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Best diode laser engravers under US$250

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 21 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Ikier K1 Pro 24W
#1

Ikier K1 Pro 24W

9.6 / 10
24 W410 × 410 mm800 mm/s
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2 Ikier K1 12W
Ikier · 2023
K1 12W
12 W410 × 410 mm800 mm/s
9.4 / 10
9.4
3 Sculpfun S9 Pro 10W
Sculpfun · 2024
S9 Pro 10W
10 W400 × 410 mm
9.0 / 10
9.0
4 Elegoo PHECDA 10W
Elegoo · 2023
PHECDA 10W
10 W400 × 400 mm417 mm/s
7.8 / 10
7.8
5 Ikier X10 Pro
Ikier · 2025
X10 Pro
12 W410 × 380 mm400 mm/s
7.4 / 10
7.4
6 Longer Ray7 7.5W
Longer · 2026
Ray7 7.5W
7.5 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
7.0 / 10
7.0
7 AtomStack A10 Pro V2
AtomStack · 2024
A10 Pro V2
10 W410 × 380 mm400 mm/s
6.9 / 10
6.9
8 Sculpfun C2 14W
Sculpfun · 2026
C2 14W
14 W300 × 300 mm333 mm/s
6.9 / 10
6.9
9 Gweike G1 10W
Gweike · 2023
G1 10W
10 W410 × 310 mm400 mm/s
6.7 / 10
6.7
10 AtomStack X12 Pro
AtomStack · 2025
X12 Pro
12 W365 × 305 mm
6.6 / 10
6.6
11 Algolaser T150 Pro 10W
Algolaser · 2025
T150 Pro 10W
10 W
6.5 / 10
6.5
12 Algolaser T150 10W
Algolaser · 2026
T150 10W
10 W
6.5 / 10
6.5
13 Sculpfun C2 7W
Sculpfun · 2026
C2 7W
7 W300 × 300 mm333 mm/s
6.3 / 10
6.3
14 Ikier X5 Pro
Ikier · 2025
X5 Pro
6 W410 × 380 mm
6.3 / 10
6.3
15 Acmer S2 12W
Acmer · 2025
S2 12W
12 W300 × 300 mm167 mm/s
6.2 / 10
6.2
16 Wainlux K10 Mini
Wainlux · 2026
K10 Mini
80 × 80 mm
5.9 / 10
5.9
17 Algolaser T150 Pro 6W
Algolaser · 2025
T150 Pro 6W
6 W
5.7 / 10
5.7
18 Algolaser T150 6W
Algolaser · 2026
T150 6W
6 W
5.7 / 10
5.7
19 Sculpfun C1 Mini 6W
Sculpfun · 2025
C1 Mini 6W
6 W150 × 130 mm
5.6 / 10
5.6
20 Acmer S2 7W
Acmer · 2025
S2 7W
7 W300 × 300 mm167 mm/s
5.4 / 10
5.4
21 Sculpfun iCube 3W
Sculpfun · 2023
iCube 3W
3 W125 × 125 mm167 mm/s
5.3 / 10
5.3
22 Acmer P1 S pro 10W
Acmer · 2023
P1 S pro 10W
10 W380 × 370 mm167 mm/s
5.2 / 10
5.2
23 Genmitsu Kortek 10W
Genmitsu · 2025
Kortek 10W
10 W150 × 200 mm117 mm/s
5.1 / 10
5.1
24 Genmitsu Kiosk 10W
Genmitsu · 2024
Kiosk 10W
10 W100 × 100 mm200 mm/s
5.1 / 10
5.1
25 Sculpfun iCube Pro 5W
Sculpfun · 2023
iCube Pro 5W
5 W125 × 125 mm167 mm/s
4.9 / 10
4.9
26 Acmer S2 4W
Acmer · 2025
S2 4W
4 W300 × 300 mm167 mm/s
4.9 / 10
4.9
27 Ortur LM2 S2 10W
Ortur · 2023
LM2 S2 10W
10 W
4.9 / 10
4.9
28 AtomStack Swift
AtomStack · 2025
Swift
7 W300 × 300 mm
4.8 / 10
4.8
29 Sculpfun C1 Mini 3W
Sculpfun · 2025
C1 Mini 3W
3 W150 × 130 mm
4.8 / 10
4.8
30 Acmer P1 S pro 6W
Acmer · 2023
P1 S pro 6W
6 W380 × 370 mm167 mm/s
4.7 / 10
4.7

Close contests in this ranking

Ikier K1 Pro 24W vs Ikier K1 12W Ikier K1 Pro 24WvsIkier K1 12W 9.69.4 Ikier K1 12W vs Sculpfun S9 Pro 10W Ikier K1 12WvsSculpfun S9 Pro 10W 9.49.0 Sculpfun S9 Pro 10W vs Elegoo PHECDA 10W Sculpfun S9 Pro 10WvsElegoo PHECDA 10W 9.07.8 Elegoo PHECDA 10W vs Ikier X10 Pro Elegoo PHECDA 10WvsIkier X10 Pro 7.87.4 Ikier X10 Pro vs Longer Ray7 7.5W Ikier X10 ProvsLonger Ray7 7.5W 7.47.0 Longer Ray7 7.5W vs AtomStack A10 Pro V2 Longer Ray7 7.5WvsAtomStack A10 Pro V2 7.06.9

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