About two months ago I linked to a video on these Mr. Beams MB360 Wireless Motion Sensing Spotlights which I feel are a very good deal for the price at about $20 each (a 3-pack is $50 total).
In the same post, however, I mentioned the fact that I choose to go with a more powerful Mr. Beams MB390 Wireless Motion Sensing Spotlights (3 pack) which I feel are a better upgrade.
For starters, both models run on D-cell batteries, the MB360 uses 3 D-cells whereas the MB390 uses 4 D-cells. This makes either option able to be recharged fairly easily depending on the type of battery charger you buy and if you purchase some AA to D-cell battery adapters then it’s even easier to recharge AA batteries and keep the spolights functioning.
The’re also both weatherproof, install quickly using a few screws, have auto shutoff, etc.
Now on to a few differences…
The MB390 model is 300 lumen output as opposed to 140 lumens for the MB360. I know this doesn’t mean that they’re double the brightness but from my brief research online watching videos and reading plenty of reviews, the MB390 spotlights do seem significantly brighter.
The MB390 spotlights also appear to have a larger coverage area despite the fact that their specs state 400 sq-ft of coverage area for the MB390 as opposed to 350 sq-ft of coverage area for the MB360 spotlights. From my On my way! experience, the MB390 covers quite a bit of area and is quite bright.
Honestly, if I just looked at the specs then I would probably have purchased the MB360 spotlights without question. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, some reviewers claimed they didn’t like the “extra” brightness of the MB390 model after owning the MB360! Personally, I prefer it since the entire point in a security spotlight is to see more when it’s dark out… thereby hopefully blinding any would-be bad guy into immediate and utter submission. 😉
Anyway, there are a few more slight differences. In particular, it seems the MB360 spolights auto-shutoff after 30 seconds of operation whereas the MB390 shutoff after 20 seconds. There’s also a slight difference in effective range and “degree of vision” but it’s relatively negligible, if you ask me.
Ultimately I can’t compare the two because I never purchased a set of the Mr. Beams MB360 spotlights. I can say that I’m happy with the 3-pack of Mr. Beams MB390 Spotlights that I did purchase. I feel they provide plenty of light and were a good deal for the price. That said, I’m wondering if I could have just spent about the same amount of money and purchased two 3-packs of the Mr. Beams MB360 for about $100 and had six total lights!
Either way I’d say having a few battery-powered spotlights for if/when the power is out can be useful. And, besides, they’re easy to install and can quickly add security lighting around your house to precisely where you want it.
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