Upgrading drives and the controller should give you a performance improvement, but without knowing what's already fitted, it's kind of hard to give any specific advise.

The biggest issue you're likely to have, is how to control the laser. You'd need to research how any replacement controller could be programmed to handle controlling the laser. The physical movement of axes will be pretty straightforward once you work out how to control the laser.


The only thing the MD808 does, that you may struggle to find in another drive, is the Reduce Current input.