Re: [ccp4bb] comparisons - views

2014-10-17 Thread Klaus Fütterer
Still very happy with our Mosquito. We have had it for 8 years. Minimal maintenance. Significant consumables cost (pipette reel), but very worth the money. Just make sure you train people properly on the instrument and don't let anybody use it, who does not know what they are doing. Klaus ===

Re: [ccp4bb] comparisons - views

2014-10-17 Thread Roger Rowlett
I've had a Gryphon for 2+ years and use it in an undergraduate environment. It's been trouble-free, and there are no instrument consumables, just blocks and trays. OK, I do have to feed it deionized water and a PCR tube of diluted protein for each set. It can set a 96-well tray in under 2 minut

[ccp4bb] comparisons - views

2014-10-16 Thread Dean Derbyshire
Apologies for the slightly off topic... thought this was the best way to get views from a wide (relevant) audience. Any views on differences - pros and cons - and experiences with: Mosquito; Gryphon and NT8? And similarly with Minstrel and Rock imager. Related to that last 'comparison' what's th