I was recommended here from LPF . I'm much more active the and have MANY more lasers than lights.
I can build you a mag lite laser 3w for half that price. I've built and sold many lasers and am a trusted member over there. My username is the same if you want to check out what I've been selling.
A 445nm (blue) laser is your best bet for power to price ratio if burning is your fancy. Let me know, I can build any host or power range you'd like, as well as direct you to a bunch of builders.
If you look in the " rare mag lite" thread here at CPF, there is a pic of my personal mag laser 3w
I know rick trent personally. His lasers are what they say they are. He just drives then very hard without heatsink the driver. So becarefule how long you run it.
And if anyone wants a maglite laser I can build them for waaaayy less than $700.
About $300 for a 3w.
It's a mx900 host. If you go into it and heatsink the driver it can run longer. If you've never built a laser I don't recommend it. Just a static shock can kill a diode. They are extremely sensitive.
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This laser has heatsink everywhere and can be run much longer
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These are my blue 445nm and from left to right duty cycle from 1min to 10min. All these will burn from over 5ft easily