Dear Mike
Even Knauer (though known for HPLCs) are up with the Bioline
chromatography solutions.
And cheaper than GE.
With best regards
Kris
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Paul Smith p...@paladinscientific.com wrote:
Michael,
Unfortunately, I actually don't know who serves these machines
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Akta Prime / FPLC Options / Off Topic
Michael,
Unfortunately, I actually don't know who serves these machines apart from GE.
Because you brought up the subject of GE equipment and service, I thought I
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Akta Prime / FPLC Options / Off Topic
Michael,
Unfortunately, I actually don't know who serves these machines apart from GE.
Because you brought up
all these because I’ve got a letter from GE regarding my AktaPrime.
HTH,
Vaheh
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Paul Smith
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Akta Prime / FPLC Options / Off Topic
Michael,
Unfortunately, I actually don't know who serves these machines apart
On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 18:18 -0700, Paul Smith wrote:
and have heard some good things about Bio-rad
Personally, my experience with Biorad was very positive. For instance,
we had the switch valve motor burn out and they sent us the motor for
$150 or so while they could have charged us full price
As a personal touch, I also find Biorad software much more intuitive.
This discussion, of course, is similar to comparing car brands -
experiences differ.
What mystifies me is a need for a service maintenance contract at all. Has
hardware become so much less reliable than in the past?
I have used and worked on both the Bio-Rad and Akta systems. It is
really a matter of opinion, but they both get the job done.
Exterior:
The Akta systems look nice with metal exteriors while the Bio-Rads look
a little cheap being plastic. Both are really heavy, though.
Interior:
Once you
Michael,
Unfortunately, I actually don't know who serves these machines apart from GE.
Because you brought up the subject of GE equipment and service, I thought I
would ask the community about the best options for routine crystallographic
scale FPLC.
In my opinion, following the takeover of
