Hey guys,
For what it's worth, about 10 days ago I ordered this:
Firedragon- 300mW 532nm laser
I didn't expect much. Certainly didn't expect it to be up to spec. It arrived today (they shipped it EMS, which I don't believe I even paid extra for), which was impressive - I've never had something arrive this quickly from China.
I've just metered it with a number of different batteries. With the battery they supplied, this hits a peak of 375mW, and settles down to an average of around 360mW. As far as I can tell, no IR to speak of. I shined the beam through RED-pass, green blocking, cheapo laser goggles, and the result was ~35mW. However, while doing so, there was still some green getting through the goggles. So at least some, if not all, of that 35mW was actually green 532nm.
In other words, overspec, low if any IR, fast shipping, stable output.
They're selling it for $200 now. For some reason, 10 days ago, it was $126 (which is what I paid).
Considering I spent they same ~$126 on an IQS #200 that broke in 2 minutes, and was replaced by another pointer that mode hops like crazy, I'd say DinoDirect was a pretty darn good company to buy from - and really, I've never been a fan of theirs in the past. In fact, I've been vocally anti-Dino.
But to get a stable 360mW 532nm laser for $126 - I'm impressed. Of course it doesn't mean this one here ^ is a good deal too - but I just wanted to put my positive experience out there.