Re: FC500 or Canto?

Dear Eric,

You've in front of you a very difficult decission... I had it before 
and I selected the FC500 because in paper it looks more suitable for 
my facility than the Canto and because I have as well a Coulter-XL. 
But I must say that mosly of the answers by phone and e-mails point 
out that both machines are excellent, robust, easy to use, with great 
software, and big companies and scientific support will take care of 
you. 

Attached you can find a summary of the e-mails that I've received when 
I've asked the same question to the flow community some months ago.

I hope this can help you but probably a coin could be useful as well..

Kind regards,

Alfonso


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 Dr. Alfonso Blanco Fernández

 Flow Cytometry Core Facilities
 UCD - Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research
 University College Dublin
 Belfield, Dublin 4
 IRELAND

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----- Original Message -----
From: Eric P Miller <Eric.Miller@ed.ac.uk>
Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:53 pm
Subject: FC500 or Canto?
To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>

> Just a quick question to see if anyone has strong opinions.
> Our lab currently runs a pair of Coulter XL machines, which now 
> need  
> replaced. We have had demos of Coulters FC500, and BDs Canto, and 
> both	seem very capable machines. Does anyone working in North  
> England/Scotland area have strong views on whether the Canto or 
> FC500  
> would be a better bet? Pricewise there does not appear to be a lot 
> in  
> it.
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Eric Miller
> 
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