Saturday, February 21, 2009

CG Review: WickedLasers Spyder II GX laser

There are lasers and then there are lasers. The Spyder II GX is a crazy 200-300mW green laser that can burn through paper, balloons, and skin and generally blind you if you’re not careful. How much does all this fun cost? $1,699 including a pair of absolutely essential shades that will keep you from blinding yourself.

I had used WickedLasers before but those models were mere laser pointers compared to this monster. It comes in a Mil-Spec Type III hard anodized case with rubber washers on all the joints and includes two lithium ion batteries that last 60 minutes on one charge. Note that these batteries take a long time to charge, so be prepared to wait.

The first time I tried the laser I was actually able to light a candle. Subsequent tries resulted in lots of smoke but no fire. However, it can easily burn through black paper - just draw a dot with a Sharpie and you can get a hole in a few seconds - and burned dark tissue paper on contact

http://www.techchuck.com/2009/02/20/cg-review-wickedlasers-spyder-ii-gx-laser/

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