The 4x4' fully enclosed 1000 watt fiber from Rose / bescutter.com shows as $73,000. Laguna wants around $140,000 for a visually and functionally similar machine made by Bodor. That's quite a spread for what to my eye is the difference in support between two U.S. based importers.
Laguna is a long time importer of high end tools. Chinese lasers are a new thing for them but I give the benefit of the doubt their intent is to ensure the same level of support and satisfaction as they've done for decades for buyers of $5000 Euro woodworking tools.
Rose that I can tell is pretty new, and built around sales and support of a few lines of Chinese cnc machines.
This is a pretty speculative assessment on my part. Any thoughts on what really gives?
Also, with this class of machines, it's not so clear that watts are watts. Some machines offered with 1000 watt fiber lasers are really pulsed, with low duty cycles, so as to avoid the more expensive ways of cooling it.
The Bodor is probably made on a cast iron frame. My Rose graphix/BEScutter machine is from what I can tell is a Senfeng machine model number SF1313FL, the frame is fabricated from thick square tube, the top of the frame has about 1.5" thick slabs that are welded and then ground flat.. The laser generator is a Raycus on mine, not sure what the bodor uses.
Also my machine is rack and pinion on all but the Z axis, which is a little faster than ball and a little more accurate.
On a CNC mill a fabricated frame would be a huge NO!! but on a laser I can't see why it would matter, the laser is not generating a bunch of vibrations or anything. The bodor does seem to be aimed at the high end market, made to look really modern and clean, they look like the type of machine a tech startup would buy, they are really flashy with what looks like automotive grade paint jobs.. The Senfeng is kinda dressed up, but when you get close to it you can see the metal work is "industrial grade", lumpy and bumpy here and there on the encloser.. Not that it really matters, its a metal box that keeps the smoke and sparks inside.
There are some odd things on the machine, odd wiring and construction methods but so far we have been able to deal with any issues pretty easy. Sometimes I remind myself that it was $50,000 cheaper than the next option and I just ignore whatever minor detail is annoying me.. Even with the odd things I wish we bought the machine two years sooner, we would have saved/made so much more money, not wasted $8400 on a punch press that is totally obsolete now. Basically the same story as when we got our HAAS VMC, owning that machine has turned my Bridgeport into a coat hanger.. Now the only sheet metal tool I use is a shear to turn 4x8 sheets into 4x4 sheets.
If anyone is thinking about buying one and wants to see one that is being used for more than demos before forking over $54K or $140K or more. I'm about an hour north of Orlando and 30 minutes south of Daytona. Pretty easy to combo a vacation with checking out a machine. Boss laser is near me in Sanford about 15 minutes south so if you want to comparison shop.. Not like I care, I'm not a machine seller I just own one and like it... Just google my user name and you'll find my website for the gun stuff I make, use the contact page say you want to see the laser and send your phone number.
Like I said earlier, I've been benefiting from other peoples posts for a decade.. More than happy to pay some back.