laserPDX said:
Hello, I was on laser community forums, was banned for mentioning a competitors product name, totally lame.
I am considering purchasing a high powered laser and have a few quesions for those who might be more knowledgeable.
1. Are there quality differences among manufacturers? For example, is one 200mW laser more or less powerful than another of a different make?
2. Anyine heard of laserpointerking lasers? I am looking at their $600 200mW green laser called the powershot.
3. What about techlasers 200mW skybolt for $659?
4. Also looking at NovaLasers NOVA200 for $799?
5. Are there any lasers that i haven't found on the web that would be worthwihile?
any help greatly appreciated....
Hi laserPDX,
Welcome to the LPF.
To answer your questions.
1. Are there quality differences among manufacturers? For example, is one 200mW laser more or less powerful than another of a different make?
Definitely there are differences.
200mW is 200mW, unless they are specing peak power at turn on rather than average power over minutes of time, but that is only the power output and only one of many important specs and attributes that need to be consider. For instance, you wouldn't base a computer purchase only on the CPU speed; other things like company reputation, amount and speed of memory, video card and it's speed....you get the point.
Other important laser specs would be low divergence, the build quality, seller reputation, warranty length and reviews/comments from others who have bought from them.
2. Anyine heard of laserpointerking lasers? I am looking at their $600 200mW green laser called the powershot.
I havent heard of them, but other may have???? I suspect they are very new as no one has mentioned them until now. Until you hear from others who have bought from the them and posted reviews, I wouldn't be in a hurry to send them money.
3. What about techlasers 200mW skybolt for $659?
I do know about this company and the skybolt. Techlaser has been around for just over a month and their business practices and morals are very low, they are also owned by wickedlaser. read this thread to learn more about them.
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1189713997
They sell counterfeit Optotronics RPL laser as their "skybolt" brand and sell other counterfeits as well.
You might want to compare our RPL laser to their "Skybolt" RPL counterfeit in this thread/post, which shows the real costs for each by the time batteries, chargers and more are taken into consideration.
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1189815046
4. Also looking at NovaLasers NOVA200 for $799?
A much better company than techlaser or that laserking place. Novalaser has a pretty good reputation and doesn't sell counterfeits.
5. Are there any lasers that i haven't found on the web that would be worthwihile?
As you might suspect... You should at least checkout and consider our Optotronics RPL.
Lots of good reviews around here and customer comments too, just ask someone who owns one or do a forum search for RPL or Optotronics, I promise you won't be disappointed at all with an RPL.
Jack
