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Epilog Zing 24 vs OMTech Polar — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 38 shared materials.

Epilog Zing 24: $7,995 vs OMTech Polar: $1,499 — 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

OMTech Polar — check current price & availability

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Epilog Zing 24

Price
$7,995
Power
30W
Laser Type
co2

OMTech Polar

Price
$1,499
Power
30W
Laser Type
co2
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67 settings for Epilog Zing 2480 settings for OMTech Polar

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationEpilog Zing 24OMTech Polar
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut—22 mm/s · 38% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut32 mm/s · 60% · air assist18 mm/s · 72% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut35 mm/s · 55% · air assist20 mm/s · 70% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut18 mm/s · 80% · air assist12 mm/s · 75% · air assist
3mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut—14 mm/s · 68% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut28 mm/s · 65% · air assist14 mm/s · 78% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut—7 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut8 mm/s · 88% · 2× passes8 mm/s · 88% · 2× passes
6mm Clear Acryliccut—4 mm/s · 80% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 85% · air assist12 mm/s · 80% · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut—2.5 mm/s · 85% · 4× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut18 mm/s · 82%18 mm/s · 82%
Bamboocut300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Cardboardcut200 mm/s · 25%80 mm/s · 30%
Cardstockcut38 mm/s · 28%80 mm/s · 15%
Chipboard 2mmcut22 mm/s · 48%22 mm/s · 48%
Cork 3mmcut35 mm/s · 35%35 mm/s · 38%
Corkcut20 mm/s · 60%20 mm/s · 60%
Cotton Fabriccut40 mm/s · 38%40 mm/s · 38%
Denim Fabriccut30 mm/s · 45%30 mm/s · 45%
Faux Leathercut28 mm/s · 52%28 mm/s · 52%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut20 mm/s · 55–65% · air assist20 mm/s · 55–65% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut30 mm/s · 70%19 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Kraft Papercut95 mm/s · 8%100 mm/s · 20%
Leathercut300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
Papercut—100 mm/s · 12%
Plywoodcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut8100 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist8 mm/s · 80%
Rubbercut10 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist—
Walnutcut8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 12%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave500 mm/s · 15–20%350 mm/s · 22%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 30%300 mm/s · 20%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave380 mm/min380 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave400 mm/s · 18%350 mm/s · 15%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave350 mm/min350 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave350 mm/min350 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave—120 mm/s · 22%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave400 mm/s · 15–20%200 mm/s · 20–25%
5mm Plywoodengrave—120 mm/s · 24%
6mm Clear Acrylicengrave—80 mm/s · 28%
6mm MDFengrave250 mm/s · 20–25%200 mm/s · 20–25%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave—100 mm/s · 25%
Anodized Aluminumengrave12000 mm/min · 30%150 mm/min · 85%
Bamboo 3mmengrave350 mm/s · 22%350 mm/s · 22%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave200 mm/s · 28%200 mm/s · 28%
Bambooengrave250 mm/min · 60%250 mm/min · 60%
Basswoodengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cardstockengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Tileengrave200 mm/s · 55%200 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave380 mm/s · 18%380 mm/s · 18%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave230 mm/min · 55%230 mm/min · 55%
Corkengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%300 mm/s · 15–20%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 10%500 mm/s · 10%
Denim Fabricengrave400 mm/s · 12%400 mm/s · 12%
Faux Leatherengrave400 mm/s · 12%400 mm/s · 12%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave250 mm/s · 18–25% · air assist250 mm/s · 18–25% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave350 mm/s · 20%350 mm/s · 18%
Glassengrave300 mm/s · 12–18%300 mm/s · 12–18%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave200 mm/min · 50%200 mm/min · 50%
Mapleengrave200 mm/s · 25–30%200 mm/s · 25–30%
Marble Tileengrave60 mm/s · 55%60 mm/s · 55%
Paperengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave—100 mm/s · 48%
Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
Powder Coated Steelengrave—250 mm/min · 55%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave28800 mm/min · 65%150 mm/s · 28%
Rubberengrave180 mm/s · 65%—
Slate (coaster)engrave300 mm/s · 20–28%300 mm/s · 20–28%
Slateengrave300 mm/s · 70%300 mm/s · 60%
Spray Painted Metalengrave—280 mm/min · 50%
Stainless Steelengrave180 mm/s · 62%180 mm/s · 62%
Walnutengrave200 mm/s · 25–30%200 mm/s · 25–30%
All Epilog Zing 24 settings →All OMTech Polar settings →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Epilog Zing 24 or OMTech Polar?

It depends on your use case. Epilog Zing 24 is 30W co2. OMTech Polar is 30W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Epilog Zing 24 and OMTech Polar cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 38 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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