You are right, I shouldn't have said anything about performance since I have never personally used any LED lights. When I got the LEC the final choice was about cost, I think I paid about $430 for it and that was the top of my budget at the time. I don't even remember most of the LED brands I was looking at, but they were all a couple hundred more. It seems like prices have already come down a bit since then, and I will have a little more to spend on my next light. I was just looking at the Timber 4VS rated for 3x3 and it's only $540 right now, looks like on sale from $600. If I ever get a larger tent I would like to try using both as PadawanWarrior suggested.