OK then,
This review will not only be for the S3K, but also for Wicked Lasers in general, as I love the way they have done their job.
So to give you an idea of the shipping situation, all of their products are shipped from China, which, considering the lasers' amazing quality, is worth waiting a little longer for. However, if you buy anything over $200, you automatically get $20 Express shipping which only takes 2-3 weeks (I got mine in 2 weeks + 3 days). Now if you buy something under $200 and take the cheaper $10 Airmail shipping, be prepared to wait longer than the posted 4 weeks, as today marks 4 weeks on my S3 Expanded Lens Kit order, and it is still a couple of states away from me, but since USPS is facing extinction, I'll let it slide... for now... :scowl: I'll also let it slide because their Customer Service is so damned friendly no matter how many n00b questions I ask they answer them for me with no hesitation, so 100 points to them...
Anyway, onto the laser! When it arrives, chances are it'll be in this rugged-looking bag at the foot of your mailbox. Personally, I think this is a great idea, because no one really wants to steal a haggardly-looking plastic sack from your mail so you'll generally get the laser in its un-stolen form.
So when you rip apart the bag in all your schoolboy-worthy anticipation like I did, you'll find the following items:
- 1 set of Wicked Lasers LaserShades, complete with Wicked Lasers-branded lens cleaning cloth and carrying case.
- 1 of the coolest-looking batteries I've ever seen
- 1 battery charger
- 1 carrying holster, complete with Wicked Lasers logo
- 1 Lens for 100% Power.
- 1 of the most badass-looking lasers you will ever experience, equipped by default with a lens for 20% Power (which is more useful than you may think).
...and the manual that nobody reads...
So, first thing's first, when you go to charge the battery, the positive end is the one with the pressed rim. How are you supposed to know this? Well what about that manual you should have read???
OK, fine, should have read the manual, whatever! Now what? Wait four hours. Go play Call Of Duty until the light on the charger turns green, and now comes the moment you've been waiting for! Unscrew the back-end of your laser and put the battery in (neg. end first!) and push the button on the back end and... nothing. A new on-switch illuminates, and on the opposite side of it one of three lights starts blinking... Back to the manual...
Ohhh OK, a safety feature! That's good. So after that, it enters 18 Hz Strobe mode and...
More features than you could want, right? The 20% and 100% lenses do their job as you'd expect, cutting power if you don't want to wear those badass LaserShades while you're burning wood, or whatever. I am going to recommend you wear them at all times, even if I don't, trust me when I say that the beam will reflect off of more surfaces than you think!
Like I mentioned, I've yet to receive my Expanded Lens Kit, so when I do, I'll finish this review, but until then, I'll say one more thing about the laser itself:
When you hold this thing, and yes, it's a lot bigger than it looks on the website, its sheer weight and solidity gives such an assuring feeling that it was crafted by a master and was made with such painstaking effort, that I have to emphasize the beauty in the workmanship of this product at least once. As for the beam? Dear God, it only reinforces what I say here. I've never seen anything so beautiful. It will cut through a Sharpie cap outright, and makes a dazzling line when you shine it into the (aircraft-less) night sky. Magnificent barely begins to describe it, and despite a couple of insignificant flaws here or there, I couldn't be more satisfied with this laser. 9/10.
UPDATE:
Video of the S3K in action...
The video is also attached as a .mov...
This review will not only be for the S3K, but also for Wicked Lasers in general, as I love the way they have done their job.
So to give you an idea of the shipping situation, all of their products are shipped from China, which, considering the lasers' amazing quality, is worth waiting a little longer for. However, if you buy anything over $200, you automatically get $20 Express shipping which only takes 2-3 weeks (I got mine in 2 weeks + 3 days). Now if you buy something under $200 and take the cheaper $10 Airmail shipping, be prepared to wait longer than the posted 4 weeks, as today marks 4 weeks on my S3 Expanded Lens Kit order, and it is still a couple of states away from me, but since USPS is facing extinction, I'll let it slide... for now... :scowl: I'll also let it slide because their Customer Service is so damned friendly no matter how many n00b questions I ask they answer them for me with no hesitation, so 100 points to them...
Anyway, onto the laser! When it arrives, chances are it'll be in this rugged-looking bag at the foot of your mailbox. Personally, I think this is a great idea, because no one really wants to steal a haggardly-looking plastic sack from your mail so you'll generally get the laser in its un-stolen form.
So when you rip apart the bag in all your schoolboy-worthy anticipation like I did, you'll find the following items:
- 1 set of Wicked Lasers LaserShades, complete with Wicked Lasers-branded lens cleaning cloth and carrying case.
- 1 of the coolest-looking batteries I've ever seen
- 1 battery charger
- 1 carrying holster, complete with Wicked Lasers logo
- 1 Lens for 100% Power.
- 1 of the most badass-looking lasers you will ever experience, equipped by default with a lens for 20% Power (which is more useful than you may think).
...and the manual that nobody reads...
So, first thing's first, when you go to charge the battery, the positive end is the one with the pressed rim. How are you supposed to know this? Well what about that manual you should have read???
OK, fine, should have read the manual, whatever! Now what? Wait four hours. Go play Call Of Duty until the light on the charger turns green, and now comes the moment you've been waiting for! Unscrew the back-end of your laser and put the battery in (neg. end first!) and push the button on the back end and... nothing. A new on-switch illuminates, and on the opposite side of it one of three lights starts blinking... Back to the manual...
Ohhh OK, a safety feature! That's good. So after that, it enters 18 Hz Strobe mode and...
More features than you could want, right? The 20% and 100% lenses do their job as you'd expect, cutting power if you don't want to wear those badass LaserShades while you're burning wood, or whatever. I am going to recommend you wear them at all times, even if I don't, trust me when I say that the beam will reflect off of more surfaces than you think!
Like I mentioned, I've yet to receive my Expanded Lens Kit, so when I do, I'll finish this review, but until then, I'll say one more thing about the laser itself:
When you hold this thing, and yes, it's a lot bigger than it looks on the website, its sheer weight and solidity gives such an assuring feeling that it was crafted by a master and was made with such painstaking effort, that I have to emphasize the beauty in the workmanship of this product at least once. As for the beam? Dear God, it only reinforces what I say here. I've never seen anything so beautiful. It will cut through a Sharpie cap outright, and makes a dazzling line when you shine it into the (aircraft-less) night sky. Magnificent barely begins to describe it, and despite a couple of insignificant flaws here or there, I couldn't be more satisfied with this laser. 9/10.
UPDATE:
Video of the S3K in action...
The video is also attached as a .mov...
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