Brian, I've had an Elite since 1991. it is a great instrument. rarely breaks. had some troubles on start up. but on the whole very reliable. and the PC interface is cheaper, and easily upgraded as opposed to any MAC solution you'd be saddled with on the FacStar. I recently (last 3 weeks) got an ESP upgrade for my Elite, new CPU, optics etc. seems to be ok after a couple of tweeks. chris On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:58:02 -0600, Brian Chelack wrote: > >Hi everyone; > >I've been asked to provide comments on the relative merits of the >following two instruments; the FACStar+ and the Epics elite. As a bit >of background, monies have been allocated for the purchase of a newer >flow cytometer, we have owned a FACSort with the old Consort 32 >workstation since 1994 and I have been involved in the operation of this >instrument since that time. We have been fairly satisfied with the >performance and reliability of this instrument but realize that we need >to update it. The thought right now is that we will need higher speed >sorting capabilities, but the funding available will not permit the >purchase of the newest technology. We are looking at a refurbished >FACStar + or Epics elite, hopefully with updated software sets, as >possible alternatives. > >My mission is to gather information about these two instruments, their >strong and weak points and try to provide a logical rationale for the >purchase of one over the other. While I do have experience with B-D's >FACSort and FACScan I have only rudimentary knowledge of the instruments >in question. I want to keep an open mind at this point, but I'm sure >there is a wealth of information out there about these two instruments >which might help us decide on our purchase. > >If anyone has any information they would care to share with me I would >be most appreciative. Comments regarding hardware, software, ease of >use, instrument idiosyncracies, dealer support or any other information >will be welcome. > >Comments may be sent directly to me at: > >brian.chelack@usask.ca > > >regards > >bjc - Brian >
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