Further the discussion at yesterdays meeting here are the links for some good reviews on a a chinese laser cutter.
I found there reviews while researching a laser cutter purchase a while back.
http://www.polygonlabs.com/blog/?page_id=6
http://lowpowerlab.com/blog/2014/05/26/ ... rom-china/
However now I'm starting to lean more towards building my own based on Lasersaur
http://www.lasersaur.com
https://dallasmakerspace.org/wiki/Laser ... ser_Cutter