I can't believe that it has been over 4 years since I have made a blog post dedicated to my K-40 laser cutter. Probably 6 months ago my $50 laptop met its demise when it was knocked from a desk and the screen no longer worked. I originally sought out an older model that ran Windows 7 or 8 knowing at the time the compatibility between computer and laser cutter was reliable. That was about 6 years ago. I had originally meant to use a software other than the supplied version of