After we heard about Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic laser , an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsaberesque design selling for less than $200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might probably were.
Since we first posted concerning the Spyder III in June, we’ve received a gentle stream of complaints from customers who say that they haven’t received any word about their shipment, though their credit cards were charged days after their initial order. Emails and calls to Wicked Lasers, the company that’s selling the Spyder III, have in many cases gone completely unreturned.
We contacted Wicked Lasers about these complaints last month, and they assured us that demand had far exceeded their expectations, and they were hustling to fill your complete orders and respond to the complete inquiries. Still, we’ve received complaints after this assurance from the company, so it’s clear that folk are still being given the cold (arctic?) shoulder.
Here at Giz, we received our Spyder III several weeks ago, though immediately it was apparent that it didn’t function the way in which we expected it to, or, judging by some YouTube clips that show the Spyder III scorching through various materials, they way it’s going to function. It was definitely powerful, don’t get us wrong-shining it in your arm stung like hell roughly instantly-but it surely’s unlike it seared your skin. Other, less unscientific tests were similarly disappointing. We’ve tried to get in contact with Wicked Lasers several times to decide what’s up with our laser, but they haven’t yet responded.
So while the verdict remains out on Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III-the lightsaber laser that provoked Lucasfilms to issue , and then withdraw , a cease and desist letter-what’s certain is that there are lots of customers who are feeling burned, and not within the way they may’ve hoped.
So in the event you’re eager about buying the arena’s most powerful portable laser, you most likely should want to wait until all of this gets sorted out. And until we get our review unit issues squared away to peer if it’s far, indeed, as powerful as Wicked Lasers claims that is. And in case you have any experience with purchasing the Spyder III, please be at liberty to share inside the comments. [ Wicked Lasers ]
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