this list, the Maxtoch is the only flashlight available to the public, and with incredible value. During our review, we measured the beam intensity close to 4,000,000 cd. Which equals a beam distance of 4,000 meters / 4km / 2.49 miles.
Check out the full review of the Maxtoch Owleyes W PRO v2.
Acebeam W50 for sale
Price is $2500+