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OMTech Polar+ 55W vs Trotec Speedy 300 — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 17 shared materials.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the Trotec Speedy 300 if you want: more cutting power (60W vs 55W).

OMTech Polar+ 55W

Power
55W
Laser Type
co2

Trotec Speedy 300

Power
60W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
726×432mm
28 settings for OMTech Polar+ 55W64 settings for Trotec Speedy 300

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech Polar+ 55WTrotec Speedy 300
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut—28 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut—28 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut—18 mm/s · 60%
3mm MDFcut—28 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut22 mm/s · 58%22 mm/s · 55%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut17 mm/s · 75%20 mm/s · 72%
6mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 78%18 mm/s · 55%
Bamboo 3mmcut33 mm/s · 70%35 mm/s · 68%
Bamboocut—300 mm/min · 70–75% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut—28 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Cardboardcut—45 mm/s · 38%
Cardstockcut—55 mm/s · 22%
Chipboard 2mmcut35 mm/s · 46%38 mm/s · 44%
Cork 3mmcut—40 mm/s · 30%
Corkcut—32 mm/s · 45%
Cotton Fabriccut58 mm/s · 26%21 mm/s · 40%
Denim Fabriccut48 mm/s · 36%22 mm/s · 40%
Faux Leathercut44 mm/s · 40%48 mm/s · 34%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut—48 mm/s · 32–42% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut—300 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut145 mm/s · 8%150 mm/s · 8%
Leathercut—300 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut—22 mm/s · 48–55%
Plywoodcut—28 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut10 mm/s · 82%11 mm/s · 85%
Walnutcut—22 mm/s · 48–55%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave470 mm/min480 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave—250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave410 mm/min420 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave450 mm/min460 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave385 mm/s · 16%350 mm/s · 16%
Anodized Aluminumengrave—250 mm/min · 70%
Bamboo 3mmengrave395 mm/s · 20%400 mm/s · 20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave290 mm/s · 28%300 mm/s · 30%
Bambooengrave—400 mm/min · 45%
Basswoodengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cardstockengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Tileengrave290 mm/s · 52%300 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave430 mm/s · 16%500 mm/s · 15%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave—370 mm/min · 42%
Corkengrave—500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 9%380 mm/s · 11%
Denim Fabricengrave450 mm/s · 10%400 mm/s · 12%
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 11%500 mm/s · 10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave—400 mm/s · 8–13% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave—350 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave—450 mm/s · 6–9%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave—350 mm/min · 40%
Mapleengrave—350 mm/s · 12–16%
Marble Tileengrave100 mm/s · 45%108 mm/s · 44%
Plywoodengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave195 mm/s · 29%200 mm/s · 30%
Slate (coaster)engrave—450 mm/s · 9–12%
Slateengrave—300 mm/min · 50%
Stainless Steelengrave260 mm/s · 53%275 mm/s · 52%
Walnutengrave—350 mm/s · 12–16%
All OMTech Polar+ 55W settings →All Trotec Speedy 300 settings →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech Polar+ 55W or Trotec Speedy 300?

It depends on your use case. OMTech Polar+ 55W is 55W co2. Trotec Speedy 300 is 60W co2 with 726×432mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the OMTech Polar+ 55W and Trotec Speedy 300 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 17 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Is the Trotec Speedy 300 (60W) much faster than the OMTech Polar+ 55W (55W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Trotec Speedy 300 (60W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the OMTech Polar+ 55W (55W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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What Makers Say

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