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OMTech Polar Lite 55W vs xTool P2: Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 19 shared materials.

OMTech Polar Lite 55W vs xTool P2: $3,399: 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 Lite 55W: check current price & availability

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Where to buy

xTool P2: check current price & availability

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OMTech Polar Lite 55W

Power
55W
Laser Type
co2
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xTool P2

xTool P2

Price
$3,399
Power
55W
Laser Type
co2
Software
xTool StudioxTool Creative Space
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37 settings for OMTech Polar Lite 55W87 settings for xTool P2

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech Polar Lite 55WxTool P2
12mm Plywoodcut-20 mm/s · 75% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut-35 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut25 mm/s · 35% · air assist100 mm/s · 30% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut18 mm/s · 50% · air assist60 mm/s · 45% · air assist
3mm MDFcut30 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist40 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Mirrored Acryliccut-60 mm/s · 45% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut22 mm/s · 58%80 mm/s · 40% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut17 mm/s · 75%-
6mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 78%50 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut-72 mm/s · 20%
Bamboo 3mmcut33 mm/s · 70%25 mm/s · 58% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut-22 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist
Bamboocut-30 mm/s · 65% · air assist
Basswoodcut-45 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Cardboardcut-250 mm/s · 12%
Cardstock 300gsmcut-110 mm/s · 12%
Cardstockcut-150 mm/s · 10%
Chipboard 2mmcut35 mm/s · 46%38 mm/s · 44% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut-130 mm/s · 9%
Cork 3mmcut-38 mm/s · 25% · air assist
Corkcut-50 mm/s · 35%
Corrugated Cardboardcut-48 mm/s · 32%
Cotton Fabriccut58 mm/s · 26%21 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist
Delrin / Acetalcut-55 mm/s · 50% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut48 mm/s · 36%22 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut-62 mm/s · 23%
Faux Leathercut44 mm/s · 40%48 mm/s · 34% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut-58 mm/s · 25%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut-42 mm/s · 35–45% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut14 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist19 mm/s · 55–60% · air assist
HTV Vinylcut-115 mm/s · 8%
Kraft Papercut145 mm/s · 8%180 mm/s · 8%
Leathercut-45 mm/s · 45% · air assist
Maplecut-20 mm/s · 50–60%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut-90 mm/s · 12%
Papercut-200 mm/s · 8%
Plywoodcut-30 mm/s · 65% · air assist
Polypropylene (Coroplast)cut-80 mm/s · 29% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut-15 mm/s · 45–50% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut10 mm/s · 82%-
Walnutcut-20 mm/s · 50–60%
12mm Plywoodengrave-300 mm/s · 20–25%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave350 mm/s · 28%400 mm/s · 25%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave54 mm/min470 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave250 mm/s · 10–15%300 mm/s · 18%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave26 mm/min410 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave450 mm/s · 20–28%-
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave52 mm/min450 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave385 mm/s · 16%500 mm/s · 10–15%
6mm MDFengrave-500 mm/s · 15–20%
Acrylic Feltengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Bamboo 3mmengrave395 mm/s · 20%400 mm/s · 15–20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave290 mm/s · 28%400 mm/s · 22%
Cardboardengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Mugengrave-280 mm/s · 60%
Ceramic Tileengrave290 mm/s · 52%-
Chipboard 2mmengrave430 mm/s · 16%500 mm/s · 10–15%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 9%380 mm/s · 11%
Delrin / Acetalengrave-300 mm/s · 21%
Denim Fabricengrave450 mm/s · 10%400 mm/s · 12%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 11%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave-380 mm/s · 9–14% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave250 mm/s · 22%350 mm/s · 20%
Glassengrave-420 mm/s · 7–10%
HDPE (Cutting Board)engrave-240 mm/s · 23%
HTV Vinylengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave-500 mm/s · 15% · 20× passes · air assist
Mapleengrave-320 mm/s · 14–18%
Marble Tileengrave100 mm/s · 45%108 mm/s · 44%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Paperengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Polycarbonate (Lexan)engrave-345 mm/s · 14%
Polypropylene (Coroplast)engrave-360 mm/s · 10%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave-270 mm/s · 16%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave195 mm/s · 29%-
Slate (coaster)engrave-420 mm/s · 10–14%
Slateengrave300 mm/s · 60%350 mm/s · 60%
Stainless Steelengrave260 mm/s · 53%275 mm/s · 52%
Walnutengrave-320 mm/s · 14–18%
Rowmark Engraving Plasticscore-300 mm/s · 10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech Polar Lite 55W or xTool P2?

It depends on your use case. OMTech Polar Lite 55W is 55W co2. xTool P2 is 55W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the OMTech Polar Lite 55W and xTool P2 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 19 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

★★★★★

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

: Bruce

★★★★★

"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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