When you see the same people ranting and raving about some machine or particular s/w package they like my thought is that these people have nothing more important to be doing. This is sad. My 3 analysers and 2 sorters work fine-I am just too busy running them to put in a vote. The original question from Andreas was I believe what sorter could do both analysis and sorting efficiently. It is just wonderful that the Mo flo can analyse at 50,000 cells/second . How long does it take to manually put a sample on, have the cells snake there way up to the sensing area, and the flow stablise before you hit the acquire key? Would you want to do this hundreds of times a day, each day. We run 400-600 tubes per day ; ease of sample handling and automation is an important factor to evaluate. As Joe Trotter pointed out, a company's serivce support in your area is also key. Additionally, the way to get a company to respond to one's immediate problems or needs for the future-faster electronics, enhancements in automation, etc etc is to talk with their design engineers . Too many people try to use this list to embarrass or get a reaction out of a company when the problem is frustration or inexperience on their part. These people should touch the plates with the high-voltage on... Marcia Woda Manager, FACS Shared Instrument Facility Univ. of Mass Medical School Worcester, Ma. 01655 http://www.umassmed.edu/facslab
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