Originally Posted by
Storen
Hi Texano,
There are hundreds of small companies like Flashlaser assembling laser machines. The chance that someone in this forum bought a machine exactly from them is very little. Unlike the western brands, 99% of the Chinese companies do not design the systems and components used in their machines. All these small companies simply buy the parts from the same large vendors and just assemble the machines. In most cases this is done by inexperienced engineers and technicians who would put together something that barely works. Most are very secretive about the exact components they use, making it difficult to compare the prices/performance with their competitors. Even if they are not, often their sales representative have very basic training and are technically illiterate.
If you need machine for cutting 3-15mm nonmetal materials, look for 80W and above.
Unfortunately with the budget you have you will have to buy some of the lowest quality Chinese machines. The problem is not so much the performance but the inconsistency and poor or absent quality control. It is like playing the lottery - you may get lucky and get a machine that is OK but you may also get a total pice of junk. Of course many of these Chinese companies choose this business model intentionally so you should not expect proper after-sale support.
For these kind of machines it is somewhat irrelevant are you going to import the machine from China or buy it on Ebay.
If you want to buy reliable Chinese machine with this parameters you will have to double your budget and import the machine from the factory.