Head to head
How the Everlast RedSabre 1500X 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 one6mm single-pass steel welds100% duty cycleSpare lenses + glasses included
| Spec |
#1 OUR PICK
 Everlast
RedSabre 1500X
|
#2
xTool
xTool
MetalFab 1200W
|
#3
 Strata
SLR3000 Pro Series
|
#4
Amada
Amada
FLW-1500MT
|
#5
Lastech
Lastech
LWM 1500
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ price (incl GST) | $19,100 | $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 | Refrigeration-cooled | Forced air | Refrigerant-cooled | Air-cooled, no chiller | Water chiller |
| Input power | 240V single phase, 20A | 200–240V, 21A | 230V | — | — |
| Duty cycle | 100% continuous | — | 100% (24 hrs) | — | — |
| Max weld: steel / stainless | 6mm | 5mm | Up to 9mm* | 4mm (stainless) | 4mm |
| Max weld: aluminium | 4.5mm | — | — | 4mm | 3mm |
| Max weld: copper | 3mm | — | — | — | — |
| Max cut |
Steel 6mm, aluminium 5mm BEST Only one published
|
Handheld cut | — | — | — |
| Wobble (beam swing) | — | — | Yes, 0–5mm width | Yes | — |
| Wire feeder | Included, dual optional | Included | Included, twin $3,099 extra | — | Included |
| In the box |
Wire feeder, 9m gun, 3 nozzle sets, 5 spare lenses, glasses BEST Only one with spare lenses
|
Wire feeder, wire, 3 nozzle sets, goggles | Wire feeder, torch, nozzles, glasses | — | — |
| Weight (machine) | — | 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”.