A friend bought the 440W one. Younger mail lady dropped it off. Apparently she said "that's an interesting item" as they both looked at the frosty buds....
Plus you lose say one out of 10 plus smaller lights, no biggie at all. You lose a full bar light in a tent and you have problems unless you have a spare ready.
My first light was a big bar light. Worked fine. Then I found this thread and got a bunch of smaller cheaper lights for expansion. There's a lot to be said for paying maybe 30 cents per led Watt versus $1 or more. Sidelighting, underlighting, lot of opportunities.
I'd suggest an acinfinity t6 so you have the speed controller with temp and humidity sensor without having to buy an additional variac controller for the Vortex.
What is the flawed design issue with the ac infinity tents? Clearly the lights are being produced in China but to ac infinity requirements, I haven't seen anything from another Chinese brand with the halo layouts etc. Basically it's Chinese but not a clone.
I haven't seen Chinese clone lights with USB C ports allowing control with pretty affordable controllers (compared to more expensive options). Still too expensive for me on a dollar per watt basis but I can see their appeal.
Have you considered some light underneath?? I got a bunch of the Wills 150W panels when they were clearing out for $43 and they are cheap enough to put a few on the floor giving full illumination throughout top to bottom.