Chromatography Forum

Hi, all
We are currently working with three GCs. Two shimadzu-2010 and one Agilent 6890. now in this financial year we want to buy GCMS (both HSMS and GCMS ).
i would like to know from yr experience that which one is the best one in handeling, in maintainace, in sensitivity, in compatibility and at last in the sense of costing. Actually having the cheaper one ts our absolutely last option. we are not at all in mood of compromising with the quality against the cost.

should i go for Shimadzu GCMS, or perkin elmer claurus 500 GCMS or thermo finnigen. We would like our GCMS system to have FID installed in it.

please giude me in this regards..

regards
Sameer

Agilent is the best......
It is the reference on GC analysis
It is simply, good support, high sensitivity, easy to work, a big oven door, Ion source is easy to dismount, low maintenance needed..ect....
Electron multiplier and filament is tough (durable)
Consumable is easy to have
95% of publication is made with Agilent system
The MSDchemstation is friendly user
Agilent have some training session

I have already worked on Agilent 6850 Series GC System (with FID detector) with Headspace 7694E and on Clarus 500 GC System (Perkin Elmer).
Currently I'm working on Clarus 500 GC and I can say that the system is stable but requires period of time to get use to the TotalChrom (software for the GC system). I am satisfied with the performances of Clarus 500, but I remember when I worked on Agilent 6850 Series, on the other hand, was very simplier to get use to the ChemStation software and the performances of the Agilent GC System were very good, maybe a bit better than Clarus.
Recently, the laboratory where I work bought Agilent GCMS with FID detector, and I am impatient to start working on it
I also recommend the Agilent GC Systems

Best regards
Zoran

Shimadzu GCMS, or perkin elmer claurus 500 GCMS or thermo finnigen

As usual a couple of votes for Agilent and no doubt a few more sheep will follow.
If you want the best then go out and look at the systems you want to consider. Remember what is best for those here may not be best for your samples. There is no alternative to looking at the kit and negociating to get the best price.
My choice is Thermofisher (Finnigan) but then I used to sell them, and still represent their OEA/CEA and Microstructure products.
Don't be a sheep evaluate, then you can be confident you bought the best.

Baaaaaaaaa

Go for Agilent.

I have a PE GC/MS which appears to have been built by an idiot, there have so many faults caused by poor manufacture, even basics like welding were badly done.
My Agilent system never gives me problems.

GCguy

My only gripe with Agilent is Chemstation

I didn't see any "votes" for Varian here... We have both Varian 3800s and Agilent 6890s here. My preference is hands down Varian. And I think the 2000 ion trap mass spectrometer is way more sensitive than the Agilent 5975 MSD. Just my two cents worth.

VARIAN 2000 is very much relible system .

Hi,

Just to make life more complicated for you, Agilent have just launched the 7890/5975C system.

Regards,

Ralph