Head to head
How the Everlast RedSabre 1500 stacks up
Compared with the 1200–1500W handheld fibre laser welders sold in New Zealand, ranked from left to right on each maker’s published specs.
Weld, clean + cut in oneAir-cooled, no chiller100% duty cycleSpare lenses + goggles included
| Spec |
#1 OUR PICK
 Everlast
RedSabre 1500
|
#2
xTool
xTool
MetalFab 1200W
|
#3
 Strata
SLR3000 Pro Series
|
#4
Amada
Amada
FLW-1500MT
|
#5
Lastech
Lastech
LWM 1500
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ price (incl GST) | $21,487 | $14,750 | $19,544.25 | POA | POA |
| Laser power | 1500W | 1200W | 1500W | 1500W | 1500W |
| Weld / clean / cut | Weld, clean + cut | Weld, clean + cut | Weld only | Weld only | Weld only |
| Cooling | Air-cooled, no chiller | Forced air | Refrigerant-cooled | Air-cooled, no chiller | Water chiller |
| Input power | 240V single phase | 200–240V, 21A | 230V | — | — |
| Duty cycle | 100% (6 hrs) | — | 100% (24 hrs) | — | — |
| Max weld: steel / stainless | 4mm | 5mm | Up to 9mm* | 4mm (stainless) | 4mm |
| Max weld: aluminium | 3.5mm | — | — | 4mm | 3mm |
| Max weld: copper | 2mm | — | — | — | — |
| Max cut |
Steel 5mm, aluminium 4mm BEST Only one published
|
Handheld cut | — | — | — |
| Wobble (beam swing) | Yes, 0–300 Hz | — | Yes, 0–5mm width | Yes | — |
| Adjustable weld settings | Power, pulse freq, duty, scan speed + width, ramps, gas, wire feed. 32 programs | Power, wobble, pulse, ramps, gas, wire feed, tack | — | Saved custom conditions | — |
| Wire feeder | Included, twin optional | Included | Included, twin $3,099 extra | — | Included |
| In the box |
Wire feeder, 9m gun, 3 nozzle sets, 5 spare lenses, goggles BEST Only one with spare lenses
|
Wire feeder, wire, 3 nozzle sets, goggles | Wire feeder, torch, nozzles, glasses | — | — |
| Weight (machine) | 38 kg | 38.2 kg | 43 kg | — | — |
| Warranty | 3 years | 1 year | — | — | — |
Prices and specs are taken from each maker’s or NZ seller’s website in October 2026. “—” means the figure is not published. POA means no public NZ price. *Strata quotes 0.2–9mm for “most metals”.