You can get a Burris Fastfire III or a Vortex Sparc 2 for about $200 and both have a lifetime warranty. They both are very light and compact. The Aimpoint is a lot pricier and I honestly don't know if it's worth the money. The weak spot for all the compact sights may be the single mounting point. The tube-type that use two 30mm rings look more rugged to me. I also like sights that use 2032 batteries as they are cheap and easy to find. Another thread a while back had some complaints about Aimpoint's actual battery life and the oddball battery type.
Do you remember what was said about it. Everything I've read on the Micro Aimpoints state battery like as several years even when left on constantly. In fact not having to ever turn it off was a major selling point.
