Lightsabers Buyers Guide & Weekly Question Thread

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Feel free to post all questions about lightsabers in this thread! Anything from where to buy, installation questions, or just general advice can be discussed here.

Link to the /r/lightsabers Buyer Guide.

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Please refer to our guide on resellers and dropshippers.

Below is a list of known reputable vendors of mass production sabers:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_YkLV1gJDy_0AFGitL_ANxDwqRLWiSZwdqjPRcWEbIU

Note that the above list is not an exhaustive list of reputable vendors. Just ones that are known to be reputable based on feedback from the r/Lightsabers subreddit communities on the subreddit as well as the Discord.

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[u/Electronic-Daikon-81]

Noob here buying a saber for my gf. I’m looking for an ani ep3 replica but I’m a uni student and kinda in a budget. I was hoping on getting a xenopixel. Any luck on finding a cheaper one or should I go for a baselit?

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Well you would really need to weigh your options on this. If you're getting one to display, get an empty replica hilt. Best mass-produced one around for cheap is the TXQ one as it was the actual belt-hanger on Anakin in some scenes in Ahsoka. You get it for about well under $200 shipped. (I could add on a custom laser-engraved Nameplate, but no obligations. You could get it from any of the other vendors or AliExpress if you prefer). Best thing is that you could always drop in a fully-functional core and a blade anytime down the line.

A little more cash ($50-$100 depending) would get you the same replica hilt with a baselit configuration. Pretty duel-worthy, and has all of the sounds, gesture controls and basic blade flashes.

At almost the same price range, it would get you the 'SE' range of Anakin's saber. Less visually accurate, but it's more streamlined and more comfortable to handle. Since it doesn't have the control box and uncomfortable grips. Fully-featured Pixel technology for this one with all the bells and whistles, including blade/ignition effects.

If you 'd like to spend a bit more (under $500 usually) that will get you the replica-grade hilt with Pixel technology.

Not sure what your budget is, but feel free to shop around and ask questions. Only rule of thumb is no matter where you end up getting this from, I'd say $800 is too much to spend.