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Best diode laser engravers from US$250 to US$500

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 21 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Ikier K1 Pro Max 48W
#1

Ikier K1 Pro Max 48W

9.3 / 10
48 W410 × 410 mm900 mm/s
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2 Longer Ray7S 15W
Longer · 2026
Ray7S 15W
15 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
8.7 / 10
8.7
3 Sculpfun E1
Sculpfun · 2026
E1
12 W400 × 320 mm600 mm/s
8.6 / 10
8.6
4 Acmer P2 10W
Acmer · 2023
P2 10W
10 W420 × 800 mm
8.5 / 10
8.5
5 Sculpfun SF-A9 20W
Sculpfun · 2023
SF-A9 20W
20 W400 × 400 mm600 mm/s
8.4 / 10
8.4
6 Sculpfun S30 Ultra 11W
Sculpfun · 2023
S30 Ultra 11W
11 W590 × 595 mm
8.3 / 10
8.3
7 Elegoo PHECDA 20W
Elegoo · 2023
PHECDA 20W
20 W400 × 400 mm417 mm/s
8.2 / 10
8.2
8 Longer Ray7S 7.5W
Longer · 2026
Ray7S 7.5W
7.5 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
8.2 / 10
8.2
9 Longer B1 20W
Longer · 2023
B1 20W
20 W450 × 440 mm600 mm/s
8.1 / 10
8.1
10 Longer Ray7 20W
Longer · 2026
Ray7 20W
20 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
8.0 / 10
8.0
11 Genmitsu Kintix Hybrid 10W
Genmitsu · 2026
Kintix Hybrid 10W
10 W200 × 100 mm1,500 mm/s
7.9 / 10
7.9
12 Longer Ray7 15W
Longer · 2026
Ray7 15W
15 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
7.8 / 10
7.8
13 AtomStack A24 Pro
AtomStack · 2023
A24 Pro
24 W360 × 280 mm
7.7 / 10
7.7
14 Algolaser MK3 15W
Algolaser · 2026
MK3 15W
15 W
7.4 / 10
7.4
15 Ortur R2 10W
Ortur · 2025
R2 10W
10 W300 × 210 mm333 mm/s
7.3 / 10
7.3
16 AtomStack A20 Pro V2
AtomStack · 2024
A20 Pro V2
20 W400 × 365 mm400 mm/s
7.2 / 10
7.2
17 Ortur H10 10W
Ortur · 2023
H10 10W
10 W400 × 400 mm333 mm/s
7.1 / 10
7.1
18 Genmitsu Kintix Hybrid 5W
Genmitsu · 2026
Kintix Hybrid 5W
5 W200 × 100 mm1,500 mm/s
7.1 / 10
7.1
19 Algolaser Extended 10W
Algolaser · 2024
Extended 10W
10 W400 × 400 mm200 mm/s
7.0 / 10
7.0
20 Two Trees TS2 20W
Two Trees · 2023
TS2 20W
20 W410 × 410 mm
6.8 / 10
6.8
21 Algolaser MK2 Extended 10W
Algolaser · 2024
MK2 Extended 10W
10 W400 × 435 mm200 mm/s
6.6 / 10
6.6
22 Algolaser MK2 10W
Algolaser · 2024
MK2 10W
10 W
6.4 / 10
6.4
23 Acmer S2 20W
Acmer · 2025
S2 20W
20 W300 × 300 mm167 mm/s
6.4 / 10
6.4
24 Algolaser Pixi Red 10W
Algolaser · 2026
Pixi Red 10W
10 W100 × 100 mm100 mm/s
6.2 / 10
6.2
25 Wainlux K8 Mini 10W
Wainlux · 2023
K8 Mini 10W
10 W130 × 130 mm
6.1 / 10
6.1
26 Algolaser Extended 5W
Algolaser · 2024
Extended 5W
5 W400 × 400 mm200 mm/s
6.0 / 10
6.0
27 Acmer P1 S pro 20W
Acmer · 2023
P1 S pro 20W
20 W380 × 370 mm167 mm/s
6.0 / 10
6.0
28 Two Trees TS2 10W
Two Trees · 2023
TS2 10W
10 W410 × 410 mm
5.9 / 10
5.9
29 Creality Falcon A1C 10W
Creality · 2026
Falcon A1C 10W
10 W150 × 150 mm250 mm/s
5.8 / 10
5.8
30 Wainlux X1 10W
Wainlux · 2024
X1 10W
10 W
5.8 / 10
5.8

Close contests in this ranking

Ikier K1 Pro Max 48W vs Longer Ray7S 15W Ikier K1 Pro Max 48WvsLonger Ray7S 15W 9.38.7 Longer Ray7S 15W vs Sculpfun E1 Longer Ray7S 15WvsSculpfun E1 8.78.6 Sculpfun E1 vs Acmer P2 10W Sculpfun E1vsAcmer P2 10W 8.68.5 Acmer P2 10W vs Sculpfun SF-A9 20W Acmer P2 10WvsSculpfun SF-A9 20W 8.58.4 Sculpfun SF-A9 20W vs Sculpfun S30 Ultra 11W Sculpfun SF-A9 20WvsSculpfun S30 Ultra 11W 8.48.3 Sculpfun S30 Ultra 11W vs Elegoo PHECDA 20W Sculpfun S30 Ultra 11WvsElegoo PHECDA 20W 8.38.2

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