xTool S1 vs ACMER P2 33W — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 38 shared materials.

xTool S1: $1,699 vs ACMER P2 33W — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the xTool S1 if you want: more cutting power (40W vs 33W).

Where to buy

xTool S1 — check current price & availability

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xTool S1

Price
$1,699

Power
40W

Laser Type
diode

Work Area
498×330mm

Software

xTool Creative Space

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ACMER P2 33W

Power
33W

Laser Type
diode

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176 settings for xTool S166 settings for ACMER P2 33W

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	xTool S1	ACMER P2 33W
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut	5000 mm/min · 90% · air assist	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	550 mm/min · 100% · air assist	500 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	600 mm/min · 100% · air assist	600 mm/min · 72% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut	3000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	1500 mm/min · 90% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist	1800 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes
3mm Coloured Acryliccut	3200 mm/min · 72% · air assist	—
3mm Hardboard HDFcut	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
3mm MDFcut	600 mm/min · 100% · air assist	600 mm/min · 90% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut	600 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist	2500 mm/min · 78%
5mm Plywoodcut	1500 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist	—
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut	200 mm/min · 85% · air assist	250 mm/min · 88% · air assist
6mm MDFcut	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	200 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut	600 mm/min · 100% · 6× passes · air assist	—
Acrylic Feltcut	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	4500 mm/min · 60% · air assist	2500 mm/min · 75%
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut	1100 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Bamboocut	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	1500 mm/min · 85–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	3000 mm/min · 80% · air assist	3500 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut	300 mm/s · 80% · air assist	—
Cardboardcut	3000 mm/min · 25%	3000 mm/min · 25%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	10000 mm/min · 20%	—
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut	200 mm/s · 30%	—
Cardstockcut	3500 mm/min · 20%	6000 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	5000 mm/min · 58% · air assist	4000 mm/min · 65%
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	11000 mm/min · 18%	—
Cork 3mmcut	6500 mm/min · 35% · air assist	3000 mm/min · 65%
Cork Sheet 3mmcut	5000 mm/min · 55% · air assist	—
Corkcut	800 mm/min · 70–85% · 2× passes	2000 mm/min · 35–40% · 2× passes · air assist
Corrugated Cardboardcut	5500 mm/min · 38% · 2× passes	—
Cotton Fabriccut	6000 mm/min · 50% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 55%
Craft Felt 3mmcut	7000 mm/min · 48% · air assist	—
Denim Fabriccut	6000 mm/min · 52% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 60%
EVA Foam 3mmcut	8000 mm/min · 45% · air assist	—
EVA Foam 6mmcut	5500 mm/min · 35%	—
Faux Leathercut	4500 mm/min · 48% · air assist	3500 mm/min · 55%
Foam Board 5mmcut	6500 mm/min · 32% · 2× passes	—
Foamcut	1200 mm/min · 20%	—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist	4000 mm/min · 75–85% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist	1700 mm/min · 45–50% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut	11000 mm/min · 12%	—
Kraft Papercut	3000 mm/min · 18%	2500 mm/min · 22%
Leathercut	2000 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist	1700 mm/min · 70–75% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist	3000 mm/min · 80–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	9000 mm/min · 18%	—
Oak 3mmcut	3500 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Oakcut	350 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Papercut	2500 mm/min · 15%	—
Pine 3mmcut	4000 mm/min · 65% · air assist	—
Pinecut	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist	—
Plywoodcut	600 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist	3500 mm/min · 80% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut	1000 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Rubber Stamp Materialcut	600 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Walnutcut	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist	3000 mm/min · 80–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Washi Tapecut	2000 mm/min · 12%	—
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	8000 mm/min · 40%	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min · 25–30%	2000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	6000 mm/min · 50%	8000 mm/min · 28%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave	6000 mm/min · 40%	4500 mm/min · 35–40%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	7500 mm/min	6500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	5500 mm/min · 35–40%
