ok, just got the laserwave 150mW-
1- DELIVERY. Awesome!!! i paid on the 21. bridge shipped on the 23. i received it today!! (jan 28)
2. PACKAGING- SUPERB!!! (see pic below). PLENTY of padding. and shipped in a BOX!! nicely wrapped up. bubble wrapped and padded great! components were held in place VERY well to avoid jostling during transit.
3. BUILD AND QUALITY. just holding the laser and the power supplies you can tell these are quality units. rugged, heavy and meticulous attention to detail. solder joints are nice and clean. the cords are securely screwed in. what really impressed me (may seem silly) are the crimp connectors on the power cords and DC cords. you can tell by the crimp that somebody didnt just quickly grab a connector and willy nilly crimp some wrong gauge connector on. you can tell the connectors are on securely and that somebody took the time to crimp them correctly and securely and neatly! that shows pride in ones work and product!!
4. BEAM- DPSS blue laser beam....nuff said! very tight, bright and clean.
5. CONCERNS- i have one concern- when plugged in, the power supply makes a sort of "grinding" noise. not very loud but it DEF is audible. almost sounds like an arcing, but i know it isnt. it sounds almost like the sound a crapped out scanner would make if the bearings were shot or if they were being drastically overdriven. i kept it on for about 20 mins and noticed NO degradation in anything and nothing got warm. is this normal??? should i be concerned??
some pics-