Nicely said Mike. I'm on my third project with these diode... now that I finally got some time to work on something! It's basically a complete DIY from scratch on how to power these things up for dirt cheap actually. The whole thing would be the price of a Dorcy flashlight. I gotta say though... THESE THINGS ARE BRIGHT!!! AND THEY ARE AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!! Honestly, I think ordering any less than 5 is probably a waste of a GB opportunity. To add to what Mike said... I burnt 2 BluRay diodes ($90 a piece) and I went through 4 DVD Burners myself before I finally got the hang of it! Once you get the hang of it though, it becomes second nature. I seriously advise everyone to get at least 3 of these... Let me explain. When you get 1, and if you burn it, you would either have to wait for the next GB, or end up paying $50 a piece for DVD burner diodes which in themselves are a bunch of crap as we all know. Taking them out is a chore, and a risk in itself.
P.S. I have actually been waiting for the next GB since Dr_Lave had his months ago, so GB's for LD's are not a daily thing
Hope that explains it a bit
--DDL