It def seems like the strip game has come a long way in a short amount of time. Now we have so many different options to choose from and a fairly wide price range that can fit most budgets.
You can buy gen 2 bxebs for pretty cheap, ive heard good things about the vistas too, which seem well priced.
Samsungs are still putting out nice strips, they are a little more pricey than the bxebs, but much more powerful and usually less are needed.
Cutter has some nice strips for the budget friendly, that used to be priced nicely, not sure how much they are currently. They also sell top of the line Nichia , they arent cheap tho.
PLC
@Greengenes707 is selling the Photoboost strips for those of you in America, i absolutely love these strips, but being Canadian they arent easy for me to get. Also not cheap, but top bin diodes and very slick heatsinking options put them right at the top
Then you have all the guys selling the pre made strip fixtures
Amare
@HortiBloom
@diyled
To name a few off top of my head.
So yes, we have many budget friendly options to choose from nowadays, but if a grower still wants the very best, they are gonna pay top dollar.
On a more serious note, I run cooltube in-line 600 watters for flower room. Good for scrog as you don’t need the same light penetration. (Already harvested about 12 ozs under the left hand light, just letting the smaller buds mature and densen a little before final chop)
