EpicHam
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Now I've recently gotten back into the laser hobby after a long break I've been scooping various laser vendor sites lately....
I'm kinda surprised how little the price has changed.
For example a 500mW 532nm DPSS laser still cost almost $500 brand new.
A 450nm 1W+ laser still cost upward of $150
There are new advances of course , for example the direct 520nm diodes we've been having , and the 2W+ 650nm diodes , but price wise... its pretty much the same.
This makes me wonder..... how has laser prices changed over time?
Is there any major advances in manufacturing technology that had drastically reduced their manufacturing cost?
I mean.. for solar panels you can see a gradual decrease of $ per watt over the years.
Is there something like that for lasers?
I'm kinda surprised how little the price has changed.
For example a 500mW 532nm DPSS laser still cost almost $500 brand new.
A 450nm 1W+ laser still cost upward of $150
There are new advances of course , for example the direct 520nm diodes we've been having , and the 2W+ 650nm diodes , but price wise... its pretty much the same.
This makes me wonder..... how has laser prices changed over time?
Is there any major advances in manufacturing technology that had drastically reduced their manufacturing cost?
I mean.. for solar panels you can see a gradual decrease of $ per watt over the years.
Is there something like that for lasers?