The Good
The product does what it is intended to do.
The Bad
The analysis software is very poor. Background calculations generally require manual adjustment after every run. We have encountered multiple technical probems with this system. Detection in the HEX channel is very poor on our instrument. When performing melt analysis we frequently see jumps in the signal detection which are clearly artefacts as a result of detector failures. The instrument has been returned to fix these problems twice but the problems persist. Manufacturer did not provide a loan unit while the instrument was down and repairs took 5 weeks.
The Bottom Line
We don't suggest to use this cycler. The Applied Biosystems StepOne Plus and Roche Lightcycler 96 perform in a superior way.