Which is the best company?

[Fluffles_Lasernoob]

Hello there. I am brand new to lasers (and to the forum) and even though this has probably been posted like a trillion times, What is the best company to buy lasers from?

 

[MirrorLaser]

There is no "best" laser company, for CNI lasers, http://NovaLasers.com DO NOT go with http://wickedlasers.com
http://www.optotronics.com/ is a good one too

 

[pseudonomen137]

What is the best company to buy cars from? Best company to buy insurance from? etc.

Sometimes there are just too many variables to give a straight and simple answer.

 

[Fluffles_Lasernoob]

Thanks for the answers. Also, i guess I meant which company sells good, quality lasers that are powerful and not too expensive (deal extreme seems like they sell good cheap lasers).

 

[marianne]

dealextreme sells lasers at great prices, but i've heard of many of them dieing prematurely, or not having great output, it's a bit of a gamble as part of the reason for the very low prices is that they're very cheaply made. nova lasers is great for cheap *good quality* lasers, with their X series (even better with the 5% LPF discount). if you end up going higher end, optotronics and laserglow both have great reputations and great lasers, laserglow always seems a bit pricey to me, though they do seem to have a greater range of stuff. welcome to LPF, anyway!

 

[Fluffles_Lasernoob]

Thanks for the advise marianne.

 

[Fluffles_Lasernoob]

Anyone else want to help? :question [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

 

[styropyro]

If you are wanting a laser from 15-125mW, about everybody here is going to tell you to go to Novalasers.com. I have the 105mW version of the X series from them and it is a great laser, they have a reputation of sending out overspec lasers!