Best Board to upgrade K40

[Magicismagic (Maciej BEDLIN)]

Hi I Have a K40 laser and would like to switch from current software (coreldraw and K40 Whisperer) to Ligtburn…
I have a stock nano2 board and would like something fairly simple to upgrade my machine. I live in UK so my options is a little limited to those from US but what would you say is the best bet? any links welcome if OK with rules

[berainlb (PY)]

This is a fairly common question and came up again recently. Check this post for my take:

New Laser Setup Choices

The two most often cited drop-in replacements are Cohesion 3D ($230) and Mini Gerbil (new model 3 out for $115). You could get any number of other boards to work with some work including the DSP controllers. The other two are just the most common and are specifically intended as drop-in replacements to the mounting level and are well supported. There are tons of folks doing lots of good work with K40s, especially with some upgrades. They shouldn’t be underestimated.