Wicked Lasers -The Core
Posted in Reviews at 10:13 am
The Wicked Lasers Core is one of the best built 5mw green laser pointers I’ve found. I’ve owned several ledlight-style pointers before and this things beats them hands-down.
Durability (4.5/5)
Again, while I would suggest against this, if you were to drop this laser on to the floor there is a decent probabiliy that it would still work. I’ve done this a few times with no ill-effects so far. The unit is solid and nothing, not even the batteries, rattle inside the case. The reason I am giving it a 4.5 rating is that any DPSS laser is more fragile than a diode-only design.
Style (5/5)
The Core looks cool. As I said on the front page, when I use this in meetings, it gets more attention than I do. It doesn’t look like any other laser pointer out there, especially because it has no clip on the end. I like that there is no clip on this laser. It keeps the design clean and simple.
Battery Life (5/5)
For a DPSS laser, this thing rocks. For using it at work, I never have to worry about running out of a charge. If you are using it for more fun purposed, it might not hurt to keep an extra set of AAA’s around. Battery life isn’t an issue for this laser.
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October 24th, 2008 at 5:03 am
Couldn’t agree more with this mini-review. I have one of these along with a dragon case and it’s awesome. Why spend $5 on a 5mW wannabe that’s unsafe (no IR filter) and with no power regulation, when you can spend $50 on a true 5mW with IR filter and power regulation (spartec!).
The unit looks really sleak, battereis last ages (for it’s intended use), and the green dot really does grab attention - even more so than the newer blue lasers IMO.
Sure, there are much, much more powerful lasers out there. However, like anything, you get what you pay for. A 200mW from eBay for a few notes is cheap for a reason - safety, and nowhere near its stated power. Get one from somewhere like Wicked Lasers, and you are guaranteed that power.
If you want a safe’ish green beam laser that is great for presentations and star pointing, this is it. If you want to burn stuff and pop baloons, first, seek help, but second, get a more powerful laser. Just don’t go waving it around like you can this one!