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Review for my new 95mw Viper (CNI) from Dragonlasers.
This is my first high quality green laser pointer I've owned. Previously I had a 30mw green laser pointer from DealExtreme but broke it after I had pot modded it. It was the switch that actually broke, the diode was actually still working, but the lens got scratched and it was just beat.
But after buying that laser from DX, I was very impressed with green lasers. So that's why I decided to step it up and get a quality pen.
The pros:
The laser is extremely bright and powerful. You can't even look at the dot for too long because it is just painful.
It does light matches, pop balloons, burn things, etc pretty easily. I think that's pretty neat but that's not why I bought it. Still very impressive though.
The beam is visible in a lit room.
The beam is very very visable at night time and goes completely out of sight. I have no idea how far the beam actually goes but it has to be well over 5 miles.
The beam is also nice and tight (great divergance).
The build quality is excellent. It's got a nice black finish with gold caps/trim and a gold clip. It looks very professional and the cap on the front comes off so you can clean the lens with air or a lens brush.
The back cap for the batteries threads into the laser nicely, unlike the DX style pens that squeak when you unscrew them.
The button has a nice rubber pad and works very well.
The cost was reasonable. $218 and change including shipping. This laser is well worth it.
The cons:
Not DL's faut, but waiting for such an awsome toy to get delivered was agonizing. The USPS is terrible, this isn't my first bad experience with them, they take forever to deliver and they are also lousy at updating their tracking info. I ordered the laser on 1/5/10 and it was delivered 1/23/10.
It didn't come with a carry case like I thought it would, but I can live with that. All I really care about is the laser itself.
Oh and it also eats batteries like no tomorrow, but that's to be expected... its 95mw.
Overall:
I am very satisfied with this laser and I am glad I purchased from DL. Their support was excellent. If I emailed them a question they responded quickly and were really helpful. Infact when I was trying to order the laser I was having an issue with my computer accessing the pay site. I sent DL an email about the problem with my cell phone number. Within an hour I got a phone call from Frank and he solved the problem for me. I was really impressed considering he is out of Australia and I'm in the US!!
Word of advice to others: Avoid the USPS at ALL COSTS if you can.
Enjoy the pictures attached, please take note that I used a crappy phone camera and that these pics don't do justice to how bright the laser is and how visible the beam is either.
This is my first high quality green laser pointer I've owned. Previously I had a 30mw green laser pointer from DealExtreme but broke it after I had pot modded it. It was the switch that actually broke, the diode was actually still working, but the lens got scratched and it was just beat.
But after buying that laser from DX, I was very impressed with green lasers. So that's why I decided to step it up and get a quality pen.
The pros:
The laser is extremely bright and powerful. You can't even look at the dot for too long because it is just painful.
It does light matches, pop balloons, burn things, etc pretty easily. I think that's pretty neat but that's not why I bought it. Still very impressive though.
The beam is visible in a lit room.
The beam is very very visable at night time and goes completely out of sight. I have no idea how far the beam actually goes but it has to be well over 5 miles.
The beam is also nice and tight (great divergance).
The build quality is excellent. It's got a nice black finish with gold caps/trim and a gold clip. It looks very professional and the cap on the front comes off so you can clean the lens with air or a lens brush.
The back cap for the batteries threads into the laser nicely, unlike the DX style pens that squeak when you unscrew them.
The button has a nice rubber pad and works very well.
The cost was reasonable. $218 and change including shipping. This laser is well worth it.
The cons:
Not DL's faut, but waiting for such an awsome toy to get delivered was agonizing. The USPS is terrible, this isn't my first bad experience with them, they take forever to deliver and they are also lousy at updating their tracking info. I ordered the laser on 1/5/10 and it was delivered 1/23/10.
It didn't come with a carry case like I thought it would, but I can live with that. All I really care about is the laser itself.
Oh and it also eats batteries like no tomorrow, but that's to be expected... its 95mw.
Overall:
I am very satisfied with this laser and I am glad I purchased from DL. Their support was excellent. If I emailed them a question they responded quickly and were really helpful. Infact when I was trying to order the laser I was having an issue with my computer accessing the pay site. I sent DL an email about the problem with my cell phone number. Within an hour I got a phone call from Frank and he solved the problem for me. I was really impressed considering he is out of Australia and I'm in the US!!
Word of advice to others: Avoid the USPS at ALL COSTS if you can.
Enjoy the pictures attached, please take note that I used a crappy phone camera and that these pics don't do justice to how bright the laser is and how visible the beam is either.
.......... It now averages about 78 mW but still burns some stuff even with new e2 cells.