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Hey everyone,
I recently added a Laser Wave 20mW laser pointer to my small, but growing, collection of lasers. This is my forth laser and my most powerful one. It is clearly brighter than my other 5mW green, 3-8mW green, and 5mW blue.
Let's start out with the pictures and movie clip of the laser...
Here are some pictures of the laser and the case it came in:
Below is a photo of the lasers dot.
Here is a movie I made of the laser in action.
[media]http://laserpointerforums.com/laserwave/laserwavemovie.avi[/media]
Although I do not have a power meter to test the output power, I except the laser is operating around 20mW, since it is noticeably brighter than the other lasers in my collection. The beam is clearly visible at night and the laser doesn't seem to need much warm up time to reach its full power. The beam is slightly thinner than those of my other lasers, which in my opinion looks better than a thicker beam.
The device appears to be built well. There are no rattling parts or flaws in the frame. I would estimate I have used laser has been used for around 20 minutes so far in total. It still seems as bright as when I originally put the batteries in. The laser's button seems durable and sturdy. It might not sound that important, but one of my other lasers has a flimsy button which can be very frustrating at times, especially since every time you use it you think about it. Overall, the build is solid on my 20mW laser wave laser.
The laser has a cool little Laser Wave logo on the warning sticker. I like little things like this. It makes the laser seem more unique.
I think the laser could have better looks overall -- more of a rugged and intimidating look. However, this is not that big of a deal. Overall the laser works great and I try to keep you all updated with more pictures and notes on performance.
If I had to grade the laser, I would grade it on the following categories that I have come up with off the top of my head:
Reliability, Build, Looks
Reliability is determined by how consistently the laser performs up to the advertised specifications.
Build is determined by the quality of the engineering of the device and internal circuitry.
Looks is only determined by the appearance of the laser.
[Laser Wave 20mW -- Laser Report Card]
Reliability: A
Build: A
Looks: B
In conclusion, I am very satisfied with the product and would recommend Laser Wave. Bridge from Laser Wave is very friendly and I am sure would be happy to help anyone else who is interested in a laser.
Bridge's contact information is on the Laser Wave site:
http://laser-wave.com/eContact.asp
Hope you all have found this review helpful. Any questions please let me know.
Regards,
-Avery
I recently added a Laser Wave 20mW laser pointer to my small, but growing, collection of lasers. This is my forth laser and my most powerful one. It is clearly brighter than my other 5mW green, 3-8mW green, and 5mW blue.
Let's start out with the pictures and movie clip of the laser...
Here are some pictures of the laser and the case it came in:
Below is a photo of the lasers dot.
Here is a movie I made of the laser in action.
[media]http://laserpointerforums.com/laserwave/laserwavemovie.avi[/media]
Although I do not have a power meter to test the output power, I except the laser is operating around 20mW, since it is noticeably brighter than the other lasers in my collection. The beam is clearly visible at night and the laser doesn't seem to need much warm up time to reach its full power. The beam is slightly thinner than those of my other lasers, which in my opinion looks better than a thicker beam.
The device appears to be built well. There are no rattling parts or flaws in the frame. I would estimate I have used laser has been used for around 20 minutes so far in total. It still seems as bright as when I originally put the batteries in. The laser's button seems durable and sturdy. It might not sound that important, but one of my other lasers has a flimsy button which can be very frustrating at times, especially since every time you use it you think about it. Overall, the build is solid on my 20mW laser wave laser.
The laser has a cool little Laser Wave logo on the warning sticker. I like little things like this. It makes the laser seem more unique.
I think the laser could have better looks overall -- more of a rugged and intimidating look. However, this is not that big of a deal. Overall the laser works great and I try to keep you all updated with more pictures and notes on performance.
If I had to grade the laser, I would grade it on the following categories that I have come up with off the top of my head:
Reliability, Build, Looks
Reliability is determined by how consistently the laser performs up to the advertised specifications.
Build is determined by the quality of the engineering of the device and internal circuitry.
Looks is only determined by the appearance of the laser.
[Laser Wave 20mW -- Laser Report Card]
Reliability: A
Build: A
Looks: B
In conclusion, I am very satisfied with the product and would recommend Laser Wave. Bridge from Laser Wave is very friendly and I am sure would be happy to help anyone else who is interested in a laser.
Bridge's contact information is on the Laser Wave site:
http://laser-wave.com/eContact.asp
Hope you all have found this review helpful. Any questions please let me know.
Regards,
-Avery
But it is the same casing and stuff...