3mm Hardboard HDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 40–45%	—
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	4800 mm/min	4200 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	200 mm/s · 25–30%	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	7000 mm/min	6000 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave	4000 mm/min · 60%	—
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min · 25–30%	3500 mm/min · 32%
5mm Plywoodengrave	5000 mm/min · 55%	—
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min · 35–40%	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
6mm MDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 35–40%	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave	4000 mm/min · 60%	—
Acrylic Feltengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Alder 3mmengrave	7500 mm/min · 40%	—
Alderengrave	4000 mm/min · 42%	—
Anodized Aluminumengrave	1500 mm/min · 70–80%	2800 mm/min · 70%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	8000 mm/min · 38%	4000 mm/min · 35%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	4000 mm/min · 55%	3500 mm/min · 60%
Bambooengrave	4000 mm/min · 48%	5500 mm/min · 58%
Basswoodengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 30–35%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave	500 mm/s · 20–25%	—
Cardboardengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave	12000 mm/min · 10%	—
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave	500 mm/s · 12%	—
Cardstockengrave	6000 mm/min · 12%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cedar 3mmengrave	7500 mm/min · 38%	—
Cedarengrave	5000 mm/min · 30%	—
Ceramic Tileengrave	500 mm/min · 90–100%	2500 mm/min · 90%
Cherry 3mmengrave	7000 mm/min · 42% · air assist	—
Cherryengrave	4500 mm/min · 40%	—
Chipboard 2mmengrave	8500 mm/min · 32%	7500 mm/min · 35%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave	3000 mm/min · 70%	—
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	2000 mm/min · 70–80%	3000 mm/min · 65%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave	8000 mm/min · 30%	—
Corkengrave	4000 mm/min · 35–45%	7000 mm/min · 22%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Cotton Fabricengrave	9000 mm/min · 16%	8000 mm/min · 18%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave	3500 mm/min · 25–30%	—
Denim Fabricengrave	8000 mm/min · 30%	6000 mm/min · 22%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave	10000 mm/min · 20%	—
EVA Foam 6mmengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Faux Leatherengrave	8000 mm/min · 15–20%	7000 mm/min · 22%
Foam Board 5mmengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Foamengrave	4000 mm/min · 10%	—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	7500 mm/min · 40–50% · air assist	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	3000 mm/min · 40%	6000 mm/min · 30%
Glassengrave	1000 mm/min · 55%	7500 mm/min · 45–55%
HTV Vinylengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Kraft Paperengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	7000 mm/min · 18%
Leatherengrave	4000 mm/min · 55%	6000 mm/min · 48%
Mapleengrave	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist	6500 mm/min · 50–60% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave	2000 mm/min · 85%	—
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	—
Oak 3mmengrave	7000 mm/min · 45% · air assist	—
Oakengrave	4000 mm/min · 45%	—
Paperengrave	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%	8000 mm/min · 30–35%
Powder Coated Steelengrave	3000 mm/min · 70%	—
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	3500 mm/min · 75%	—
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	2000 mm/min · 70%	2500 mm/min · 45%
Slate (coaster)engrave	2200 mm/min · 90%	6500 mm/min · 55–65%
Slateengrave	3500 mm/min · 70%	4000 mm/min · 52%
Spray Painted Metalengrave	3500 mm/min · 65%	—
Stainless Steelengrave	3500 mm/min · 90%	200 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Walnutengrave	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist	6500 mm/min · 50–60% · 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 S1 or ACMER P2 33W?

It depends on your use case. xTool S1 is 40W diode with 498×330mm bed. ACMER P2 33W is 33W diode. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the xTool S1 and ACMER P2 33W cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 38 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 xTool S1 (40W) much faster than the ACMER P2 33W (33W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The xTool S1 (40W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the ACMER P2 33W (33W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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Settings are community-contributed and may not reflect your exact machine configuration or material batch. Always test on scrap first. Some links are affiliate links — we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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