Rick 2.0

For acrylic where speed is more critical than strength it's pretty much a toss up. The Workbee will give you about 45% more working area for roughly the same price though.

It should be noted that both of these machines are hobby grade systems. If you intend to rely on them for a business you'll probably want to go with a much more substantial system.

Sorry Oliver but I'm only a forum moderator and not an insider with the company and I have exactly the same limited amount of information that you do. The new laser's announcement was as much a surprise to me as it was to everyone else.