Most people get stuck comparing specs they do not fully understand yet.
Four series: Bolt, Nova Plus, Titan and Aurora. Watch the breakdown, then scan the comparison below. Eleven minutes here can save you a year of fighting the wrong machine.
Which Thunder Laser Is Right for You? Bolt, Nova Plus, Titan and Aurora explained.
The whole lineup on one screen.
The Bolt, Nova Plus and Titan are all RF CO2 machines. They share the same core technology, so they run the same materials. The Aurora is a different animal.
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.  Bolt |
Most popular  Nova Plus |
.  Titan |
.  Aurora |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built around | Engraving | Doing everything | Production volume | Metal marking |
| Laser type | RF CO2 | RF CO2 | RF CO2, Iradion tube | UV, Fiber, MOPA |
| Wattage | 30 to 80W | 60 to 120W | 50 to 120W | 5 to 100W |
| Bed sizes | 20, 24, 36 in. | 24, 35, 51, 63 in. | 27, 35, 51 in. | About 6 x 6 in. three lens options |
| Top engraving speed | 2,000 mm/s | 1,200 mm/s | 3,000 mm/sfastest CO2 | 7,000 mm/sgalvo, no gantry travel |
| Camera | High resolution | High resolution | Dual camera | Not applicable |
| Cuts wood, acrylic, leather | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Marks bare metal | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Who picks it | Hat and patch makers, tumblers, Etsy sellers | Sign makers, schools, upgraders, small business | Production shops scaling up | Jewelry, gun and coin engravers, part marking |
| Starting price | $5,795from $114.00/mo | $8,350from $165.00/mo | $16,250from $320.78/mo | $4,795from $90.38/mo |
| See Bolt | See Nova Plus | See Titan | See Aurora |
What each one is actually built to do.
Built around fast, high detail engraving
Hat and patch makers, tumbler businesses, Etsy sellers
This is not a weak hobby laser. The Bolt cuts, and it cuts well. The difference is what it is optimized for: if engraving is the core of your business, the Bolt does it faster and with more precision than anything else in its price range.
- High precision RF tube for clean, detailed output
- High resolution camera, drag and drop designs onto the bed
- Rotary capable for tumblers and cylindrical work
The most versatile machine we build
Sign makers, schools, hobbyists upgrading, small business
Our most popular machine, and the one customers keep calling a tank. It engraves well and it is a genuine cutting powerhouse. That flexibility is the whole point. If you are not sure where to start, start here.
- The 51 and 63 take a full 4 x 8 sheet through the pass through
- The 63 handles fabric bolts up to 60 in. wide
- Head built for cutting all day: smooth edges, less cleanup
For businesses that are already scaling
Production shops, high volume order work
If you have outgrown your first machine and you are running production volume, the Titan is the next step. It runs an Iradion tube, the most premium RF tube on the market in this price range, which is what matters when you run a machine hard every single day.
- Dual camera system for alignment and precision at scale
- Pairs with a UV printer for print and cut work
- The fastest CO2 engraver in our lineup by a wide margin
A different animal altogether
Jewelry makers, metal and gun engravers, part marking
Where the other three are CO2, the Aurora covers UV, fiber and MOPA. UV marks the surface of almost anything and really shines on glass. Fiber and MOPA specialize in metal, and MOPA can bring color into stainless steel. This opens up materials a CO2 machine simply cannot touch.
- Fully enclosed on purpose, where most fiber lasers are open frame
- Three lens options, and a smaller field lets you engrave taller items
- Galvo head with no gantry travel, which is why it marks so fast
- Compact enough for almost any workspace
The part that does not show up on a spec sheet.
Whichever machine you land on, this comes with it. It is the reason people come to us after a hobby unit, and the reason they stay.
US based support
Real techs in the US, reachable by phone, coast to coast from Florida to California. Not an offshore call center and not a ticket that disappears.
One on one remote training
Free remote startup training with a specialist, one on one and scheduled around you. Not a recorded webinar.
LightBurn included
The industry standard, included. No subscription and no proprietary software to learn.
Two year warranty
Two years of coverage backed in the States, not a return to factory arrangement.
Three things worth checking first.
What these machines cut and mark
The Bolt, Nova Plus and Titan share the same RF CO2 technology, so they run the same materials. The Aurora covers what they cannot.
Material compatibility →Financing from $90.38/mo
Monthly payment options across the whole lineup, from the Aurora Lite up to the Titan. Figures are estimates and subject to credit and equipment approval.
Pricing and financing →See one run before you buy
Our demo hosts are real owners running these machines in their own shops. Free to visit, no obligation, no sales pitch.
Find a host near you →Rotaries, heads, lenses and cameras
Tell us which machine you own and we will show you every part that fits it, sorted by type. Nothing that does not fit, no cross referencing.
Buy your second machine first.
The most expensive mistake in this industry is not buying the priciest machine. It is buying the wrong one and then spending the next year fighting it instead of building your business.
Book a call and we will walk through your specific work and point you at the right machine. We give you a straight answer. No pressure, no runaround. Worst case you learn something, best case you find your machine.
