xTool P2 vs xTool S1 — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 43 shared materials.

xTool P2: $3,399 vs xTool S1: $1,699 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the xTool P2 if you want: more cutting power (55W vs 40W); CO₂ — cuts clear acrylic and engraves glass; diode lasers can't.

Pick the xTool S1 if you want: a more affordable price point.

Where to buy

xTool P2 — check current price & availability

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Where to buy

xTool S1 — check current price & availability

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xTool P2

Price
$3,399

Power
55W

Laser Type
co2

Software

xTool Creative Space

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xTool S1

Price
$1,699

Power
40W

Laser Type
diode

Work Area
498×330mm

Software

xTool Creative Space

Buy xTool S1 →

80 settings for xTool P2176 settings for xTool S1

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	xTool P2	xTool S1
12mm Plywoodcut	20 mm/s · 75% · air assist	—
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	5000 mm/min · 90% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	35 mm/s · 60% · air assist	550 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	100 mm/s · 30% · air assist	600 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut	—	3000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	60 mm/s · 45% · air assist	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut	—	3200 mm/min · 72% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut	—	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut	40 mm/s · 55% · air assist	600 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Mirrored Acryliccut	60 mm/s · 45% · air assist	—
3mm Tinted Acryliccut	—	600 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	80 mm/s · 40% · air assist	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut	—	1500 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	200 mm/min · 85% · air assist
6mm MDFcut	50 mm/s · 55% · air assist	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut	—	600 mm/min · 100% · 6× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut	72 mm/s · 20%	6000 mm/min · 38% · air assist
Alder 3mmcut	—	4200 mm/min · 62% · air assist
Aldercut	—	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut	25 mm/s · 58% · air assist	4500 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut	22 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist	1100 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut	30 mm/s · 65% · air assist	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	45 mm/s · 55% · air assist	3000 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut	—	300 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboardcut	250 mm/s · 12%	3000 mm/min · 25%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	110 mm/s · 12%	10000 mm/min · 20%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut	—	200 mm/s · 30%
Cardstockcut	150 mm/s · 10%	3500 mm/min · 20%
Cedar 3mmcut	—	4000 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Cedarcut	—	550 mm/min · 90% · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut	—	3800 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Cherrycut	—	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut	38 mm/s · 44% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 58% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	130 mm/s · 9%	11000 mm/min · 18%
Cork 3mmcut	38 mm/s · 25% · air assist	6500 mm/min · 35% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut	—	5000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Corkcut	50 mm/s · 35%	800 mm/min · 70–85% · 2× passes
Corrugated Cardboardcut	48 mm/s · 32%	5500 mm/min · 38% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut	21 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist	6000 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Craft Felt 3mmcut	—	7000 mm/min · 48% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut	22 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist	6000 mm/min · 52% · air assist
EVA Foam 3mmcut	—	8000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut	62 mm/s · 23%	5500 mm/min · 35%
Faux Leathercut	48 mm/s · 34% · air assist	4500 mm/min · 48% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut	58 mm/s · 25%	6500 mm/min · 32% · 2× passes
Foamcut	—	1200 mm/min · 20%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	42 mm/s · 35–45% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	19 mm/s · 55–60% · air assist	2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut	115 mm/s · 8%	11000 mm/min · 12%
Kraft Papercut	180 mm/s · 8%	3000 mm/min · 18%
Leathercut	45 mm/s · 45% · air assist	2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	20 mm/s · 50–60%	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	90 mm/s · 12%	9000 mm/min · 18%
Oak 3mmcut	—	3500 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes · air assist
Oakcut	—	350 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut	200 mm/s · 8%	2500 mm/min · 15%
Pine 3mmcut	—	4000 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Pinecut	—	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Plywoodcut	30 mm/s · 65% · air assist	600 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut	15 mm/s · 45–50% · air assist	1000 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut	—	600 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	20 mm/s · 50–60%	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Washi Tapecut	—	2000 mm/min · 12%
12mm Plywoodengrave	300 mm/s · 20–25%	—
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 40%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	400 mm/s · 25%	6000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave	—	6000 mm/min · 40%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	470 mm/min	7500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	300 mm/s · 18%	—
3mm Hardboard HDFengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	410 mm/min	4800 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	—	200 mm/s · 25–30%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	450 mm/min	7000 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 60%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	500 mm/s · 10–15%	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
5mm Plywoodengrave	—	5000 mm/min · 55%
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
6mm MDFengrave	500 mm/s · 15–20%	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 60%
Acrylic Feltengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Alder 3mmengrave	—	7500 mm/min · 40%
Alderengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 42%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	—	1500 mm/min · 70–80%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	400 mm/s · 15–20%	8000 mm/min · 38%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	400 mm/s · 22%	4000 mm/min · 55%
Bambooengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 48%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave	—	500 mm/s · 20–25%
Cardboardengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	12000 mm/min · 10%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave	—	500 mm/s · 12%
Cardstockengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	6000 mm/min · 12%
Cedar 3mmengrave	—	7500 mm/min · 38%
Cedarengrave	—	5000 mm/min · 30%
Ceramic Mugengrave	280 mm/s · 60%	—
Ceramic Tileengrave	—	500 mm/min · 90–100%
Cherry 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 42% · air assist
Cherryengrave	—	4500 mm/min · 40%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	500 mm/s · 10–15%	8500 mm/min · 32%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 70%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 70–80%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cork 3mmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	—
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 30%
Corkengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 35–45%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave	380 mm/s · 11%	9000 mm/min · 16%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 25–30%
Denim Fabricengrave	400 mm/s · 12%	8000 mm/min · 30%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave	—	10000 mm/min · 20%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Faux Leatherengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Foam Board 5mmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Foamengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	380 mm/s · 9–14% · air assist	7500 mm/min · 40–50% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	350 mm/s · 20%	3000 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave	420 mm/s · 7–10%	1000 mm/min · 55%
HTV Vinylengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Kraft Paperengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave	500 mm/s · 15% · 20× passes · air assist	4000 mm/min · 55%
Mapleengrave	320 mm/s · 14–18%	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave	108 mm/s · 44%	2000 mm/min · 85%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Oak 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Oakengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 45%
Paperengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	6000 mm/min · 10%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 55%
Pine 3mmengrave	—	7500 mm/min · 40% · air assist
Pineengrave	—	5000 mm/min · 35%
Plywoodengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 50–65%
Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 70%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	270 mm/s · 16%	3500 mm/min · 75%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave	420 mm/s · 10–14%	2200 mm/min · 90%
Slateengrave	350 mm/s · 60%	3500 mm/min · 70%
Spray Painted Metalengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 65%
Stainless Steelengrave	275 mm/s · 52%	3500 mm/min · 90%
Walnutengrave	320 mm/s · 14–18%	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Washi Tapeengrave	—	5000 mm/min · 8%
Stainless Steelmark	—	400 mm/min · 90–100%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the xTool P2 or xTool S1?

It depends on your use case. xTool P2 is 55W co2. xTool S1 is 40W diode with 498×330mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the xTool P2 and xTool S1 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 43 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Can the xTool S1 cut clear acrylic like the xTool P2?

No. CO₂ lasers like the xTool P2 cut clear acrylic cleanly because the CO₂ wavelength is absorbed by transparent materials. Diode lasers like the xTool S1 struggle with clear acrylic — only painted or tinted acrylic works reliably.

Is the xTool P2 (55W) much faster than the xTool S1 (40W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The xTool P2 (55W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the xTool S1 (40W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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