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Hello all! Been a while since I was here but my life was pretty hectic the past year, but now that its all settled down I'll be making a comeback.
Anyways, I have a bunch of lasers I've never reviewed, and I thought it would be fun and informative to do a review of them now that I've been using them for a year.
So without further ado, laser #1:
Maker: Blord
Model: 1.5 Watt 445 501B w/ copper heatsink
So this is my most powerful laser, which I got after my Sci-Fi 501B died and it became apparent that I was never getting a replacement. Ordering from Blord was easy and hassle free. He replied to all my messages quickly and clearly, answered all my questions, and the whole process of purchasing my laser took only 4 PMs back and forth between him and I.
Shipping was as expected, I believe it took around 2 weeks or so to arrive, and the tracking number provided proved to be accurate.
The laser was well packaged and arrived unblemished and in full working order.
The laser is very well put together. All the threads are tight, nothing is loose, and it has a solid weight to it thanks to the copper heatsink. The laser is advertised as 1.5 Watt class but metered in at 1.7 Watts by both Blord's meter and my own.
The beam is clear and free of splash and other defects. Divergence is decent owing to the 3 element glass lens used. The dot is round when focused but becomes a bar when expanded, as is common among high power 445 diodes.
This laser has held up well over the year. I've taken in on several camping trips and photography shoots and I'm pleased that everything is still tight. There are a few chips in the anodized finish, but nothing I wouldn't expect from how much use its seen.
These bumps at the front seem to be a common point of wear on 501B hosts.
One addition to its age, the front exposed face of the copper heatsink seems to have tarnished. I'm uncertain if its because I stored it improperly or this is normal for a raw copper finish, but its certainly no fault of Blord and doesn't negatively affect the lasers functionality.
The front almost looks like brass now. I imagine this could be polished back to a copper finish if I wanted to.
Seller: 5/5
Laser functionality: 5/5
Laser build quality: 5/5
Laser durability: 4/5
Beam quality: 3/5
Value: 5/5
Overall, the combination of build quality, laser power, excellent customer service, and the excellent copper heatsink make this a hard laser to beat for the price.
Anyways, I have a bunch of lasers I've never reviewed, and I thought it would be fun and informative to do a review of them now that I've been using them for a year.
So without further ado, laser #1:
Maker: Blord
Model: 1.5 Watt 445 501B w/ copper heatsink
So this is my most powerful laser, which I got after my Sci-Fi 501B died and it became apparent that I was never getting a replacement. Ordering from Blord was easy and hassle free. He replied to all my messages quickly and clearly, answered all my questions, and the whole process of purchasing my laser took only 4 PMs back and forth between him and I.
Shipping was as expected, I believe it took around 2 weeks or so to arrive, and the tracking number provided proved to be accurate.
The laser was well packaged and arrived unblemished and in full working order.
The laser is very well put together. All the threads are tight, nothing is loose, and it has a solid weight to it thanks to the copper heatsink. The laser is advertised as 1.5 Watt class but metered in at 1.7 Watts by both Blord's meter and my own.
The beam is clear and free of splash and other defects. Divergence is decent owing to the 3 element glass lens used. The dot is round when focused but becomes a bar when expanded, as is common among high power 445 diodes.
This laser has held up well over the year. I've taken in on several camping trips and photography shoots and I'm pleased that everything is still tight. There are a few chips in the anodized finish, but nothing I wouldn't expect from how much use its seen.
These bumps at the front seem to be a common point of wear on 501B hosts.
One addition to its age, the front exposed face of the copper heatsink seems to have tarnished. I'm uncertain if its because I stored it improperly or this is normal for a raw copper finish, but its certainly no fault of Blord and doesn't negatively affect the lasers functionality.
The front almost looks like brass now. I imagine this could be polished back to a copper finish if I wanted to.
Seller: 5/5
Laser functionality: 5/5
Laser build quality: 5/5
Laser durability: 4/5
Beam quality: 3/5
Value: 5/5
Overall, the combination of build quality, laser power, excellent customer service, and the excellent copper heatsink make this a hard laser to beat for the price.
