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Old 10-13-2015, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by itstock View Post
The Costco lights are crap and I repeatedly see feit brand led failures. They are incredibly inconsistent in kelvin and output, have poor cri, and unless you get them on sale really aren't that great of a price. The Cree ls8 and ls4 offer high cri, great lumens per watt performance, and have extremely competitive dollars per lumen output.

You really need to pick your budget and lighting goals and go from there.
I can't comment on the quality of the Costco lamps, but this review seems to show decent CRI, though the colour temperature is a bit warm - especially if you're suggesting 4100-5000K for home garages / shops:
Review: Costco

Cree's T8 tubes to retrofit fluorescent fixtures:
Review: Hands-on with the Cree linear LED T8 fluorescent-replacement lamp | Designing with LEDs
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