GCMS-QP2010 Ultra Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer by Shimadzu Europa GmbH

"GC/MS capability is indispensable in our lab, and our QP2010 SE was a good choice. The GCMSolutions software has a learning curve - I was used to the Agilent Chemstation style of stepwise/walkthrough changing of method parameters, so the GCMSolutions 'find it yourself' style was tricky at first. However, once I learned where everything was, I found that I actually like the GCMSolutions style better. The instrument itself is great - been using it 6 years now with no significant maintenance issues."

"Easy to use, high precision. Good after sales support and service."

"This instrument is very easy to use. It's robust and very easy to clean. This instrument is one of the best instruments in the laboratory. The service is very good, fast and accurate support via telephone and on site. Very cheap consumables,"

"I have been using GCMS for years and when opportunity came to purchase a multidimensional system came along I looked at systems from several manufacturers. I could not afford a TOF system but quadrupoles are now pretty good for my requirements, and I settled on Shimadzu. The instrument is well made and nicely put together. I particularly like the fact that it consists of a GCMS and a second GC-fid that are connected by a Deans switch, so no secondary ovens. This allows heart cutting of peaks in the fid chromatogram to the second column for GCMS analysis. This allows real deconvolution (in theory) and the cleanest mass spectra I have produced. In addition, the GCMS is fitted with a Zoex big fridge modulator allowing fully comprehensive metabolite analysis. In reality I am still learning what I can do with this system. The software is good and straight forward and I am very happy with my choice. The downside is it’s not for beginners! Using the two machines together requires balancing and a good understanding of chromatography, once the methods are set up however it could be run by anyone with an SOP. By nature, it is slower and more complex than a straight forward GCMS and I would not have only this system in my laboratory, you need a workhorse GCMS also. For fine analysis it’s the bee’s knees. "

"QP2010 Ultra is highly selective and sensitive instrument for analysis of abused drugs in urine. The software is user-friendly and with the library resources it allows general unknown analysis as well. Shimadzu distributor provides well established technical service and support. "

"The software is very awful. There is a lot of information on the same page. Maybe it is interesting when you are doing research or analytical method development but it is not easy to use for routine work."