LaserPecker LP2 vs Glowforge Aura — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Settings shown for each machine where available.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the Glowforge Aura if you want: more cutting power (6W vs 5W).

Where to buy

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Glowforge Aura

Power
6W

Laser Type
diode

Work Area
508×279mm

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0 settings for LaserPecker LP263 settings for Glowforge Aura

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	LaserPecker LP2	Glowforge Aura
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	1800 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes
3mm Clear Acryliccut	—	400 mm/min · 95% · 4× passes
3mm MDFcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes
Bamboo 3mmcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes
Bamboocut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut	—	2500 mm/min · 60%
Cardstockcut	—	4000 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut	—	500 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes
Cork 3mmcut	—	200 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes
Corkcut	—	1500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut	—	700 mm/min · 90%
Denim Fabriccut	—	600 mm/min · 95%
Feltcut	—	2500 mm/min · 60%
Genuine Leathercut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut	—	450 mm/min · 70%
Leathercut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	—	800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	—	800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	—	1800 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	—	1100 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	—	1700 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	—	1200 mm/min · 55%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 80%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	—	1200 mm/min · 60%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	—	2200 mm/min · 52%
Bambooengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 80%
Basswoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
Cardboardengrave	—	7500 mm/min · 20–25%
Cardstockengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Ceramic Tileengrave	—	400 mm/min · 100%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 50%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 75%
Corkengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 35%
Cotton Fabricengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 35%
Denim Fabricengrave	—	1800 mm/min · 48%
Faux Leatherengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	—	170 mm/min · 60%
Genuine Leatherengrave	—	1800 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave	—	120 mm/min · 80%
Kraft Paperengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35%
Leatherengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 70%
Mapleengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	—	800 mm/min · 80%
Slate (coaster)engrave	—	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes
Slateengrave	—	1500 mm/min · 80%
Walnutengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes · air assist

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the LaserPecker LP2 or Glowforge Aura?

It depends on your use case. LaserPecker LP2 is 5W diode. Glowforge Aura is 6W diode with 508×279mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

Is the Glowforge Aura (6W) much faster than the LaserPecker LP2 (5W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Glowforge Aura (6W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the LaserPecker LP2 (5W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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