Laserglow vs. The World?

[zazman69]

There are pleanty of laser sites loke wicked lasers, warnlaser, lazerer, O-Like, etc, but what are you really paying for? what i'm getting at are the *INSANE* prices at Laserglow. take the Electra which is 2mW to 4.99mW and 405nm. this laser is $239!!! Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers And then you have the Polaris which is in the same advertised power range as the infamous Arctic i have seen videos of the arctic 1250mW model and the polaris 1200mW model. I would rather pay $400 for a slightly under specs laser than pay almost $1000 for a slightly over specs laser. And also, does anybody have a Polaris? I'd love to see an LPM test. Also, which laser is best in its class? the Polaris from laserglow, the Arctic from Wicked lasers, the Luna from Warnlaser, the 1W laser from O-like, etc. (can anybody think of any others?) and im talking about non DIY lasers and non forum-bought lasers. :thanks:

 

[pschlosser]

take the Electra which is 2mW to 4.99mW and 405nm. this laser is $239!!! Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers

What? There are 405nm diodes putting more than 2W? some even 5W? Okay, I'm hooked. I'm checking out your link...

Edit: Doh, I read that wrong. It reads milli-Watts, not Watts. I am... such a dreamer.

 

[ZRaffleticket]

I'm sure you can ask around, I found this searching "polaris". No LPM test but it's surely better than WL.

What? There are 405nm diodes putting more than 2W? some even 5W? Okay, I'm hooked. I'm checking out your link...

What?

 

[Meatball]

Also, which laser is best in its class? the Polaris from laserglow, the Arctic from Wicked lasers, the Luna from Warnlaser, the 1W laser from O-like, etc. (can anybody think of any others?) and im talking about non DIY lasers and non forum-bought lasers. :thanks:

Class? Like class 4? Someone seems to think that power is synonymous with quality.. and that truth in advertising has nothing to do with customer service or available warranties.

I think you'll find that while some of the components may be similar, the manner in which they are arranged, impacts the quality assurance that the product can offer the customer.

 

[jeffreythe00]

I know laser glow is pricey. You have to look at it this way though. Laser glow uses CNI as their supplier. We all know about CNI, their prices, their quality, and so on. Laser glow sets their standards just one step higher than CNI. For example. Everything costs money. Having a person sitting behind a desk taking phonecalls and writing emails costs money. Having someone test all of the lasers "thoroughly" to make sure the product meets expectations. Repairs, replacements ect... everything costs money... laser glow deals with customers who need High precision, stable lasers for specific applications. So to be able to hold a reputation like that is very expensive I'm sure. And of course people will pay for all of this. Otherwise laser glow would go out of businesses would they not?

This is just my perspective on it all.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

You can buy a car that does 120mph for $5000, and you can buy one that does 120mph for several hundred thousand, and way over a million in many cases.

Both will get you from point A to point B.

Both will have four wheels, breaks, a windshield, etc,.

The difference is in design, and quality.

Also while to us hobbyists the price may seem insane, astronomical, and batshit crazy f*cked up, you have to realize that laserglow lasers are not really meant for the hobbyist market. At least not the majority of what they actually sell.

Basically, what it comes down to, is you get what you pay for.

 

[gecko991]

You certainly do get what you pay for in the end and LaserGlow is yes way expensive in comparison to others but they have some insane quality control in addition to super clean high quality builds which offer like someone else here said a much better quality product.

 

[ARG]

The exotic wavelengths they stock are decently priced for the quality.

 

[jander6442]

I always thought that the CNI 405nm was again a dpss unit? Thus the price crystals yada yada.

 

[Kartracer00]

I always thought that the CNI 405nm was again a dpss unit? Thus the price crystals yada yada.

Wait, really?! dpss 405?! That would be a sexy tight beam.
This must be confirmed. *search**search**search*

 

[Bionic-Badger]

I just consider Laserglow just to be a CNI laser rebrander. So I'd credit CNI for the real laser quality, even if Laserglow has good binning practices. It's kind of like Lazerer, only probably more professional, and the lasers are from a higher quality source.

We used to be able to get good quality lasers direct from CNI through Scopeguy's group buys, but unfortunately, CNI didn't want to deal directly with us anymore. Maybe they were getting complaints from other companies thinking they were being undercut by the direct sales. Who knows?

As far as value is concerned, I'd seek out other sources, but as stated above: that's because I'm a hobbiest who can build things, not just people who want to buy a premade laser.

 

[zazman69]

Class? Like class 4? Someone seems to think that power is synonymous with quality.. and that truth in advertising has nothing to do with customer service or available warranties.

I think you'll find that while some of the components may be similar, the manner in which they are arranged, impacts the quality assurance that the product can offer the customer.

not laser power classification, i meant product classification. like, the arctic, polaris, rifel, luna, etc. these are all products advertised as roughly the same thing targeting the same people. laserglow is a little frustrating in that they sell percision lasers to people other than the hobbiest who would love to get there hands on them! anything over $50 for a 5mW 405nm laser is just insane. I understand it's high quality, but what qualities are worth an extra $200 to the total price? I don't know how they stay in buisness. I could buy dozzens of 5mW lasers for the price of 1 laser glow 1mW laser. and plus, there isn't THAT much that can be added for quality, so i would strongly advise thinking about all of the other options. even warnlaser offers inexpensive alternitaves that will work just fine.

 

[n2stuff]

I am soooo mad too. I want a RR for the price of a Kia:crackup:

 

[ixfd64]

I believe the above posters are correct; Laserglow's products are more costly because they're geared more towards professional users as opposed to hobbyists. It's like the difference between gaming and workstation video cards; they're architecturally very similar, but the latter are usually several times more expensive (and often have lower clock speeds) as they have a greater emphasis on stability.

That having been said, it would be nice if Laserglow offered "consumer" lasers for which precision is not that important.

 

[Encap]

Keep in mind that Laserglow is in Canadan and has premises and a staff---all of which have to exist so overheads add a lot to the per unit cost.

They also do excellent quality control and stand behind the product as well a private label engrave the hosts etc.

They company started in 2003 when hand held lasers were a lot more expensive---some of their prices are sort of dinosaurs in that respect.

 

[zazman69]

Keep in mind that Laserglow is in Canadan and has a staff---all of which has to exist so overheads add a lot of cost.

They also do excellent quality control and stand behind the product as well a private lable engrave the hosts etc.

They compnay started in 2003 when hand held lasers were a lot more expensive---their price are sort of dinosaurs in that respect.

they're like the laser company that starts with "back in my day" but all of the other laser companies that have started back then, even wicked lasers, has managed to pretty much catch up to the current price to mW standards per mW.