Why would you buy a Cree over a Vero29C

Why would you buy a Cree3590 when it takes 4 of them to get 200watts, when you could buy 2 Vero29C and get the same wattage for a cheaper price. Is there any advantage to doing so. I have a 4 Vero29C running in a 3.5x3.5 room and want to add 2 more Vero's and was just trying to find the best and price and setup.

why would you buy a vero C over a vero B which is the same price and more efficient?

why would you buy a vero B over a luminus which is cheaper and more efficient?

why would you buy any of these chips when you can get 500W with a single citizen clu058?

etc etc.

theres a lot of factors that go into chip selection

That is why I am asking. I am just getting into this and don't understand all the different cobs to use. I would like to add another 2 cobs and I am not sure on what to get. There are way to many choices to choose from. At some point I am going to add some far red and some UVB but figure I should add 2 more 3500k cobs first.

are you trying to fit them to an existing driver?

No I have a timber 4x4 vero29 and want to add 2 more cobs. I was thinking about adding 2 more vero29 with a Meanwell HLG-185H-C1400B. If there is something that I could do better with just let me know.

if youre only adding 2 vero with that driver add 2 vero C and you'll fill out the driver

That was what I was thinking. I didn't want to put more light or less light on one side of the room. I was looking and reading around and was not sure if there was any other way of doing it as far as the amount of light and the size of the room.

If I figured it right that would make about 600 watts total in the room and a more even lighting through out for a total of 6 cobs

jbooley said:

That was what I was thinking. I didn't want to put more light or less light on one side of the room. I was looking and reading around and was not sure if there was any other way of doing it as far as the amount of light and the size of the room.

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50-75 W/COB, 30-40 W/SF are good rules of thumb