GUIDE: Which company should I buy from?

[dwoj]

I can't say for 100% sure but I'm pretty sure that XPL customer service is just plain poor. I tried to contact them about a pen I got that said "burning" and I received a rely on improper English script. I'd say you couldn't add enough zeros to this chance of a refund.
0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% chance of refund.

I did end up getting a refund. May or may not be because of Sta's (Starmute's?) help.

(Grateful either way, Sta :yh

 

[Sta]

I did end up getting a refund. May or may not be because of Sta's (Starmute's?) help.

(Grateful either way, Sta :yh

Yep, I'm Starmute, but here on this forum, I'm Sta. :beer:

I'm surprised that you got it - Peng asked me to have you prove that it was defective! But at least this shows that he's acting in good faith. Great that you got the refund.

 

[Dutch67]

So I finally got the laser from BestBuy and it seems to max out at 120mW. Kinda disappointed but I guess that's what I get for taking a risk. The host is a very hefty and sturdy host though. It can fit star caps and the Sanwu 3X expander. It also came with a tripod, some crap-fire batteries, and those cheap glasses.

Kinda mad that they lied to me when I emailed them. I asked if it would be over or between 500-1000mW, even though it was marked as 5mW, and they said yes it was. I know most lasers are only advertised as 5mW to bypass restrictions though and I was kinda hoping that the raised price might be an indicator of a much more powerful laser regardless.

Oh well. Not every hunch turns out to be correct.

Edit: It also mod hops BADLY. Like every few seconds.

 

[CurtisOliver]

Unfortunately that was to be expected. Have you got the link to the laser?

 

[GSS]

Oh wow true bummer LiLdutch, over $100 and a month of waiting and anticipation:yabbmad:
Curtis, he has a link in post #81.

 

[CurtisOliver]

GSS, thanks
I took a look at the post. It is highly unlikely that you would get a 532 above 500mW with a 16340 battery, you need 18650 for the higher current draw of the IR diode. But for only around 100mW with mode hopping, this is a raw deal.

 

[GSS]

It is one of the truer raw deals isn't it. Its really earking me and no chance for LiL to get a refund, unless this forum teams up for him?? $100 for something not even on par with a $7 higher output 301." at least mine has limited mod hopping".

 

[Dutch67]

It is one of the truer raw deals isn't it. Its really earking me and no chance for LiL to get a refund, unless this forum teams up for him?? $100 for something not even on par with a $7 higher output 301." at least mine has limited mod hopping".

They have offered me a refund but that requires me to send it back to them and pay the shipping. I'll probably just keep it instead, and change out the module to something else.

 

[Razako]

So I finally got the laser from BestBuy and it seems to max out at 120mW. Kinda disappointed but I guess that's what I get for taking a risk. The host is a very hefty and sturdy host though. It can fit star caps and the Sanwu 3X expander. It also came with a tripod, some crap-fire batteries, and those cheap glasses.

Kinda mad that they lied to me when I emailed them. I asked if it would be over or between 500-1000mW, even though it was marked as 5mW, and they said yes it was. I know most lasers are only advertised as 5mW to bypass restrictions though and I was kinda hoping that the raised price might be an indicator of a much more powerful laser regardless.

Oh well. Not every hunch turns out to be correct.

Edit: It also mod hops BADLY. Like every few seconds.

Well that sucks, thanks for taking the risk to review this though.

 

[Dutch67]

I recently bought the 50mw 589nm Spartan from dragonlasers. It took 5 days for my echeck from paypal to go through and now they have my order marked as "processed".

Does this mean my order is shipped? If so where can I find tracking? I'd really like to know what is going on and if my laser is on its way. Any help you can give me is appreciated

 

[dden4012]

I recently bought the 50mw 589nm Spartan from dragonlasers. It took 5 days for my echeck from paypal to go through and now they have my order marked as "processed".

Does this mean my order is shipped? If so where can I find tracking? I'd really like to know what is going on and if my laser is on its way. Any help you can give me is appreciated

You will get an email and you can check on DL site under my orders or w/e it is. The one i recieved said it had already been delivered to someone in Italy ! It took a few email from me and a few days from them to get an explanation from Adam. TNT can have duplicate tracking numbers !.....

 

[Dutch67]

You will get an email and you can check on DL site under my orders or w/e it is. The one i recieved said it had already been delivered to someone in Italy ! It took a few email from me and a few days from them to get an explanation from Adam. TNT can have duplicate tracking numbers !.....

They just shipped today. Got an email about it...

Well that's quite a bit longer than I had hoped for. Maybe it's because of the holidays.

 

[Alaskan]

589, someday I hope to have that wavelength, love the color.

 

[CurtisOliver]

You should get a 589. I know you are trying to build one, but it probably would be easier to buy one like the rest of us.
You are spending more on parts.

Congrats on reaching 5000 posts. :beer:

 

[Dutch67]

Well the tracking number from Dragonlasers hasn't worked yet, and I've had it for about two days. Think I should message them and ask what's up? Or wait another day or so?

 

[Sta]

Well the tracking number from Dragonlasers hasn't worked yet, and I've had it for about two days. Think I should message them and ask what's up? Or wait another day or so?

When I purchased mine, I messaged them after 1 day and the next day it worked -- best to message them sooner rather than later.