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  • Overall Rating: 5
  • Price: 5
  • Quality: 5
  • Ease Of Use: 5
  • Usefulness: 3
Very good Product – Arduino 650nm Laser Diode Module - Black Reviews

posted by Bencassar on 11/24/2012 Certified Owner

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

Pros:
Very cheep. Easy to connect. 5v supply easy to integrate in a circuit. Good pointer dot. Does not get hot. Does its job xD. Very good for microprocessor interfacing. Low power.
Cons:
Laser pointer not aligned properly with pcb and the dot is not a straight line. Pcb contact and wiring are all bare, can be easily short circuited.
Other:
great item !!
Bottomline:
If you need a cheep laser device this is way better than building the whole circuit for a laser diode, which in 99.9% of the cases would result in a higher price, more complicated design, more components and more time... more money... so BUY IT