What Type or Style of Laser Level is Right for You
There are a number of different styles of laser level available but what type of laser level is right for you. Each style has advantages and disadvantages for different applications, so, lets look a little deeper.
Broadly speaking there are indoor and outdoor laser levels. ย Indoors lasers predominantly rely on the user visibly seeing the lase line or dot. ย Outdoors you cannot reliably see any laser level over any great range due to output limitations. ย So as a rule of thumb a laser level to be reliably used outdoors needs to have an electronic receiver to “see” the laser for you. ย Outdoor laser levels can be of a rotating or line type as long as they have a receiver.
Here is a video with a basic introduction to Dot, Line & Rotating lasers, remember to check out the table below.
The table below provides a simple guide which can quickly direct you to the style of laser best suited to your needs. ย Once you know which type or style of laser level you need to buy, click on the link button at the bottom of the table to see a range of laser levels that fit into your chosen category.
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Cross – Not suitable at all
1 to 3 stars – Partially suitable with some limitations
4 to 5 stars – Highly suitable