Best bang for buck

Dear laser community,

I own a red laser bought from Dealextreme when they still sold them. I know they are cheap and not what they advertise but I really like it. It was sold as a 200mw one, forgot what nm. It can be focused and burn pretty well etc.

Now I also had a cheap green one (I think 5-15 mw+-) and it broke down.

This time I want to buy a proper green laser. The most important things for me are beam visibility and range. I read something about the 532nm has the best visibility? not sure. I have just done a quick search on this forum and didn't really find an info topic.

I hope you guys can help me with this. My budget is around 40-60$ and I hope it will be enough.

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LOL! the title. Nevermind
you could get one from ledshoppe. 50 mw will provide you a visible beam and is pretty cheap too.

532nm Green Laser Pointer Pen 50mW US$22.99 only - This one is 22$ and 50mw, that seems like a good price.

Does a 150mw (for example) bring a lot more visibility in the beam then a 50mw or its a small difference?

Rub3n said:

532nm Green Laser Pointer Pen 50mW US$22.99 only - This one is 22$ and 50mw, that seems like a good price.

Does a 150mw (for example) bring a lot more visibility in the beam then a 50mw or its a small difference?

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about twice the visibility i'd say. i would go for a higher powered one but you have to be careful with anything above 50 mw

Silvershot said:

about twice the visibility i'd say. i would go for a higher powered one but you have to be careful with anything above 50 mw

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I am 21 years old and have a great responsibility.

I came across 150mW Green Laser Pointer Pen Black - Free Shipping but this seems like one that could also be 50mw and just advertised 150mw

Rub3n said:

I am 21 years old and have a great responsibility.

I came across 150mW Green Laser Pointer Pen Black - Free Shipping but this seems like one that could also be 50mw and just advertised 150mw

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green laser pointers have been very long in the market. i am not sure what's considered a reasonable price at this very moment. sorry. the ledshoppe option is a good deal. i own this pointer years now. it went dim after 3 years i think. i really like it.
i dont question your responsibility, but our job(among others) is to constantly remind everyone how valuable their eyesight is if you have goggles or not, that's your responsibility.

Hmm it seems that LZTN - 532nm 150mW Smallest Green Laser Pointer is a little bit to small for 150mw. Others have larger heads for cooling would this be a problem on this one?
Thanks

Rub3n said:

Hmm it seems that LZTN - 532nm 150mW Smallest Green Laser Pointer is a little bit to small for 150mw. Others have larger heads for cooling would this be a problem on this one?
Thanks

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Looking at the size of that, It could still be 150mW, But it'll have a crappy duty cycle. Probably no more than 30 seconds - 1 minute on, 1 minute off. it pulls 450mA which is quite alot. So I reckon it's most likely on spec.

they say it pulls 450mA:tsk: