Best LED for around $500
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Nizza
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260W QB® V2 Rspec LED Kit
Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 301H or 561C LED
horticulturelightinggroup.com
great customer service... unparalleled in my own experience so far. The Kit is easy as pie to assemble just follow directions.
if you want to save money, get the QB 96's and build your own frame and order your own driver.
another question is what size area are you trying to light up for 500$
madvillian420
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im assuming youre talking pre built and not a kit. "the best" is a debated subject for people with more knowledge than me to dissect but im positive these are all very high quality.
under 500- https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/lamps/products/hlg-300l-rspec
a bit over 500-
horticulturelightinggroup.com
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www.budgetgrowlights.com
under 500- https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/lamps/products/hlg-300l-rspec
a bit over 500-
HLG 550 V2 ECO
Our HLG550 V2 ECO Indoor Horticulture LED grow light is designed to replace a single-ended 1000watt HID. ECO Model of HLG 550 offers highest output and efficiency for your money. 3000K Spectrum recommended for flowering and 4000K recommended for Veg. Samsung LM301H LED
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or
Series 2+ Red Spec 480 Watt Dimmable Grow Light
Our Series 2+ Red Spec 480 Watt Indoor LED grow light is designed to be the ultimate flowering unit. Each kit utilizes 4 of our custom designed & full spectrum LED boards with Samsung LM301B, Osram Deep Red LED 660nm, and Osram Far Red 730nm. This unit is dimmable, with wattage output from 50 to...
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PadawanWarrior
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What size space?
madvillian420
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budget is having a 4th of july sale, roughly 10% off at checkout. Same deal i got on 4/20
Nizza
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also you get a 10% coup with RIU10 or DIY10
This is on sale rn for 636 https://loriflux.com/6blade
sf_frankie
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Alibaba bars are gonna give you the most light for $500 as far as LEDs go. Quality is always a gamble though. I’m happy with mine despite the fact that they sent me the wrong diodes.
When i looked at the alibaba lights. it was 258$ for shipping
sf_frankie
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Shipping costs fluctuate like crazy. Every supplier is different. I paid $160 per light for shipping. Ended up getting two 720w lights for $800 shipped
Best for what? You didn't mention size of the area to be covered or wattage.
madvillian420
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Another factor is warranty. Even Budget lamps, which have been called "knock off HLG" have a 3 year warranty,
Yea my cousin has 2 of the new 650 but damn there expensive. I'm over at cutter they have a 4x4 flower build 16 ssk-1560 boards for 415 everything included if I can get a build for 350-400 I'll be great. I like the look of the Cobs also but the heat sinks are expensive.
Cinco
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I’ve got some Mars Hydro lights, some Meijiu QBs, and an HLG R-Spec
All are excellent lights, tbh, the Chinese QB clones are the more cost effective by far.
Don’t be intimidated by the kits, it only takes about 2 minutes to “assemble” the lights in the kit, even with a dimmer.
All are excellent lights, tbh, the Chinese QB clones are the more cost effective by far.
Don’t be intimidated by the kits, it only takes about 2 minutes to “assemble” the lights in the kit, even with a dimmer.
Cinco
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Those strips looks decent, Cree LEDs. What driver is specced with that kit from Cutter?
Ended up going with 2x600w strip systems from ucandewit will give update once they arrive. I know 1200w is over kill for a 4x8 but I'm think of just putting one 600w and a 400w hps in the 4x8 and rocking the other dimmed down in a 4x4. I really wish they would release a 4x8 tent at 63"
sf_frankie
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Extra power is never a bad thing. You can always dim them. I think you made the right choice. I’ve got 1440w in a 4x8 but im not in a tent so I’ve got extra space to expand my canopy.