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I ordered an X65 last Tuesday.. it arrived today (Saturday)! Not bad, about five days to ship.
Actually my timing on ordering this thing turned out not so good.. SenKat just completed his group buy on those lovely 250 mW red laser rocks. I really wanted to order some of those diodes but I decided to get the greenie instead.
Anyway, if the numbers on the box are correct it has a peak of 92 mW and an average of > 80 mW - not bad for a laser listed as 65 mW. I haven't even turned it on yet, waiting for things to get a bit darker. I'll post some more images later. I'm was surprised how light the package is, and how tiny and light the pointer is. The first greenie I ordered in late 2001 was 5mW and cost more than the X65 ($150.00). They've definitely refined the technology - the X65 is over 10x as strong and cost less than my first greenie (Z-bolt), 5-6 years ago now.
This is my first laser that's hopefully powerful enough to burn stuff. Any suggestions on how to test it - what colored balloons to use, what type of matches (do they need to be sharpie)?
(Tried to post an image link but I was not permitted to do this... OK)
Actually my timing on ordering this thing turned out not so good.. SenKat just completed his group buy on those lovely 250 mW red laser rocks. I really wanted to order some of those diodes but I decided to get the greenie instead.
Anyway, if the numbers on the box are correct it has a peak of 92 mW and an average of > 80 mW - not bad for a laser listed as 65 mW. I haven't even turned it on yet, waiting for things to get a bit darker. I'll post some more images later. I'm was surprised how light the package is, and how tiny and light the pointer is. The first greenie I ordered in late 2001 was 5mW and cost more than the X65 ($150.00). They've definitely refined the technology - the X65 is over 10x as strong and cost less than my first greenie (Z-bolt), 5-6 years ago now.
This is my first laser that's hopefully powerful enough to burn stuff. Any suggestions on how to test it - what colored balloons to use, what type of matches (do they need to be sharpie)?
(Tried to post an image link but I was not permitted to do this... OK)