xtar WPII 2 going on 18 months now - zero problems.
Not sure what xtar you are looking at but the WPII 2 only comes in at about twenty bucks. xtar's come with a 2 year warranty too.
Seeing too many complaints about Nitecore stuff on the board - from wrong power cords, cords separating at the power connector exposing the 120 v wire, to the occasional "up in smoke" problem.
I think those are Can't Trustfires.
