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SMTOER Target plates, 2 green and 2 red, 10 × 7 cm (3.9 × 2.8 in)

The only box on this shelf that answers the tint question by containing both answers — and the only plate that tells you how big it is.

SMTOER set of four magnetic laser target plates in red and green

SMTOER Target plates, 2 green and 2 red, 10 × 7 cm (3.9 × 2.8 in)

The only box on this shelf that answers the tint question by containing both answers — and the only plate that tells you how big it is.

Supplied
Two RED and two GREEN plates in one package, stated. It is the only set on this shelf that covers both diode colors — this shelf's introduction says the tint must match the diode and calls it the one specification people get wrong, and this box removes the decision. It also gives two plates per color, which is what transferring a line across a room actually takes
Stated dimension or range
10 × 7 cm (4 × 2.8 in), 30 g each, with a slim profile for a pocket or toolkit. It is the ONLY published size on this shelf — this shelf's introduction lists size as one of five comparisons and at least six of the ten plates here leave it to the photograph
Scale
Front-facing BULLSEYE patterns with dual-unit scales in inches and centimeters, stated to enable accurate measurements. A bullseye rather than a cross: concentric rings give a center that can be judged from any angle, where a cross has to be read square on
Functions
A reflective backing stated to enhance laser spot recognition in direct sunlight or low light. No brightness gain figure is published, where one maker on this shelf states 1.3×
Material
Durable ABS plastic, stated, with a magnetic base for metal surfaces. ABS is named, which four plates on this shelf do not do — a rigid plate stays flat where a card curls
Reference and mounting
A magnetic base for attachment to metal surfaces, and the title states a stand. No hook hole is published, and two plates on this shelf publish three fixing routes
Amazon reference
B0FNMYRHF9
EAN
0712110938646
  • Two red and two green: both diodes covered in one box
  • The only published size and weight on this shelf
  • No brightness gain figure

Best for: A van with a red laser and a green one, or two plates at each end of a line

≈ $32
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Specifications

Supplied
Two RED and two GREEN plates in one package, stated. It is the only set on this shelf that covers both diode colors — this shelf's introduction says the tint must match the diode and calls it the one specification people get wrong, and this box removes the decision. It also gives two plates per color, which is what transferring a line across a room actually takes
Stated dimension or range
10 × 7 cm (4 × 2.8 in), 30 g each, with a slim profile for a pocket or toolkit. It is the ONLY published size on this shelf — this shelf's introduction lists size as one of five comparisons and at least six of the ten plates here leave it to the photograph
Scale
Front-facing BULLSEYE patterns with dual-unit scales in inches and centimeters, stated to enable accurate measurements. A bullseye rather than a cross: concentric rings give a center that can be judged from any angle, where a cross has to be read square on
Functions
A reflective backing stated to enhance laser spot recognition in direct sunlight or low light. No brightness gain figure is published, where one maker on this shelf states 1.3×
Material
Durable ABS plastic, stated, with a magnetic base for metal surfaces. ABS is named, which four plates on this shelf do not do — a rigid plate stays flat where a card curls
Reference and mounting
A magnetic base for attachment to metal surfaces, and the title states a stand. No hook hole is published, and two plates on this shelf publish three fixing routes
Amazon reference
B0FNMYRHF9
EAN
0712110938646

What the maker puts in writing

  • 2 red and 2 green laser target plates in the package
  • “Each lightweight target (30g) measures 10 x 7 cm (3.9 × 2.8 in) (4 x 2.8 inches) with a slim profile”
  • Front-facing bullseye patterns with dual-unit scales (inches/centimeters)
  • Reflective backing to enhance laser spot recognition in direct sunlight or low-light
  • Durable ABS plastic · magnetic base for metal surfaces
  • Compatible with alignment lasers, cross-line lasers, rotary lasers and laser measurers

No brightness gain figure. No hook hole. Nothing about the magnets.

Both answers in one box

Which no other listing on this shelf offers.

This shelf’s introduction: the tint is matched to the diode, a red plate does very little for a green line, and that is the one specification people get wrong.

Two red and two green removes the decision.

And two plates per color is what transferring a line across a room actually takes — a datum at one wall, a check at the other, nothing moved in between.

The only plate that says how big it is

Ten by seven centimeters. Thirty grams.

A target plate is read at a distance and carried in a pocket, and those pull opposite ways.

Ten by seven is about the size of a phone: obvious at twenty meters, and it still goes in a shirt pocket with the laser.

At least six of the ten plates on this shelf publish no size at all, which leaves you judging from a photograph of somebody’s hand. This shelf’s introduction lists size as one of five comparisons.

A bullseye reads off-square

Which a cross does not.

A printed cross is read by seeing whether the line lies along it. That works standing in front of the plate and gets ambiguous from an angle.

Concentric rings stay concentric however you look at them.

On a plate clipped to a stud and read from twenty meters down a room, that is the difference. And it makes a POINT laser — a distance meter dot rather than a line — easy to center, which a cross does not.

ABS, which four plates here do not name

A rigid plate stays flat. A card curls.

A curled plate reads a line slightly off, and the error is the curl.

What SMTOER does not publish is a brightness gain. One maker on this shelf states 1.3×; this says reflective backing and stops.

Availability

On sale at around 32 € on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 8 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What gets asked here

Why does the published size matter?

Because a target plate is read at a distance and carried in a pocket, and those two pull in opposite directions. Ten by seven centimeters is about the size of a phone: big enough that a line crossing it is obvious at twenty meters, small enough to go in a shirt pocket with the laser. At least six of the ten plates on this shelf publish no size at all, which leaves you judging from a photograph of somebody's hand — and this shelf's introduction lists size as one of five comparisons. Thirty grams each is the other half: four of them weigh nothing in a case.

Is a bullseye better than a cross?

For judging a center off-square, yes. A printed cross is read by seeing whether the laser line lies along it, which works when you are standing in front of the plate and becomes ambiguous from an angle. Concentric rings give a center that reads the same from anywhere, because the rings stay concentric however you look at them. On a plate clipped to a stud and read from twenty meters down a room, that matters. It also makes a point laser — a distance meter dot rather than a line — easy to center, which a cross does not.

Do I need both colors?

Only if you own both lasers, and plenty of people do: a cheap red cross-line laser for indoors and a green one for the jobs where brightness matters. A box with two of each removes the question the shelf says people get wrong — and this shelf's introduction is blunt that a red plate does very little for a green line. If you own one laser in one color, a single-tint plate at nine dollars or a four-pack of cards at under five each is better value. This box is for a van with both.

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