Thanks to all those who responded. Here is a summary of the
responses. Overall,
there are mixed feelings, but there is a clear bias towards Akta, with a
better service and durability – individual experiences with service might be
due to geographical distributions?
Filip
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Our AKTA FPLC has been trouble-free for 9 years, and we bought one of
the early models. It has lived in a cold room, withstood periods of
heavy use, periods of inactivity, and ham-handed undergraduates without
incident. I think we have replaced only the injector channels and the
solvent filters
Hi,
In our lab we have background on both instruments, 2 Biorad and 2
Aktas. We got problems on both, minor ones on Aktas, major ones on
Biorads, with expensive fixing on Aktas and cheaper fixings on
Biorads, but efficient fixing on Aktas and unsolved problems on
Biorads. Actually, first Biorad w
