Hey there. Welcome to SaberForum. Ultra Sabers will be attending WonderCon in Anaheim, CA Mar. 31st-Apr 2nd, so if you can get there, you can check out just about everything they have. I tried them out and purchased my first one at our local comic con, too. I'm sure that means about a 3-4 hour drive for you, but I think it's worth it if you really want to experience them in person before buying, not to mention that you'll be able to talk face to face with Ultra Sabers staff there. I haven't met a person yet who hasn't been thoroughly impressed by Ultra Sabers Sabers as a company who RULES in customer service as well as the Sabers they make. Their regular LEDs are already very bright, and the Tri Cree versions are 20-30% brighter still. You can also buy one of their grab bag sabers for $55 plus $15 for the blade if you want an inexpensive way to try one out before investing $200-$300 in one - just another option to consider.
Here's the link to the Wonder Con page:
http://www.comic-con.org/wcaHope you can make it.
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