ive heard they're not a good site but i found a 1W blue laser (445nm i think) for only $197 or so and was wondering if it is an actual blue laser thats worth buying.
You could use a kry beast which is made in the c-mount diode option. here's the link: http://laserpointerforums.com/f55/kryton-gb-round-3-multiple-hosts-39868.html
Yeah I had a 22x diode from daedallasers.com and my driver was messed up and it was made wrong so it was still giving all the current of my 2 AA's so when I hooked up the power and turned it on and where it shined on my hand (w/out lens) it got really warm
The diode died in about 2 seconds