Choosing a PCR machine

[Colin Rasmussen]

In article <4187os$948 at warp.cris.com>, mhollowa at cris.com wrote:

> sabah hussain <shussain at rvhmed.lan.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> >Dear netters. I am in the process of buying a thermocycler.
> 
> Whatever you get, get something with a heated bonnet.  Not having to use an 
> overlay is a big benefit.  
> 

For $5k Cdn. I don't think you can get one with a heated bonnet.  We have
an MJ unit and it has performed very well.  It is about 1 yr old and has
given us no problems.  It is also very fast.  A standard protocol can be
run in less than 2 hrs.

Colin