Comments on: Review: Wicked Lasers Elite 150+

By: Review: Neofab Legion II (”World’s Brightest Single LED Flashlight”) — PaulStamatiou.com

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:58:16 +0000

[...] of gadgets – ones that I wouldn’t normally buy on my own. At first it was the $699 USD Wicked Lasers 155mW green laser that can ignite matches, and then I took a look at the $400 AE Light Xenide 20W HID personal [...]

By: Wes G

Wes G — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:08:25 +0000

I’ll pass on that because of the $699 pricetag.

My $40 USD 50mW green pointer from Asia is good enough :D

By: Unwiring for a Week - PaulStamatiou.com

Unwiring for a Week - PaulStamatiou.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:18:52 +0000

[...] be getting much use out of it. As far as geeky survival tools are concerned, I’m bringing the 150mW green laser I reviewed last year, a 12 gauge flare gun, a Solio solar charger, 5 or 6 LED flashlights, a [...]

By: green laser pointers

green laser pointers — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:52:45 +0000

I think the lases pointer is rather dangerous.

By: Things

Things — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:25:55 +0000

STOP!!!!!!!! DO NOT BUY FROM WICKED LASERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE UNDERPOWERED-OVERPRICED LASERS. If you want good lasers go to novalasers.com, or optotronics.com, MUCH better quality, and you will get MORE then you payed for!! Check out http://www.laserpointerforums.com for more info on these lasers.

By: Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:16:42 +0000

I have a (much weaker) green laser pointer from Wicked Lasers.

Not thrilled with their quality control. The beam seemed to lose focus after a while (the thing rides along in my briefcase every day; maybe mechanical misalignment?) and, as noted here, the 3-month warranty is insulting. The company wasn’t interested in repairing it, or in giving me a credit towards a new purchase.

So I keep using my somewhat-fuzzy laser. Once the blue ones (and yellow! Have you seen that?) get cheaper, I’ll buy one somewhere else.

By: Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:24:45 +0000

I’d be absolutely terrified of blinding myself with something like that.

I’m guessing with that much power, even it hitting a mirror/glass picture frame/etc could bounce that damaging thing right back into your eye, presumably eliminating your vision instantly. Even the crappy weak red ones are meant to be dangerous.

Geekery is totally not worth that kind of risk.

By: katy lavallee

katy lavallee — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:36:16 +0000

I went to an observatory recently, and just about everyone staffing the place had one so they could point out constellations (and of course, Comet Holmes). One of them got one on Ebay for $100. I assumed they were created for astronomers.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:12:22 +0000

That is very cool, probably illegal and just what could I possibly use it for? And for that price I could pick up about two and a half Nintendo Wii’s… way more fun.

By: Ken Allen

Ken Allen — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:20:15 +0000

Yes their core is a 5mW laser. It’s legal in the United States, and usually they have no problems with them. The core is a great laser, but when you start going up, wicked lasers starts ripping you off on power.

By: sahas

sahas — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:36:20 +0000

Hey Paul, great review!

I just wanted to let everyone know that Wicked Lasers also makes much more affordable green lasers as well. I recently reviewed one which costs just $35 and was still amazingly powerful. Of course it couldn’t burn anything, but the actual beam was still bright enough to be seen at night.

the review: http://skattertech.com/2007/10/wicked-lasers-core-review/

P.S. I haven’t really had an experience with them as a customer. I was provided a unit to review, so what you claimed about them is entirely possible. Hopefully they aren’t in the business of scamming, that would be unfortunate.

By: Ken Allen

Ken Allen — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:56:37 +0000

Wicked Lasers is a scam. I used to personally know Steve, CEO of Wicked Lasers and he is a very good scam artist. They do not send correctly powered lasers…often very underpowered. They have even gone lengths to re-send out new customers lasers that have been returned due to defect. If you go into the forums, or other laser forums, you can see that most people end up with a defective one, then pay $40 to send it back. They give their best lasers to reviewers. I have reported them to BBB many times.

Not to mention, look up wicked lasers on the FDA website. Their lasers are not allowed in the United States! They do not have the correct features and you could have your $600 item taken away by customs with no explanation.

For lasers that are correctly powered, LEGAL, FAR cheaper, and better than wicked lasers, try lucentoptics.com or laserglow.com.

By: Derek Reiff

Derek Reiff — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:29:24 +0000

Paul-
Just wondering: what happened to the camera? Will you be repairing it? Will the warranty hold up? Blame the laser maker?
Ha.
Just curious

By: greg hickman

greg hickman — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:35:29 +0000

WOW. that is just ridiculous! I cannot believe it lit those matches. It had to have messed up your wall…that one pic of you near the laser could be dangerous…what would that thing do to your eye? LOL…

By: Mike Vail

Mike Vail — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:56:12 +0000

That is awesome. Now if they can get the price down to $100 to $150 I would get a few.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:57:11 +0000

Wow. Did it damage your wall at all for the few seconds it was on there?

Nice review.

By: Matt D

Matt D — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:32:56 +0000

That’s awesome. No clue why anyone would need this, but it’s still cool.

By: Blake Brannon

Blake Brannon — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:49:16 +0000

Nice photos! I can think of much better things to spend $699 on. How long will it last on a pair of AAA batts?

From the math I am guessing around 4 mins.

By: zzap

zzap — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:36:03 +0000

These lasers look amazing! I can’t believe how high powered they are. Something tells me it has to be illegal in some countries. :P