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There is virtually hundreds of places you can buy green lasers online today. From the smallest little key chain pointers to powerful hand held laser that can literally pop balloons, start fires, and have visible beams for miles.

But it might not be all just fun and games. The huge amount of lasers available has lead to some irresponsible people getting their hands on them, such as the general public, and people have been shining there beautiful green lasers at airplanes and causing much havoc. So when lasers first started to get popular several years ago, new laws were put in place that regulated the power of lasers pointers that could be bought or sold in the United States.

No green lasers above 5mW without certain features that the FDA required were legal in the United States. So the laser pointer market had to evolve almost over night. New product lines had to be developed that met with the strict United States regulations.

A few names emerged as powerful providers of high quality laser pointers and have been developing greater technology ever since. You can finally get beautifully styled lasers that can produce up to 500mW or more of green laser power that are hand held and meet the requirements.

With advances in model design the best pointers you can find will have all of the safety measures necessary in a convenient and cohesive order. You need a few things to comply with FDA regulations, such as: Key switch, Laser Beam Indicator, Safety Interlock, and others.

The original designs for powerful hand held pointers were very clunky and ugly. Because certain manufacturers just could not produce the high powers wanted in small form due to the inability to develop technology that met the new FDA measures required. If you are looking to buy any laser pointer, keep this fact in mind. The latest technology out there can be perfect gadgets that are truly portable, use small regular batteries, and are sturdy enough to be military grade. The great thing is the price tag is the same for the best lasers out there and you can get powerful green laser pointers pretty cheap these days.

Due your research, check out a few options and try to read some reviews or videos of these lasers in action. You should know what you are looking to have one for as they can be extremely powerful, some of them are the closest things to a true light saber that we'll ever see. Remember to keep safety in mind and enjoy your laser responsibly.

James has been studying laser pointers for over a decade and is an advocate for laser safety and use worldwide. He has written and spoken extensively on laser technology and prefers to buy green lasers from reputable sources that meet the safety measures, and the only USA based provider of the best Pro 2010 models: http://www.Thinklasers.com

Why is the light from my laser pointer dotty?

I recently go hold of a class 3 laser pointer from china and I noticed that the light emitted from the area is spotty, a bit like noise on a TV. Why? Also, how powerful is a class 3 laser supposed to be? Will it burn anything?

It is dotty because the light scattered by dust interferes with the direct light and cancels it out in places making dark spots.

I don't know about the power but I doubt that a laser pointer would burn anything since it is only powered by small batteries. As with any laser, it might hurt an eye of someone who looked directly into it, so you should not be pointing it at anyone.