As someone with a fair amount of experience with various techs being talked about, I want to say something very clearly.
An all in one CNC machine may do multiple tasks poorly. It may do one OK, but it will have major compromises, or else the other functions will be strapped on. Routing and cutting requires a rigid, precise frame, capable of withstanding torque and shedding debris. Laser cutting requires precision and an absence of debris as much as possible, and if you want to do any kind of raster engraving, then even CoreXY printers are only now getting into the speed ranges required to do larger work pieces in less than multiple days. 3D printing has gone for the lightweight, fast motion system design, where software compensation makes up for the under-built structures (Talk all you want, but that's what input shaping is. Software wallpapering over the fact that the motion system is not actually up to the demands placed on it,)
Combining the requirements of the various processes gets you into the territory of actual professional machines. I mean, it's perfectly possible to get the sort of speeds that everyone is going to CoreXY in the 3D printing space out of a CNC mill. Haas, which isn't known for making the fastest, or best machines, manages to get 350mm/s cutting speeds on their mini-mills. On the other hand, that machine costs more than my car, and doesn't have probing for the table.
Figure out what system you actually want, using reasonable entry level tech (And no, those Amazon diode lasers are not entry level, those are death traps. Buy a K40 or similar on Ebay, do not ever buy an un-enclosed cutting laser unless you feel like spending 1K plus on appropriate safety glasses and respirators), and get machines appropriate to the level of use that you will put them to.
I don't use the X-carve I have much because it's a bit of a noodle for metal cutting (and I've added a 2HP spindle, and was only doing ~3mm brass, with .125" bits), and the laser or other tools work better for other materials. If it were sturdier, I might use it more, but that's not been a priority investment, because for the most part, my projects end up engineered around not using it, because it's a pain in the ass. But that's an example of a dedicated CNC router near the top end of your price range, that won't hit the specs you want (Don't even try to cut sheet steel on it with a stock router)
An all in one CNC machine may do multiple tasks poorly. It may do one OK, but it will have major compromises, or else the other functions will be strapped on. Routing and cutting requires a rigid, precise frame, capable of withstanding torque and shedding debris. Laser cutting requires precision and an absence of debris as much as possible, and if you want to do any kind of raster engraving, then even CoreXY printers are only now getting into the speed ranges required to do larger work pieces in less than multiple days. 3D printing has gone for the lightweight, fast motion system design, where software compensation makes up for the under-built structures (Talk all you want, but that's what input shaping is. Software wallpapering over the fact that the motion system is not actually up to the demands placed on it,)
Combining the requirements of the various processes gets you into the territory of actual professional machines. I mean, it's perfectly possible to get the sort of speeds that everyone is going to CoreXY in the 3D printing space out of a CNC mill. Haas, which isn't known for making the fastest, or best machines, manages to get 350mm/s cutting speeds on their mini-mills. On the other hand, that machine costs more than my car, and doesn't have probing for the table.
Figure out what system you actually want, using reasonable entry level tech (And no, those Amazon diode lasers are not entry level, those are death traps. Buy a K40 or similar on Ebay, do not ever buy an un-enclosed cutting laser unless you feel like spending 1K plus on appropriate safety glasses and respirators), and get machines appropriate to the level of use that you will put them to.
I don't use the X-carve I have much because it's a bit of a noodle for metal cutting (and I've added a 2HP spindle, and was only doing ~3mm brass, with .125" bits), and the laser or other tools work better for other materials. If it were sturdier, I might use it more, but that's not been a priority investment, because for the most part, my projects end up engineered around not using it, because it's a pain in the ass. But that's an example of a dedicated CNC router near the top end of your price range, that won't hit the specs you want (Don't even try to cut sheet steel on it with a stock router)