This may have been brought up but I couldn’t find it. I for one am a huge fan of EOtech when it comes to HWS/Red dot sights. Use EOtech on my personal carbine and every day on foot patrols in Afghanistan. But the battery life leaves something to be desired. 600-1000 hours tops. New Aimpoints are boasting 8 years. Trijicon SRS is boasting 3. I have this hope that L3 gets the message and creates a longer lasting solution. My next red dot will be an Aimpoint, only over EOtech because of battery life. Anybody else sitting on these wishes of improvement?
I’m pretty sure you’re not the first person who wishes their EoTech had a longer battery life.
Eotechs will never have the battery life of an Aimpoint because of the differences in the ways the reticles are lit in each optic. It takes more juice to light that fancy Eotech reticle than the single dot in an Aimpoint. Whether or not it’s worth having the 1 MOA dot and 65 MOA circle abd giving up battery life is subjective. You could always use rechargeable.
EOTech battery life sucks? What?! :nono:
Thanks for breaking it down for me. Just hoping for my preference to make some headway. Seems Aimpoint is untouchable in the battery life department
I want to be able to leave it on and change the battery once a year! 
I’m pretty sure my old Eotech drank batteries when it was turned off.
Aimpoint uses an LED to illuminate their reticle vs Eotech using a laser which by design draws more energy to run. So with current technology it is impossible for the Eotech to have a comparable battery life.
Well aside from the auto shut-off, that’s not possible.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention though 
The next battery for my Aimpoint(s) hasn’t been made yet.
the next one for my EOTech has to be nearby at all times!
Exactly why I went from EO Tech’s which I liked, to Aimpoint T1’s.
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Different strokes. The battery life of my Eotechs has met my needs. It gives plenty of warning and between the grip and the stock I could store several extra batteries (one is plenty). I can see how the longer battery life of an Aimpoint might be important in some applications but for me it’s a mere convenience and something that has played a very minor role in my choice of optic.
I’m completely convinced of this.
I guess it depends on the intended use. Even the small Eotechs are good for 600 hours, or 75 days figuring 8 hours of use every day.
For a combat operator, maybe not sufficient. For recreational use or HD, seems sufficient for that. The Eotechs turn off after 4 or 8 hours, so a dead battery is less of an possible occurrence in my view.
The downside is you gotta turn it on first.
run 1-4x if you dont like batteries
Aimpoint all the way!!
Aimpoint, set it forget it!
I like that…
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How long does the battery in your light last?? Never hear that complaint.
For me the reticle on the eotech trumps battery life concern. If it goes down it goes down. Roll with it.