quattro micro or API 2000?

[emsnyder]

Hi,

We are looking to add a benchtop triple quad to our lab. I am most familiar and partial to Micromass products, and my colleague is familiar and partial to Sciex products.

Does anyone with experience with both give me some pros and cons? The instrument will be used as an open access "single" quad part time of teh time, as well as performing quantitation and structural MS/MS work.

I am wondering mostly about sensitivity, but also about the open access and metabolomics software options. I know that the quattro micro has the esci (ESI/APCI) mode, as well as fast pos/neg switching. Are similar functions available on the API 2000?

Thanks.

[bert]

The best thing to do is: organize a demo with your samples at both vendors. Than you can see for yourself which instrument/software suites your needs best

regards Bert

[sindhu]

As you said Quattro Micro is the best suited system for your applications. Sciex 2000 is not at all a comparable model to Quattro Micro.

Yes you are right with Quattro Micro you have two probes and you can switch with in milliseconds.

Moreover sensitivity is very good in Quattro Micro than Sciex 2000.

My suggestion is you can buy Quattro Micro

[MASS JOCKEY]

Dear friends i want say only one thing i.e Quattro Micro is current model of micromass and API 2000 is an obsolate model of sciex.