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Member since: 2016
Organization: Nu Skin Enterprises
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- Ease of use
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Wish it had fewer automated processes that the user cannot control.
Application Area: Mass spectrometry analysis of bioactive analytes and contaminants in nutraceutical products.
"The 6490 mass spectrometer has standard MS/MS scan capabilities, but is really designed and intended for a novice user. Many features for the operation of the instrument are automated, which is perhaps good for an inexperienced user. However, a mass spectrometrist is limited by what the software will allow. For example, tuning, resolution adjustment, and calibration are relatively restricted to automated procedures, rather than allowing the operator to adjust and set the instrument as desired. Sensitivity of the instrument is average or below, compared to other triple-quad instruments on the market, particularly negative-ion experiments. The instrument also has somewhat unstable ionization."
Review date: 24 Mar 2016 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer
Member since: 2015
Organization: Portsmouth University
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- Ease of use
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very good machine, works great
Application Area:Analyze metaldehyde from water sample
"Utilizing our new improved method, we have reach a highly sensitive way of analyzing low levels of metaldehyde within water. Using the Agilent 6400 LC/MS QQQ this has been accomplished, only problems which have occurred is with the maintenance as this can become problematic when organizing availability of engineers "
Review date: 24 Feb 2016 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2012
Organization: IMB-Mainz
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- Ease of use
- After sales service
- Value for money
Application Area:Quantify the ammounts of different DNA bases in genomic DNA ( DNA adducts and epigenetic marks)
"The Instrument was purchased about 2 years ago, at this time it showed best sensitivity for nucleoside detection if compared to to triple Q models of Thermo, Waters, or Absciex at this time ( LOD ~20 fmols). We are a scientific group but have ran the instrument day and night since the purchase. It runs with minor technical problems, some can be solved by us, some require parts replacement and done by the service engineer one or two days after the call. It maintains the calibration over weeks or even months, requiring minor attention for cleaning and re-calibration. In general Agilent instruments are very well engineered and manufactured and this is instrument is one of such examples. We are very satisfied with its performance."
Review date: 29 Jul 2015 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2012
Organization: Abu Dhabi Forensic Laboratory
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- Ease of use
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"Easy auto tune, very easy to use Mass Hunter Software, easy maintenance and works very hard. Thanks Agilent for excellent products."
Review date: 02 Jul 2015 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Expert Reviewer Member since: 2013
Organization: JRFAmerica
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Application Area:Residue and E-fate Metabolism chemistry
"It is a very robust instrument with high sensitivity, it has not totally proven it self in the Residue chemistry area but I think it has a lot of potential to be one of the best. The software needs some work but the Mass hunter has put Agilent with the best. It is easy to clean and maintain. One negative is that sometimes you have some variability between sample injections but it is compound dependent. I recommend this instrument for Environmental analysis, and some residue studies."
Review date: 02 Jan 2014 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2010
Organization: US Food and Drug Administration
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Application Area:Chemical analysis of food and drugs
"Easy to use with helpful training. Good after sales service with fast, professional response and troubleshooting."
Review date: 26 Mar 2012 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2011
Organization: AUT University
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"A good product but too expensive in my opinion."
Review date: 15 Jul 2011 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2011
Organization: FDA
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"The 6460 is easy to use and Agilent has good service."
Review date: 21 Jun 2011 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2011
Organization: FDA
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"Agilent have good service. The 6430 is easy to use but switching out columns can be a hassle and the computer wasn't as compatible as it should have been."
Review date: 21 Jun 2011 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2011
Organization: University Of Illinois
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"Very user friendly interface."
Review date: 20 Jun 2011 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2011
Organization: Duquesne University
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"Service after sale is excellent. Reps were always helpful and able to resolve problems quickly."
Review date: 20 Jun 2011 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2009
Organization: Chang Gung University
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- Ease of use
- After sales service
- Value for money
Review date: 06 Jul 2009 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
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Reviewer Member since: 2009
Organization: City of Hope
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Review date: 06 Jul 2009 | 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS
Meet your quantitative needs with triple quadrupole performance which gives superior sensitivity, renowned performance reliability, and easy upgradeability.
The Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS Systems are the proven choice for your quantitative applications in pharmaceutical ADME/DMPK studies, biomarker validation, clinical research, food safety, forensics, toxicology, and environmental analyses.
Choose an Agilent 6420, 6430, 6460, or 6490 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System for unmatched productivity, performance, and value for all your quantitative analysis needs. The 6420 is economical and easy to use – a perfect workhorse instrument for laboratories requiring standard quantitative capabilities. The 6430 offers improved sensitivity to yield more precise quantitation for most routine assays. The 6460 adds Agilent Jet Stream (AJS) technology to dramatically increase sensitivity for a wide range of challenging quantitative applications. The 6490 includes novel iFunnel technology for ultra-trace analysis – with attogram limits of quantitation and an unprecedented six orders of linearity for your most demanding quantitative analyses.
Features:
- Achieve the highest sensitivity – iFunnel technology dramatically increases ion sampling and transmission, enabling the lowest limits of detection and quantitation for your most demanding applications.
- Screen, confirm and quantify – Triggered MRM (tMRM) combines fast and sensitive MRM quantitation with the generation of a product ion spectrum for library searching and compound screening and confirmation.
- Automate compound optimization – MassHunter Optimizer software automatically optimizes MRM transitions and fragmentor and collision energies for both small molecules and peptides.
- Higher scan speed – Full scan speeds of up to 12,500 Da/second allows you to take full advantage of today’s high throughput UHPLC chromatography.
- Ultra fast MRM acquisition speeds and ion polarity switching – An innovative collision cell eliminates cross-talk and enables 1ms MRM dwell times, together with 30 ms fast polarity switching, ensures compatibility with UHPLC analyses.
- Streamline method development – Dynamic MRM (dMRM) simplifies method development and allows up to 4,000 compounds to be quantified in a single method with optimal sensitivity and reproducibility.
- Compatibility with a wide range of ionization sources – ESI, AJS, APCI, APPI, Multi-mode sources, and innovative HPLC-Chip technology for robust and ultra-sensitive quantitation with small sample volumes.
- Comprehensive and easy-to-use MassHunter Workstation software dramatically enhances productivity from method optimization, data acquisition to data processing and reporting.
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