Techlasers' Infiniti Review *(Pictures)

[wondergimp]

Well, lets take a look at the newcomer business, Techlasers. Much controversy has been written about due to their affiliation with Wickedlasers. I'll share my experiences with Techlasers in this review.

Packaging

The unit arrived in astounding time. Shipping was three days which blew me away. Anyways, the laser came in an official 'Techlasers' box. Opening up the box led to another styrofoam box which is opened and...the laser sits there awaiting some current to run through its veins! This being a CNI type laser, I knew what to expect. Typical mode hopping issues, beam unstability, and the list goes on. However, this was NOT the case.

Performance

Popping some NiMh batteries in the unit, I quickly saw that this unit was operating above spec. Output power I do not yet know, but I'll be going into the lab this week and post the quantitative results. For now, qualitative results suggests this is operating around 115mW. Lighting matches comes with ease, balloons are obliterated, and visibility is excellent. Mode shifting has not been an issue with this unit as of now. From my testing, it seems like a solid unit with a good future in my arsenal of death rays. Another note- this laser likes to burn things due to its small initial beam diameter. It competes with Wicked's Evolution series for initial beam diameter. (better buy too)

Other Notes

The Infiniti series are CNI lasers which are produced in China in large quantities. Because of this, quality control at the plant may not be up to par. What does this mean for the consumer? Before purchasing a CNI type laser from ANY company it is important to be sure of the company's customer service. In a way, I almost wish this laser had some problems so I could see how Techlasers does in the C.S. department, but that is not the case. To see how their C.S. department goes, I'd suggest looking around on the forums to see how people's problems are solved.

Other Notes
I have yet to calculate the divergence of this unit with precision and accuracy. Initial estimates are between 1.2mRad and 1.4mRad. I plan to go down to the lab this week, and I'll have the beam profile tested, power output, and temperature change tested.

My findings of Techlasers were positive. The unit is excellent and a good value. I'll be posting the Crossfire 300 review, but unfortunately that unit seems to have some minor flaws. As for the Infiniti, two thumbs up.

Full and Updated Review will be posted here: http://wondergimp.googlepages.com/infinitiseriesreview(95mw)
Crossfire 300 Review to come shortly.

 

[lazerlover]

Looks like WL was the first company to start selling CNI's, as soon as they started rolling their own lasers instead of buying them from the manufacturer, all the competitors started to sell CNI's. Now I see that WL is scared of the real competition, and has started to sell their old lasers again because the competition sells them for much less than WL's own brand. I can see now that Techlasers is just a way for them to undersell every other competitor in the market -- a higher priced branded custom lasers for the upper crust, and the cheapest cni lasers around anywhere.

 

[Timelord]

These are not genuine CNI lasers and if you do your homework, CNI will not put their hands up to supplying Techlasers. (as they dont)
Wicked lasers make their own lasers because CNI will not supply them anymore due to rate of returns RMA's on leadlights that he modded, to resell to the public....
That's just 1 reason but the list goes on I know there's a lot more to this.....

 

[dimitri321]

Ordered a 95mw the other day, will be here shortly, I cant really do any testing, but I can sure put up some pictures.

 

[lazerlover]

If these are indeed counterfeit lasers like a lot of people on the forums report, shame on Techlasers and Wicked Lasers for backing them... Does CNI even know that they have stolen their design?

 

[swordfish]

These are not genuine CNI lasers and if you do your homework, CNI will not put their hands up to supplying Techlasers. (as they dont)
Wicked lasers make their own lasers because CNI will not supply them anymore due to rate of returns RMA's on leadlights that he modded, to resell to the public....
That's just 1 reason but the list goes on I know there's a lot more to this.....

How did you prove it? A little more information would be helpful...

 

[wondergimp]

These are not genuine CNI lasers and if you do your homework, CNI will not put their hands up to supplying Techlasers. (as they dont)
Wicked lasers make their own lasers because CNI will not supply them anymore due to rate of returns RMA's on leadlights that he modded, to resell to the public....
That's just 1 reason but the list goes on I know there's a lot more to this.....

Thats a great thing to hear!...that is IF it is correct. I will do my homework, but perhaps you could PM me the homework that you've done? Sound fair?

So why is it a good thing to hear? From my experiences, CNI was never very good. Mode shifting was a BIG issue with the CNI units. Don't get me wrong, they sold good units too but their QC wasn't that great. When Wicked used to sell CNI, it was a common thing to see mode shifting and other problems with the lasers.(CNI)

Perhaps this is why their units are doing so well. From all the feedback I've heard and seen as well as my personal experiences, they are pretty solid.

 

[swordfish]

That would be one explanation if it was indeed true...but it would be unusual that a company that has the ability to manufacture better units will try to pass their products off as being made by someone else. But the thing that's really more interesting is, if indeed these are copies, they are just too identical to be clones.

 

[x101xtreme]

I've purchased one of their 125mw units, and it looks like it's a pretty solid unit. I also happen to have a CNI laser that pseudo sold me a couple months ago. Now, the two lasers look almost identical, but they differ slightly in the shape of their endcaps and aperture cap. They could be the same laser, or they might not. I'll post pictures later.

 

[swordfish]

These are not genuine CNI lasers and if you do your homework, CNI will not put their hands up to supplying Techlasers. (as they dont)
Wicked lasers make their own lasers because CNI will not supply them anymore due to rate of returns RMA's on leadlights that he modded, to resell to the public....
That's just 1 reason but the list goes on I know there's a lot more to this.....

I've been corresponding with CNI and techlasers for a while now because of this comment. Sad to say I fell for it but thanks to you, others who are in doubt can verify their lasers themselves from the manufacturer itself...in this case CNI. Here's the link: how to verify your laser But be sure to tell them to look into the "domestic market records" because techlasers is based in China otherwise CNI's support will only check international records and will not find your laser's serial number. It happened to me and gave me quite a shock. But after more digging, I learned that CNI keeps two separate records for their dealers: international and domestic, which was why they didn't find my laser's serial number on the first try.

Timelord: You better be careful as false claims like this could be grounds for libel.