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- Q3 50W vs Artisan
OMTech Q3 50W vs Snapmaker Artisan
What Q3 50W does better (0) and where Artisan wins (5) — every spec side by side.
Why is Q3 50W better than Artisan?
Q3 50W has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Why is Artisan better than Q3 50W?
- Work area (surface)875 cm² vs 1,600 cm²+83%
- Laser safety classClass 4 (open beam) vs Class 1 (eye-safe, enclosed)
- Autofocus / auto heightNo · Q3 50W: Yes
- Work area depth (Y)250 mm vs 400 mm+60%
- Work area width (X)350 mm vs 400 mm+14%
Specifications
Side by side
| General | ||
| Laser sources | Fibre (1064 nm), Blue diode (≈455 nm) | Blue diode (≈455 nm) |
| Motion system | Gantry (XY rails) | Gantry (XY rails) |
| Wavelength | — | 1,064 nm |
| Frame material | — | Aluminium |
| Laser power | ||
| Laser output power | 50 W | — |
| Work area | ||
| Work area | 350 × 250 mm | 400 × 400 mm |
| Work area width (X) | 350 mm | 400 mm |
| Work area depth (Y) | 250 mm | 400 mm |
| Work area (surface) | 875 cm² | 1,600 cm² |
| Max workpiece height | 170 mm | — |
| Z travel | — | 400 mm |
| Conveyor / roll feeder support | Yes | — |
| Speed & cutting | ||
| Max engraving / travel speed | — | 200 mm/s |
| Max cutting depth – wood / plywood (one pass) | — | 5 mm |
| Precision | ||
| Laser spot size | — | 0.2 mm |
| Positioning accuracy | — | 0.05 mm |
| Linear rails | — | Yes |
| Safety | ||
| Enclosed (fully covered) | — | Yes |
| Laser safety class | Class 4 (open beam) | Class 1 (eye-safe, enclosed) |
| Emergency stop button | — | Yes |
| Exhaust fan | — | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Air assist | — | Yes |
| Built-in camera | — | Yes |
| Autofocus / auto height | No | Yes |
| Rotary attachment support | Yes | Yes |
| Touchscreen / control panel | — | Yes |
| Laser module option (CNC) | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity & software | ||
| Connections | USB | USB, Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi | — | Yes |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible software | LightBurn | Snapmaker Luban |
| LightBurn compatible | Yes | — |
| CNC milling | ||
| Max spindle speed | — | 18,000 rpm |
| Size & power | ||
| Width | — | 580 mm |
| Depth | — | 620 mm |
| Height | — | 634 mm |
