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Snapmaker Ray 20W vs xTool D1 Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 32 shared materials.

Snapmaker Ray 20W vs xTool D1 Pro: $599 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

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Snapmaker Ray 20W

Power
20W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
400×400mm

xTool D1 Pro

Price
$599
Power
20W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
430×390mm
Software
xTool Creative Space
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59 settings for Snapmaker Ray 20W173 settings for xTool D1 Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationSnapmaker Ray 20WxTool D1 Pro
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut—3000 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist280 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut—1600 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut1200 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes800 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut—1800 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist250 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut—400 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut1500 mm/min · 88%250 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut—800 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut—4500 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Acryliccut—200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
Alder 3mmcut—2200 mm/min · 88% · 2× passes · air assist
Aldercut—800 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut1500 mm/min · 85%2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut—600 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut1400 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist1400 mm/min · 45–50% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist150 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes · air assist
Cardboard 3mmcut—1000 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut—200 mm/s · 90%
Cardboardcut5000 mm/min · 45%1000 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Cardstock 300gsmcut—8000 mm/min · 30%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut—150 mm/s · 45%
Cardstockcut5000 mm/min · 25%1500 mm/min · 35%
Cedar 3mmcut—2200 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist
Cedarcut—700 mm/min · 70–75% · 2× passes · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut—2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
Cherrycut—800 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut3000 mm/min · 80%3000 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut—8000 mm/min · 25%
Cork 3mmcut2000 mm/min · 70%5000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut—3500 mm/min · 75% · 2× passes · air assist
Corkcut4000 mm/min · 70%800 mm/min · 70–85% · 2× passes
Corrugated Cardboardcut—4500 mm/min · 48% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut3500 mm/min · 75%4000 mm/min · 70% · air assist
Craft Felt 3mmcut—4500 mm/min · 70% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut3500 mm/min · 80%3500 mm/min · 72% · air assist
EVA Foam 3mmcut—5000 mm/min · 65% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut—4500 mm/min · 45%
Faux Leathercut2500 mm/min · 75%3500 mm/min · 58% · air assist
Feltcut—400 mm/min · 55%
Foam Board 5mmcut—5000 mm/min · 42% · 2× passes
Foamcut—600 mm/min · 35%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut2500 mm/min · 85–95% · 2× passes · air assist2500 mm/min · 85–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Genuine Leathercut1400 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist400 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes · air assist
Hardboardcut—200 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut—9000 mm/min · 16%
Kraft Papercut1800 mm/min · 40%2500 mm/min · 22%
Leathercut1400 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist200 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist800 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
MDFcut—200 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut—7000 mm/min · 25%
Oak 3mmcut—1800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Oakcut—700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut—1000 mm/min · 30%
Pine 3mmcut—2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
Pinecut—800 mm/min · 70–75% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist600 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut—800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubbercut—800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Walnutcut1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Washi Tapecut—800 mm/min · 20%
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—6000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%3000 mm/min · 55%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave—4000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave4500 mm/min4500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave3500 mm/min · 35–40%—
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave3200 mm/min3200 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%2500 mm/min · 60%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave4200 mm/min4200 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave—3000 mm/min · 70%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave3000 mm/min · 35%2500 mm/min · 50%
5mm Plywoodengrave—4000 mm/min · 65%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave—3500 mm/min · 70%
Acrylic Feltengrave—8000 mm/min · 20–25%
Acrylicengrave—3000 mm/min · 35%
Alder 3mmengrave—5500 mm/min · 58% · air assist
Alderengrave—3000 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Anodized Aluminumengrave4000 mm/min · 65%1500 mm/min · 70–80%
Bamboo 3mmengrave3500 mm/min · 38%6000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave2000 mm/min · 85%2000 mm/min · 65%
Bambooengrave5000 mm/min · 65%5000 mm/min · 30%
Basswoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%4000 mm/min · 70%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave—400 mm/s · 30%
Cardboardengrave8000 mm/min · 15–20%—
Cardstock 300gsmengrave—9000 mm/min · 15%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave—450 mm/s · 15%
Cardstockengrave8000 mm/min · 10–15%5000 mm/min · 12%
Cedar 3mmengrave—5500 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Cedarengrave—2500 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Ceramic Tileengrave1500 mm/min · 100%500 mm/min · 90–100%
Cherry 3mmengrave—5500 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Cherryengrave—3000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Chipboard 2mmengrave5000 mm/min · 45%6500 mm/min · 40%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave—2500 mm/min · 80%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave4000 mm/min · 60%—
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave—8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cork 3mmengrave—3000 mm/min · 40%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave—6000 mm/min · 40%
Corkengrave8000 mm/min · 25–30%4000 mm/min · 35–45%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave—8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Cotton Fabricengrave5500 mm/min · 25%7000 mm/min · 35%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave—6500 mm/min · 30%
Denim Fabricengrave4000 mm/min · 35%5000 mm/min · 45%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave—7000 mm/min · 30%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave—8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Faux Leatherengrave4500 mm/min · 40%8000 mm/min · 20–25%
Feltengrave—2000 mm/min · 20–25%
Foamengrave—2000 mm/min · 10–15%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave6000 mm/min · 60–70% · air assist6000 mm/min · 60–70% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave5000 mm/min · 55%1500 mm/min · 35%
Glassengrave7000 mm/min · 60–70%1000 mm/min · 55%
Hardboardengrave—3000 mm/min · 65% · air assist
HTV Vinylengrave—8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Kraft Paperengrave5000 mm/min · 28%7500 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave5000 mm/min · 55%3500 mm/min · 28%
Mapleengrave5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist3000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave—2000 mm/min · 85%
MDFengrave—3000 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave—8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Oak 3mmengrave—5500 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Oakengrave—2500 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Paperengrave—5000 mm/min · 15%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave—2000 mm/min · 65%
Pine 3mmengrave—5000 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Pineengrave—3000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%3000 mm/min · 50–65%
Powder Coated Steelengrave—2500 mm/min · 80%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave—2800 mm/min · 82%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave2000 mm/min · 55%—
Rubberengrave—3000 mm/min · 70% · air assist
Slate (coaster)engrave5000 mm/min · 70–80%2200 mm/min · 90%
Slateengrave4000 mm/min · 80%2000 mm/min · 75%
Spray Painted Metalengrave—2800 mm/min · 75%
Stainless Steelengrave—2800 mm/min · 95%
Walnutengrave5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist2500 mm/min · 70% · air assist
Washi Tapeengrave—2500 mm/min · 10–15%
Stainless Steelmark—400 mm/min · 90–100%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Snapmaker Ray 20W or xTool D1 Pro?

It depends on your use case. Snapmaker Ray 20W is 20W diode with 400×400mm bed. xTool D1 Pro is 20W diode with 430×390mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Snapmaker Ray 20W and xTool D1 Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 32 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

★★★★★5.0· 6 reviews
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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

★★★★★

"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

★★★★★

"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

★★★★★

"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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