Durge
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Hi all,
I'd like to bring to your attention an interesting product that I found while perusing ebay. Many lasers in the range of 1-2 watts are sold on ebay by sellers in China. The majority if not all of these lasers include identical cheap packaging, starcaps, glasses, and laser hosts. Not all of them are absolutely horrible, but lasers in general are very delicate and potentially dangerous pieces of machinery. This is why purchasing them from a sweatshop in China is generally frowned upon.
During all my time browsing through the countless listings for "Military Gatling" and "301 Survival" lasers, I've never seen a host so similar to the Sanwu Spiker series as this:
This is the Ebay Listing.
This is the Sanwu Spiker series page.
The ebay ID for the look-alike seller is smallsuntorch
On the left is the knockoff, and on the right is the Sanwu. There appears to be an uncanny resemblance between this products host, and the hosts used in the Sanwu Spiker series. I admit that they are not identical, but their similarities are striking.
This brings me to my second point. I will admit that based on the unanimous voice of the forum, Sanwu is a reputable company that produces some very quality products and customer service. That being said, I'd like to suggest any newer buyers steer clear of the safety glasses offered on their site. I do not mean to diminish the credibility that they possess, I admit that they have a very nice selection of beautiful lasers on their site. An indepth look into their protective glasses has brought me to this conclusion:
Listing for the cheap laser glasses.
Listing for Sanwu laser glasses.
Cheap on the left, Sanwu on the right. The Sanwu laser glasses appear to be identical to these very cheap $1.00 Chinese glasses sold on ebay. Such glasses would be rendered absolutely useless, for example, in the face of a 7w Sanwu Spiker. If any users have any doubts about my claim, I suppose you could test the reliance and OD of both a set of Sanwu glasses and an identical looking set of Ebay Chinese glasses, but since the Sanwu are retailed at only $8.00, I don't think that would be necessary. This all comes down to Sanwu's specific proficiencies; they assemble some very nice lasers, but they outsource their laser glasses. This fact is not a fault of the company, simply an observation I've made and shared with you willing readers.
Anyways, let me know your thoughts, and thanks for reading :beer:
Durge
I'd like to bring to your attention an interesting product that I found while perusing ebay. Many lasers in the range of 1-2 watts are sold on ebay by sellers in China. The majority if not all of these lasers include identical cheap packaging, starcaps, glasses, and laser hosts. Not all of them are absolutely horrible, but lasers in general are very delicate and potentially dangerous pieces of machinery. This is why purchasing them from a sweatshop in China is generally frowned upon.
During all my time browsing through the countless listings for "Military Gatling" and "301 Survival" lasers, I've never seen a host so similar to the Sanwu Spiker series as this:
This is the Ebay Listing.
This is the Sanwu Spiker series page.
The ebay ID for the look-alike seller is smallsuntorch
On the left is the knockoff, and on the right is the Sanwu. There appears to be an uncanny resemblance between this products host, and the hosts used in the Sanwu Spiker series. I admit that they are not identical, but their similarities are striking.
This brings me to my second point. I will admit that based on the unanimous voice of the forum, Sanwu is a reputable company that produces some very quality products and customer service. That being said, I'd like to suggest any newer buyers steer clear of the safety glasses offered on their site. I do not mean to diminish the credibility that they possess, I admit that they have a very nice selection of beautiful lasers on their site. An indepth look into their protective glasses has brought me to this conclusion:
Listing for the cheap laser glasses.
Listing for Sanwu laser glasses.
Cheap on the left, Sanwu on the right. The Sanwu laser glasses appear to be identical to these very cheap $1.00 Chinese glasses sold on ebay. Such glasses would be rendered absolutely useless, for example, in the face of a 7w Sanwu Spiker. If any users have any doubts about my claim, I suppose you could test the reliance and OD of both a set of Sanwu glasses and an identical looking set of Ebay Chinese glasses, but since the Sanwu are retailed at only $8.00, I don't think that would be necessary. This all comes down to Sanwu's specific proficiencies; they assemble some very nice lasers, but they outsource their laser glasses. This fact is not a fault of the company, simply an observation I've made and shared with you willing readers.
Anyways, let me know your thoughts, and thanks for reading :beer:
Durge
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