Great entry level laser to get started in the hobby. If you're on the fence, just do it! research on you tube all the safety upgrades that need doing out of the box. Then it'll be a fun machine for you to get into laser engravingcutting! Throw the standard software away and just use k40 Whisperer. Took about 3-4 hours to fix all the wiring, align the laser and re-configure the x-Axis but now it's a real goer.