Excellent Bio-Rad Thermal Cycler

The Gladstone Institutes
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Company:

Bio-Rad

Product Name:

S1000 Thermal Cycler

Catalog Number:

1852148

Our lab is heavily reliant on thermal cyclers for PCR mice genotyping and cDNA synthesis. This instrument is probably in use nearly all the time during the workday and it's making holding up excellently. While it's a new edition to the lab, it's so far become indispensable.

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A neighboring lab has had their touch screen interface break a few times, so we decided to purchase a touchpad machine instead.

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Summary

The Good

Extremely reliable and simple to configure

The Bad

Bulky in comparison to other machines

The Bottom Line

A great machine for labs that are heavily reliant on PCR!

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