Isn't this the same laser as the cheaper blue 20 dollar one? What is the difference that justifies the relatively high cost?
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I purchased the "cheap" $30 generic laser about 6 month before purchasing the American DJ Micro Galaxian. I was happy with the generic laser until I received the American DJ unit. The American DJ unit is much much brighter, has about 300% more laser beams, has a remote control and has the ability to select only red or only green beams. Very much worth the additional $50 in my opinion!
799355
I really don't know. I don't own the cheaper blue $20 one. I'm happy with this, however. It was fun to have through Christmas!
1082277
No, not really... I now bought a Laser Light show that Blows Away anything else... Dont waist your money, get a Laser Light Show piece instead...
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It has a green laser that is about 50x's brighter than the cheaper one. Has more barrel adaptors and I believe it is magnetic where the other isn't to make a more secure mount. What they don't mention is the ability to download a simple ballistics program too that let's you print test targets. I think all versions get this but I am sure this one does. Also, the tipping factor for me is this one is the civilian version of the one that the USMC uses. So far so good. Sighted in 3 of my rifles without leaving the house and when I hit the range it took me only 3-4 shots to complete the zero.
818373
The one I tried it was too good to be true. Eye relief was no where near that but the one I tried had several other problems as well. Laser did not work and would not hold anywhere near zero at all.
176602
Its nice to have the extra 20mm for low light applications. Cost is a factor though, depends on what you want to use it for. I think the larger unit is better for a number of different aplications
1967624
It shows it is for Injet on the instructions and does not mention anything about working with a laser. I was going to try it on a color laser at the UPS Store but the Injet done the job so I did not try the color laser.
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No, erroneous description, not super bright, not even bright, there are better tactical lasers for about the same money.
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Just a laser. I don't think I would want to own a pistol that cost only that much.
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Descriptions are the same. Go with the less expensive one. Difference in price is significant.
1706734
This is the proprietary one. It works fine. I might sell the gun it's mounted to though, but the laser is fine.
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See this: http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/OPBFS-13.PDF for an apples to apples and useful cost analysis between their lasers and solid ink printers. Note: The Phasers are laser printers while Colorqubes are the solid ink printers. The 8870 model which is aimed at higher volume shops has a higher up front cost but significantly lower ink costs than the 8570. As far as I could tell, they are basically the same printer with a few minor differences. This may no longer be correct or I might have missed something... I have had two of these over the years, the latest one is significantly better in every way and does not waste as much (very little) ink. The ink "qubes" are not interchangeable between models are country specific and foreign ink will not work. Off brand ink may or may not work well. I had a problem (with the older model) after several years with clogged nozzles which I attributed to non OEM ink. As a side note, the yellow ink from Xerox is bright yellow, the off brand that I thought would be high quality was a dirty yellow almost orange color and it was more brittle resulting in broken cubes.
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The laser and the battery life, most importantly, the battery life. The old model lasted a couple hours tops.
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The green laser does cost more. However, the green laser usually comes with the metal slide.
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As a few other answers mentioned, this is an optical mouse. Laser mice are better but more expensive; however, most people ought to be satisfied with this optical solution.
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Do some research and you can find one with a better price if you don't like this one. Prices DO CHANGE. As for using the LED light, it is much easier to find your target and lights up your targeted area when working in tight spaces. Getting this model is a great thing if one already has extra batteries and charger. As for me, I did not need another battery and charger.
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It was our favorite color; a friend had purchased 3 laser lights: a red, a green and a blue - and had them pointed up at trees on a camping trip last year. It was really neat looking - all these tiny twinkling lights on the trees. We couldn't imagine how anyone had strung up so many lights, so high up. Then he showed us the lasers and we were blown away! We both thought the blue looked the best in the trees. Good luck!
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If you don't need a color laser or a multifunction, the Samsung ML-2855ND Monochrome Laser Printer is a newer model that has a couple good reviews on Amazon. It's listed now for $148.99. Brother may have some similar models with PostScript or a related printer language, too.