A Guide To Buying Your First Green Laser

[JaiNobeZ]

webvan: Do you work for wsdeal? If so, this is the wrong way to advertise your website. If not, it's frowned upon to appear to be advertising a company on your first post.

 

[webvan]

err...thanks for asking and...for the warm welcome, but absolutely not. I don't work for Ledshoppe either, but I'm surprised they're in the list since I couldn't find any reviews of individual products.

 

[JaiNobeZ]

Ok, cool. Was just checking. We get a LOT of spam here so the question sort of had to be asked. I should have thought that accusation through a bit better, i guess.

Anyway, welcome to the forum! Enjoy your stay, remember to use the search bar when possible rather than starting a new thread and feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions and I'll try to help.

 

[webvan]

Thanks. Still haven't ordered, need to get moving. I really want to replace the small red laser/white led and only wsd are the only ones to have it apparently, but for the green laser I'll check a few more reviews. Would it make sense to get a couple of 5mW to play with (pot modding down the line maybe) and a 50mW?

 

[JaiNobeZ]

Yeah, that makes perfect sense. As mentioned somewhere in the thread, the cheap 5mW ones are usually much more than 5mW - often up to 50mW. The reason for this is basically 5mW lasers are in more demand than others because of US laws, so the companies often stick >5mW ones into the 5mW bin. Don't be pointing it into anyone's faces on the assumption it's 5mW!

 

[webvan]

Thanks, will order later today ;-)

 

[stekelzak]

Does anyone have this one? http://kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=11274

 

[randomlugia]

I would take that question somewhere else. Do a forum search and if nothing turns up, start a new thread in this section. It will get a lot more attention that way.

 

[brendon7358]

Lazerer needs to be added to "The Good" list. I think we all agree Max is the best costumer service around and Lazerer sell's good quality laser's with the added bonus of a LPM chart for an extra $5 no other company offers that

 

[etalk]

From profession side, this is a guide that lacks insight. But it is very helpful for normal laser pointer users to find guidance for buying a suitable laser and for using it safely.

 

[JaiNobeZ]

It's not designed to be a guide for pros. It's designed for people who are new to lasers so they can understand the basics of choosing a laser and and be led away from the crappy companies and towards the better ones. But you could always suggest some improvements that would make it more useful.

 

[stevenashman]

Definitely got to add lazerer.com in there. I give them props. I just ordered a out of stock item and max replied (in a matter of hours) that he will put a cyber in there instead which is more expensive. Love the service I got from them. Hopefull it comes in a timely manner and is of good quality as I have heard about them.

 

[Marcel]

Hi all, I apologize in advance for my English. The
translated using Google translator.
I would like to ask you whether to buy a good laser
page Laser Pointers - Green, Red, Blue Lasers at Laserpointerpro.com. I want to buy a green laser with minimal
200mW power, but better would be 300mW. I want him to
invest more than $ 150. Would you recommend me
or any site with "cheaper", but quality
lasers. I want a laser that will be well resolved
cooling, preferably to be capable of continuous operation.
So I am thinking about a design and type of lamp would be good
was, if he had a lock on the key (but not required), but
surely it would be better to ostřitelný.

I would like to ask what your experience site http://handylaser.com ?
Specifically, the model took me there PGL-III-C-532, unfortunately I do not know the price.

Thank you very much for your response

 

[Tasuja]

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a high power laser more than 500mW, but I'm not looking to spend too much money 200$ would be really be pushing the limit. So far I've been considering dragonlasers, rayfoss, o-like and lazerer. I'm also thinking about how big the difference between different power outputs is in the 400-1000mW range?

EDIT:I've studied lasers a bit more now, and I'm wondering
1. Why aren't there many red lasers above 200mW?
2. What's better at distance burning 200mW red or higher power blue, up to a distance of about 10m/30 feet.

 

[avojta]

Hi,
I'm thinking about buying a new 5mW green laser. I previously bought a cheap one from Amazon and the risk didn't pay off - I'm not satisfied with it. I researched some of the better sites and have narrowed it down, but don't know which one to choose which would you pick out of these three?
1. LaserGlow ($50) - Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers
2. LED Shoppe ($10) - 532nm Green Laser Pointer Pen 5mW US$9.99 only
3. Optotronics ($30) - Optotronics Product Details
Obviosly LED Shoppe has the cheapest of the three but I'm not sure if I'd be getting as quality of a laser. Thanks for the input.
-Austin

 

[Tech_Junkie]

I already answered your question. Stop PMing people with the same question, and stop making posts asking it to.