Woh! Viper 125mW only $300!?

[sk8er4514]

i'll have a power meter sometime soon hopefully and can see what my DL125 is doing.

and thats a good tip mentioned above to include power readings with lasers. i think i'll do that if i get a meter

 

[pseudonomen137]

i've seen nothing but rave reviews for DL recently, so I wouldn't worry about it too much, but like buying any laser I'd want to have the power verified

I keep hearing this, but I dont see them. People keep saying their units have gotten better in the past year, but I don't see the evidence - its just like some odd high school rumor. I see people saying they were satisfied, but where are the power tests to prove they aren't pulling the same BS they used to?

 

[lamborgini8]

Awesome.

It really gets to me when people start saying bad things about DL, I have bought two lasers from them and one of them is just over its stated output power on new batteries and I have a 50mW module from them that actually puts out enough power to light matches from 2 meters away.

As said above a few posts back, there has only been one serious incident with DL and that was ages ago.

 

[pseudonomen137]

Awesome.

It really gets to me when people start saying bad things about DL, I have bought two lasers from them and one of them is just over its stated output power on new batteries and I have a 50mW module from them that actually puts out enough power to light matches from 2 meters away.

As said above a few posts back, there has only been one serious incident with DL and that was ages ago.

I disagree and it really gets to me when people criticize me for saying bad things about them. There were far more than one incident and there has been a whole stream of bad news out of them - for some odd reason they still placate customers while ripping them off. I remember someone buying a 125mW and saying it only managed to peak at 125mW on lithiums before dropping to <115mW. Yet that was considered in spec by that person.

I have only tested and purchased 3 lasers from DL - on each and every occasion, the laser was underpower. The most recent time was less than one month ago so I don't see what all this rave about DL improving is about. I haven't been frequenting these forums so much recently and I readily admit I may have skipped over these revelation filled posts. I'd just like to see the links though because all the data I've seen so far has indicated DL has at least a rate of 1/4 if not as high as 1/2 of their high power units being sent out underspec.

 

[artix]

[quote author=lazerguy link=1211042301/0#4 date=1211133688]But how is the rep. of Dragon comapared to Nova? I mean, Dragon has sent some bad units out, but I don't think that ANYONE has been unsatisfied with their lasers from Nova. But honestly, that with Dragon was long ago, so maybe they are better now.

Sorry BUT you should take a further look around on this forum there about 4 issues with Nova Lasers lately and that includes mine; they are not what they were before; QA & customer serviced has slipped majorly.
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I love living in Toronto! Nova lasers and Laser glow are very close to where I live! So if I ever buy a laser from them, and have a problem I could just call them! ;D ;D

 

[Amnizu]

Re: Woh!  Viper 125mW only $300!?

[quote author=MarioMaster link=1211042301/0#5 date=1211134081]i've seen nothing but rave reviews for DL recently, so I wouldn't worry about it too much, but like buying any laser I'd want to have the power verified

I see people saying they were satisfied, but where are the power tests to prove they aren't pulling the same BS they used to?
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I bought the 300mW Spartan GW from them before they stopped selling it and it checks out at at least 310mW for the first 2-3 minutes I tested it, peaking at around 360 using Kenom's meter with thermal head to do the measurement.