ArJuna
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- May 25, 2013
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I just bough my son a LaserGlow Galileo-5 that arrived today. It seems like a fairly well made product, although it does seem to vary in power noticeably with little use (less than a minute) and occasionally flicker on and off. It may be defective and I have already reported it to LaserGlow.
I have been reading this forum and a thousand other sites to try and decide where to spend my money on a powerful 532nm portable pointer. I am willing to go up to $1500, but would rather not as I am not a wealthy man. The reason I say $1500 is I am looking at the LaserGlow Hercules-375 and accessories, such as a couple pairs of their glasses, a X10DR-Hercules 532nm 10x Beam Expander, etc, which total $1532.
It seems there are other units out there with far more power for the money or less money for the same power. I am always one to buy quality, but it does seem that LaserGlow products are very expensive.
So my question that I'd like to pose to seasoned experts in this forum is whether or not I am making the right choice. I am extremely technical and would have no trouble building a unit from parts if I knew what to get. It does seem rather simple a device. The problem seems to be navigating through the plethora of parts available, many from Chinese junk merchants. The Chinese con artists can be hard to identify as they have become quite adept at disguising their identity. I do not want to risk getting ripped off.
I'll take any advice with gratitude.
I've got my cart filled at LaserGlow and I just can't quite bring myself to click "Checkout".
I have been reading this forum and a thousand other sites to try and decide where to spend my money on a powerful 532nm portable pointer. I am willing to go up to $1500, but would rather not as I am not a wealthy man. The reason I say $1500 is I am looking at the LaserGlow Hercules-375 and accessories, such as a couple pairs of their glasses, a X10DR-Hercules 532nm 10x Beam Expander, etc, which total $1532.
It seems there are other units out there with far more power for the money or less money for the same power. I am always one to buy quality, but it does seem that LaserGlow products are very expensive.
So my question that I'd like to pose to seasoned experts in this forum is whether or not I am making the right choice. I am extremely technical and would have no trouble building a unit from parts if I knew what to get. It does seem rather simple a device. The problem seems to be navigating through the plethora of parts available, many from Chinese junk merchants. The Chinese con artists can be hard to identify as they have become quite adept at disguising their identity. I do not want to risk getting ripped off.
I'll take any advice with gratitude.
I've got my cart filled at LaserGlow and I just can't quite bring myself to click "Checkout".