All a noob has is marketing hype and his budget to work with, some of us are lucky enough to know somebody who can give good recommendations. CLW has a compelling argument made in U.S.A. advance tech, blah blah blah. Most of all they had a price point that sounded like a good compromise. Lord knows what kind of shit storm I would go through for asking "what's the best light for $250 for a 3x3?" What if I add a condition like must be American made. I would hear people saying spend more money. Then even the anti China crowd would recommend Chinese products cause they don't know what the F there talking about anyway. Then no matter what I bought somebody would find a reason to balk at it. Only two out of 10 comments would actually recommend a light.