Hi all, joining this discussion late, however, it might worth mentioning that Amersham/GE has phased out the good old FPLC and is no longer providing neither service nor spare parts. Best to my knowledge the same will happen to the Äkta-FPLC system soon leaving the Explorer and Purifier their only systems, at least on the US market. -Jan Frank Lee wrote: > > Dear all, > > Thanks a lot for all the feedbacks on AKTA prime. They are so helpful > that I have abandoned the idea of buying one. Now it is a choice > between AKTA FPLC and Bio-rad DuoFlow. I heard that DuoFlow is not as > robust as AKTA and that its parts break down often. The question is > whether quality difference is worth price difference (~$10K). Any > feebacks on DuoFlow would be highly appreciated! > > Best, > Frank > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Food fight? > <http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=ask&sid=396545367> > Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > <http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=ask&sid=396545367> -- Jan Abendroth University of Washington Institute of Biochemistry 1959 NE Pacific Street, K-426 Box 357742 Seattle, WA-98195 phone: +1-206-616-4510 fax: +1-206-685-7002