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Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W vs xTool S1: Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 5 shared materials.

Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W vs xTool S1: $1,699: prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.


Which one should you buy?

These two machines are very closely matched on power, work area, and software. Pick whichever has the better current price or stronger community support.

Where to buy

Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W: check current price & availability

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Where to buy

xTool S1: check current price & availability

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Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W

Power
40W
Laser Type
diode
Software
Bambu Studio
Buy Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W
xTool S1

xTool S1

Price
$1,699
Power
40W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
498×330mm
Software
xTool StudioxTool Creative Space
Buy xTool S1
9 settings for Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W176 settings for xTool S1

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationBambu Lab Laser Module 40WxTool S1
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut-5000 mm/min · 90% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut-550 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut300 mm/min · 90% · air assist600 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut-3000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut1200 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut-3200 mm/min · 72% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut-400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut350 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist600 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut-600 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut-500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut-1500 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut-200 mm/min · 85% · air assist
6mm MDFcut-300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut-600 mm/min · 100% · 6× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut-6000 mm/min · 38% · air assist
Alder 3mmcut-4200 mm/min · 62% · air assist
Aldercut-400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut-4500 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut-1100 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut-400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut-3000 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut-300 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboardcut-3000 mm/min · 25%
Cardstock 300gsmcut-10000 mm/min · 20%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut-200 mm/s · 30%
Cardstockcut-3500 mm/min · 20%
Cedar 3mmcut-4000 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Cedarcut-550 mm/min · 90% · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut-3800 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Cherrycut-400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut-5000 mm/min · 58% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut-11000 mm/min · 18%
Cork 3mmcut-6500 mm/min · 35% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut-5000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Corkcut-800 mm/min · 70–85% · 2× passes
Corrugated Cardboardcut-5500 mm/min · 38% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut-6000 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Craft Felt 3mmcut-7000 mm/min · 48% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut-6000 mm/min · 52% · air assist
EVA Foam 3mmcut-8000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut-5500 mm/min · 35%
Faux Leathercut-4500 mm/min · 48% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut-6500 mm/min · 32% · 2× passes
Foamcut-1200 mm/min · 20%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut-5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut600 mm/min · 75% · air assist2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut-11000 mm/min · 12%
Kraft Papercut-3000 mm/min · 18%
Leathercut-2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut-3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut-9000 mm/min · 18%
Oak 3mmcut-3500 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes · air assist
Oakcut-350 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut-2500 mm/min · 15%
Pine 3mmcut-4000 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Pinecut-500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Plywoodcut-600 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut-1000 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut-600 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Walnutcut-3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Washi Tapecut-2000 mm/min · 12%
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave-8000 mm/min · 40%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave-2000 mm/min · 25–30%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave4000 mm/min · 45%6000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave-6000 mm/min · 40%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave-7500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave4500 mm/min · 30–35%-
3mm Hardboard HDFengrave-2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave-4800 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave3000 mm/min · 50%200 mm/s · 25–30%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave-7000 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave-4000 mm/min · 60%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave-2000 mm/min · 25–30%
5mm Plywoodengrave-5000 mm/min · 55%
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave-2000 mm/min · 35–40%
6mm MDFengrave-2000 mm/min · 35–40%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave-4000 mm/min · 60%
Acrylic Feltengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Alder 3mmengrave-7500 mm/min · 40%
Alderengrave-4000 mm/min · 42%
Anodized Aluminumengrave-1500 mm/min · 70–80%
Bamboo 3mmengrave-8000 mm/min · 38%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave-4000 mm/min · 55%
Bambooengrave-4000 mm/min · 48%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave-500 mm/s · 20–25%
Cardboardengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave-12000 mm/min · 10%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave-500 mm/s · 12%
Cardstockengrave-6000 mm/min · 12%
Cedar 3mmengrave-7500 mm/min · 38%
Cedarengrave-5000 mm/min · 30%
Ceramic Tileengrave-500 mm/min · 90–100%
Cherry 3mmengrave-7000 mm/min · 42% · air assist
Cherryengrave-4500 mm/min · 40%
Chipboard 2mmengrave-8500 mm/min · 32%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave-3000 mm/min · 70%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave-2000 mm/min · 70–80%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave-8000 mm/min · 30%
Corkengrave-4000 mm/min · 35–45%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave-9000 mm/min · 16%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave-3500 mm/min · 25–30%
Denim Fabricengrave-8000 mm/min · 30%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave-10000 mm/min · 20%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Faux Leatherengrave-8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Foam Board 5mmengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Foamengrave-4000 mm/min · 10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave-7500 mm/min · 40–50% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave2000 mm/min · 30%3000 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave-1000 mm/min · 55%
HTV Vinylengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Kraft Paperengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave-4000 mm/min · 55%
Mapleengrave-7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave-2000 mm/min · 85%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave-8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Oak 3mmengrave-7000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Oakengrave-4000 mm/min · 45%
Paperengrave-6000 mm/min · 10%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave-3000 mm/min · 55%
Pine 3mmengrave-7500 mm/min · 40% · air assist
Pineengrave-5000 mm/min · 35%
Plywoodengrave-3000 mm/min · 50–65%
Powder Coated Steelengrave-3000 mm/min · 70%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave-3500 mm/min · 75%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave-2000 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave-2200 mm/min · 90%
Slateengrave2500 mm/min · 65%3500 mm/min · 70%
Spray Painted Metalengrave-3500 mm/min · 65%
Stainless Steelengrave-3500 mm/min · 90%
Walnutengrave-7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Washi Tapeengrave-5000 mm/min · 8%
Stainless Steelmark-400 mm/min · 90–100%
All Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W settings →All xTool S1 settings →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W or xTool S1?

It depends on your use case. Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W is 40W diode. xTool S1 is 40W diode with 498×330mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Bambu Lab Laser Module 40W and xTool S1 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 5 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

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What Makers Say

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"Used it with a Glowforge: engraved beautifully with no changes. I will be purchasing more digital downloads from this shop."

: Anna

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"I was struggling with lining up my NFC business cards. I was able to not only line them up much better but also do multiple cards at once: making that job so much easier."

: Camp

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"Excellent quality and design. Cut clean and neat!"

: LYNN

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"Great jigs. Appreciate the time saved not having to build this from scratch!"

: Bruce

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"Excellent quality. Item as described. Expectations exceeded."

: Michael

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"This template made my slate coasters so much easier. 4×4 coasters from Michaels drop in easily and are easy to remove. Def worth it."

: chris

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