Hi Jay,
I have the Ventana Benchmark XT...love it......BUT Leica is LESS EXPENSIVE!!! Reasons to buy Leica Bond: 1. Does IHC and ISH (yes- so does the Ventana) 2. Continuous feed (Ventana does NOT offer this!!!!) 3. Space saver, much smaller footprint than Benchmark 4. No wasted antibodies... 5. Not forced to buy EXPENSIVE prep kits either.... 6. Cost to run with reagents is about 40% less than Ventana- Yes! I did my own cost analysis 7. Won't blow tissue off the slide! 8. No where near the waste that Benchmark has!!! I went to the Leica Symposium in San Francisco last week. I was able to ask many grueling questions... They did a very good job of honestly addressing each one. Honestly, if I was asked right now to buy...it would be Leica! Regards, Maria Maria Katleba MS HT(ASCP) Pathology Dept. Mgr Queen of the Valley Medical Center 1000 Trancas Street Napa CA 94558 (707) 252-4411 x3689 direct (707) 226-4385 pager (707) 294-9229 cell- anytime -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of bsulli...@shorememorial.org Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:05 PM To: Jay Lundgren Cc: histonet; histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ventana vs Leica Jay, I currently use the Ventana and am very pleased with the results I get. The only draw back is the cost to run the instrument. It can get quite pricey. They added space on the antibody wheel but took space away from the slide area. This has impacted our work flow greatly. We are however looking to purchase a second one. This one will have continual through put. That should help out with TAT. Hope this helps. Beatrice Sullivan, HT(A.S.C.P.) HTL , AAS, CLSP(N.C.A.) AP Supervisor Shore Memorial Hospital 609-653-3590 Jay Lundgren <jaylundg...@gmai l.com> To Sent by: histonet histonet-bounces@ <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> lists.utsouthwest cc ern.edu Subject [Histonet] Ventana vs Leica 08/24/2010 02:30 PM I was wondering if anyone out there had experience with both the Ventana Ultra and the Leica Bond immunostainers. I realize that most people have a personal preference as to brands, but I'm not looking for a knee-jerk opinion (LEICA RULZ!!!!11 or VENTANA FTW!!), just someone who has had actual experience working on a daily basis with both instruments. If this is you, could you please tell me which you preferred and why. I'm currently working for a facility in MT which has narrowed down its search to these two instruments. No vendors please, they've already given their pitches. Thanks, Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ________________________________ Notice from St. Joseph Health System: Please note that the information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet