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I'm being offered a used Agilent 5975T with dry scroll pump for 30k $ by official Agilent representative.
Is there anything I should be aware about the system?
It's supposed to be mobile integrated GCMS (small footprint, small heat generation etc) that's been used as a backup GCMS for multiple companies.
My needs are pretty much any simple single quad and this will be sufficient for my purposes, but I am not sure how are the costs and support involved. Generally, Agilent has good rep for support around here.
Shimadzu is offering me their newest GCMS SQ system straight out of box with 2 year warranty for less than twice as much, because I'm valued customer, so I'm tempted to consider that offer - I'm thinking the higher initial cost might result in lower cost of ownership, if it lasts me twice as much. Shimdzu service is cheaper as well, not sure about the parts.
I'm not experienced with GC, as I'm more of an LC guy, so any input will be appreciated. I'm getting GCMS with NIST mostly for identification purposes of small molecules and quantification of some, that lack chromophores.
Thank you.