SpyraGO Released

[James G.]

The Verge gives a good rundown of this new 'lite' option.

Pros:
• It can be refilled by traditional means, making it viable when you don't have a water refilling station.
• It can fire more shots total than other Spyra blasters, and it has a faster fire rate.
• The battery life is longer than previous Spyras.

Cons:
• It's 'far less' powerful than the Spyra 3, and for that matter, most competition. Their claim is for 18 feet regular, and a max of 26 feet angled.
• Each shot only contains 6 mL of water, a fifth of the 3's output.
• While cheaper than other Spyras, it's still expensive, at $55.

Conclusion:
I want to commend Spyra for doing the right thing with the refill option, but the value isn't in proportion to the price, when Water Warriors sells Steady Streams at $10 a blaster. Even Zuru's Nano Fast Fills, which are squirt guns, should be competitive, since they're at least advertised to hit a max of 30 feet. Unless you're a huge Spyra fan and collector, I think this one has to be a pass.

[SSCBen]

Interesting, I hadn't heard about this. I assumed it was the same as the SpyraLX when I first saw the topic.

The range is particularly disappointing. I think typically more water is needed to get good range.

There was an interesting series of tests by iSoaker over a decade ago where he looked into what various amounts of water looked like on a shirt. 5 mL is larger on a shirt than I would have expected, but perhaps not enough for good range.

https://waterwar.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=5267

[marauder]

This reminds me of the conundrum of some of the last cps tech super soakers where ease of pressurizing was prioritized and the shot still ended up breaking up before ideal range. I'm glad you can still buy the other spyras. Maybe this is a more kid friendly option.