After much lurking I'm close to deciding on a laser to buy. I will primarily be cutting and engraving 1/4 inch acrylic and medium weight card stock.
I'm trying to decide between the Zing and the Mini and I'm not sure whether the components in the Mini are worth the extra money.
I asked my rep about the air assist on the Zing and he said "The Zing air assist is different than the Mini's in that it utilizes an air curtain that continuously blows air down across the x-rail. You will want a high volume low power compressor for this".
Creekers, do you know what difference would I notice in this compared to the solenoid-based Mini system? Would it be noisier/use more power, or would there also be some performance difference?
Also, I've read what seems like hundreds of previous threads and I'm still not sure whether a 30w would be fine for my needs or whether I should go 40w. I can afford either but obviously I'd prefer to save the money if I won't notice much difference! (i.e. the maxim "buy as big of a table and as much power as you can afford" doesn't seem very helpful to me).
Thanks so much for all of your collective wisdom! I've leaned a ton reading threads on here :).