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Comparison
of Key Specifications of Selected Competitors
(Benefit vs. Drawback) |
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| Criteria |
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Accuri C6 |
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BD FACSCalibur |
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BD FACSCanto |
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BC Epics
XL |
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BC FC500 |
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Guava Easycyte
Mini |
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| Market Status |
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Launches Q4 2006 |
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A top seller |
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Billed as replacement for FACSCalibur |
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Popular alternative to FACSCalibur |
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Billed as replacement for Epics XL |
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“Innovative”
new comer |
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Number &
Color of Lasers |
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488nm & 633nm lasers |
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488nm & 635nm lasers |
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488nm & 633nm lasers |
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Single 488nm laser |
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488nm & 635nm lasers |
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Single 488nm laser |
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Number of
Detection Colors |
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4 colors |
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4 colors |
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6 colors |
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4 colors |
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5 colors |
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3 colors |
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Number of
Scatter Channels |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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| Sensitivity |
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<500 MESF |
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<750 MESF |
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<100 MESF |
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<1,000 MESF |
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<600 MESF |
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Not specified |
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| Dynamic Range |
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6 |
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4 |
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5 |
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4 |
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4 |
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4 |
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| Sales Price |
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$25K |
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$129K |
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$210K |
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$110K |
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$165K |
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$50K |
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FACSCalibur’Ñ¢ and FACSCanto’Ñ¢
are trademarks of Becton, Dickinson and Company. EPICS’Ñ¢ is a
trademark of Beckman Coulter®, Inc.
EasyCite’Ñ¢ is a trademark
of Guava Technologies, Inc.’Äù |
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