From: Peter Chapple (peterc@petermac.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Tue Nov 28 1995 - 20:57:49 EST
re: FACS selection ... >Hi all! > >Our lab has just received funds for a FACS & are currently deliberating over >whether to get a B-D FACS Calibur or a Coulter Epics XL. Any >comments/suggestions would be appreciated. (I'm leaning towards getting a >FACS Calibur, but my supervisor wants to get the best deal) > >Thanks in advance > > >Maribel Leong >via HappyMail! > >Dept Medicine (RMH) >University of Melbourne >Australia It is impossible to advise someone on which instrument best suits their needs. However our laboratory recently evaluated these two instruments - we were looking for an instrument to fulfill our need for an automated clinical cytometer. After several weeks with both instruments in the lab to *play* with, we concluded that they are largely technically equivalent in terms of achieving the final answer. The decision therefore became one of which vendor will provide the *best deal* with regard to overall value for money and lowest operating cost. Such a choice will of course vary in different parts of the world due to the local marketing strategy's of the two companies. It is therfore possibly in-appropriate for me to state in this forum which analyser we selected. I notice however that your institution is situated less than 1Km from our laboratory and therefore think that there is possibly scope for us to communicate directly on these matters. I can be reached by voice or e-mail as shown below. Peter Chapple Senior Scientist - Haematology Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute Melbourne AUSTRALIA e-mail: peterc@petermac.unimelb.edu.au voice: +613 9656 1530
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