Like talking about water wells, it's a deep subject!
Stuff will come I'm sure. Was thinking about finding some articles that can provide good, basic info on setting up. Wayyy to much to consider writing up something original.
With lasers, they are evolving so fast that keeping up with the brands, deals, and features is nearly impossible.
Some things stay the same, customer support, software support, and finding user groups for peer support.
Some useful places to check out:
For basic lasers, the top-dog on software appears to be
LightBurnInexpensive and super flexible.
A decent user forum as well that is quite active with the developers present to answer questions.
For another user group with some good "tools" for setting up a machine and general discussion I like
LA Hobby Guy but there are quite a few.