DX dropped their price

[lordoflasers]

Was $170+ -----now only $154
http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.926

In comparison to the other lasers they sell, it should be less than $100, considering how easy they are to make.

 

[lamborgini8]

I think they should be dropped down to at least $60. It really doesn't cost that much to make these, the only people who DX are fooling and making a profit out of is the people who have no idea about lasers at all.

 

[Dr.LaSeR]

it cost $47 for 30mW version and $80 for 120mW plus $20~30 DHL/UPS
EDIT:this prices for the same DX violet laser

 

[GooeyGus]

<rant>

BUSINESSES DO NOT AND CANT SELL LASERS AS CHEAPLY AS HOBBYISTS. They are there to make money, which is why it is a business.

</rant>

 

[pseudolobster]

Uh-huh... And here's a <5mW bluray for only $800... And here's a 60mW one for a mere $2000.

If you want to buy a single 100mW diode it'll cost you $1125... If you're random joe laser hacker, yes, maybe it'll cost you less than fifty bucks to make a laser yourself, but that's only thanks to huge buyers like sony investing in the technology, coupled with the internet community and forums like this, that you're able to find surplus parts that were bought in quantities of millions for a dollar apiece.

Some company trying to start up a laser business can't be relying on salvaged sleds from broken consumer waste, they can't be buying rkcstr or lavadrives, they need to contact the manufacturer for laser diodes and research and design their own drivers.. There's a huge expense in manufacturing that hobbyists don't have to deal with. Of course you're going to be able to build it cheaper if you do it yourself, but buying a commercial product is something completely different.

[edit]heh.. "surplus" gets filtered by the forum software as "spammer"... I'm glad I re-read that.[/edit]

 

[AusLasersSuck]

Uh-huh... And here's a <5mW bluray for only $800... And here's a 60mW one for a mere $2000.

If you want to buy a single 100mW diode it'll cost you $1125... If you're random joe laser hacker, yes, maybe it'll cost you less than fifty bucks to make a laser yourself, but that's only thanks to huge buyers like sony investing in the technology, coupled with the internet community and forums like this, that you're able to find surplus parts that were bought in quantities of millions for a dollar apiece.

Some company trying to start up a laser business can't be relying on salvaged sleds from broken consumer waste, they can't be buying rkcstr or lavadrives, they need to contact the manufacturer for laser diodes and research and design their own drivers.. There's a huge expense in manufacturing that hobbyists don't have to deal with. Of course you're going to be able to build it cheaper if you do it yourself, but buying a commercial product is something completely different.

[edit]heh.. "surplus" gets filtered by the forum software as "spammer"... I'm glad I re-read that.[/edit]

Sonar burner is bluray the thinkgeek one ISNT

[highlight]Unusual blue laser beam at 473 nm wavelength [/highlight]
Output power of <5mW (Class IIIa Laser Product)
1.5 mm beam diameter at aperture
Momentary push button switch
Pulsed wave output
Takes 1 "CR2" battery (included)
Dimensions: 5.9" x .67" dia
Six month warranty
Please note: this product is not returnable unless defective

 

[pseudolobster]

Sonar burner is bluray the thinkgeek one ISNT

[highlight]Unusual blue laser beam at 473 nm wavelength [/highlight]

Whoops... I guess they don't sell it anymore, but they used to have a $999 5mW bluray for sale..

 

[styropyro]

<rant>

BUSINESSES DO NOT AND CANT SELL LASERS AS CHEAPLY AS HOBBYISTS. They are there to make money, which is why it is a business.

</rant>

NewWish only charges like $50 for a 30mW blu-ray pen so DX actually is marking up the price pretty high compared to the other lasers they sell.

 

[RA_pierce]

I think they should be dropped down to at least $60. It really doesn't cost that much to make these, the only people who DX are fooling and making a profit out of is[highlight] the people who have no idea about lasers at all[/highlight].

That's a hell of a lot of people

 

[JSP4th]

plus as we all know dx is usually a rip off when it comes to lasers anyway so even if they drop them down to 50 bucks i'd rather build one myself then waste 50 bucks on a laser that will never get to the stated mW and burn out before i can even show my GF what i got her for her "birthday"