It certainly looks so.
It seems so, if this ever becomes affordable, the future of flashoholics looks bright once more. 
Think I might have to get one
Has anyone been able to contact either Lasercomponents or LaserLight? I’ve tried all the email addresses I could find, but no-one is responding.
I had a reply from Lasercomponents recently, no way that they are selling to individuals. Last year I asked directly to SLD lasers and I could buy a sample for 250 dollar if I signed a non-disclosure agreement, which is rather pointless to me as a BLF member who likes to share my findings over here.
So what do we flashaholics have to do if we want to get a LEP SMD for our extreme thrower projects?
Isn’t there someone here on the forum that wants to use their knowledge and connections to do a group buy 
It does not sound like a group buy would be feasible in the light of the answer that I got (I think it is alright if I make it public since there is not any specific content in his reply) :
But maybe you are lucky in a direct inquiry at SLD Lasers
I have a 5W Sanwu blue laser and it is very good.
2 of them for $620 or 4 of them for $1,000. No NDA. No restrictions. You own it. Plus the electronics to drive it. Anybody interested??
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I would be interested in 1 perhaps 2
Cool, but too much money for my budget. Where do you source them?
It is a lot of coin. But i would like to put one in the 900mm recoil and I have a 200mm and a 150mm PCX lens. the chunk of aluminium I need will put materials and lens over $1k so might as well go the whole hog.
Hi, do you have some real world tests? How do these SMD’s compare to the LEP modules in W30, etc in terms of luminance and thermals?
Grin, would you be able to test this SMD compared to a W30 module please?
The new SMD available now for ordering at this site: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/kyocera-sld-laser/910-00010-WF/16028313
1000 lumen, higher than any other retailed LEP’s spec.
Not sure if it has the optional MCPCB like other lower end modules here:
https://www.digikey.com/en/videos/k/kyocera-corporation/sld-laser-laserlight-skybeam
$175 per unit, $168 per unit if >= 50 order ( group buy ? )
Nichia also have something similar, not for sale yet, they call it the “GigaWhite™ Gen2” and it’s mentioned here on the bottom of the page as an alternative for the automotive line. LES is rectangular though.
There was a build and some experimentation with this LEP at tlf:
Here’s the one with the star shape copper plate at the back for easy install:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/kyocera-sld-laser/910-00011-IT/16028292
In the forum mentioned in above reply, multiple drivers has been planned and tested (XHP35 drivers ?). Not sure what’s the final driver being used. Some of XHP35 drivers go up to 12v. Data sheet requirement of the LasserLight SMD is 8.3v (max 9v), 1A to 2.5A. Anyone has suggestion for such driver ? Thanks.
Just found that the company has made a flashlight with LaserLight SMD available at Walmart $269:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bushnell-Long-Range-Flashlight-with-SLD-LaserLight-Technology/2181192040
Not sure it’s using the latest SMD at kyocera sld 's website. But it’s 1000 lumens.
Beam distance is only 1100 meter, 308K peak Candela. I am a little disappoint comparing it to other 1M cd or 2.xM cd LEPs with 500lm - 600lm.
Update on the above walmart SLD flashlight:
There is a ring of small LEDs on the head of the flashlight to generate flood light. So the 1000lm is the total from LED and SMD/LEP. The SMD being used should be the 500lm one instead of the 1000lm one. There is no big lens at the head so that might affect the light intensity and beam distance.
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