I absolutely agree, assuming everything else is equal. My last plane was laser-cut, and it almost brought tears to my eyes the way the parts fit together so well. I swore I'd never build a non-laser cut kit.

However, now I'm building a Tiger2, and it's die cut, and I'm surprised at the high quality. The parts fit fine, and the design is great.

So, yes, if everything is equal, go for laser-cut, but design complexity, an error-free manual, good hardware, and wood quality are probably more important than the way the pieces are cut.

--Mike