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Suggest best micropipette for PCR purpose... - (Nov/15/2014 )

I want a 0.1-2.5ul and 0.5-10ul micropipette for PCR purposes (Personal).Please suggest the best brand and corresponding product with the very high accuracy,long lasting and is robust for daily handling.The pipetting release should be smooth and not be too forced.It should be within $150 ( INR 12-15k).

 

My Lab has Eppendorf ones..They small volume ones are not very reliable and sometimes wrong volumes come up and while pipetting,it becomes rigid and the liquid gets stuck in the pipette.They require frequent repairing and calibration.

 

Gilson ones are very expensive and the volume range I require is not available.

 

I used the Rainin ones...they are very smooth to use but I saw people in this forum saying that they require frequent checkups...Please clarify this one.

 

I saw that Accumax ones are quite affordable the Pro series.But I dont know about the accuracy of this brand.Can anyone help?

 

Please suggest as many options within my budget and my requirements with their price.

 

 

-astroboy89-

I used for many years the Alphapette and the excel electronic pipettors and love them cheap, long lasting, very high accurate (I used to make just half volume extra MM),very smooth ejector and tips are cheaper than rainin and eppendorf) , now I change from lab and they have eppenderf and vwr sad.png they are calibrated and I have to prepare 2 extra volume from the MM.   

-merlav-