Infinite^® M1000 PRO multimode microplate reader by Tecan

"This instrument is easy to use as a standalone. Integrating this reader with a robotic plate handling system tends to slow down the initialization process. It does not initialize as the whole system started as we have to connect it with Magellan before initialize it with the robotic system. Magellan software is only available for this system to work, but we prefer icontrol."

"Generally it's OK. One major issue is that OD is measured by four independent heads simultaneously. This provides speed, but if you need to compare OD measurements between the different heads, you will run into trouble as they have different offsets that are hard to control for. The shaking of plates is also not very efficient, but to my knowledge this is a problem for all readers."

" In less than 14 months from purchase, the Tecan M1000 Pro Microplate Reader has had two major repairs. On separate occasions, the luminescent and fluorescent modules broke (power-board and controller board - seems to be a batch of defective parts from a supplier) and had to fight with Tecan to get the repairs covered, as they wanted to charge me near $6K for each repair. I wish I had spent the money and purchased the equivalent Bio-Tek microplate reader, as reliability is a major concern now with the Tecan. Also, the Tecan microplate reader has constant connection issues with the computer as well. I cannot recommend this instrument for purchase. "

"The Tecan M1000 Pro has many of the same features as its predecessors, making it easy to learn and use. The ability to transfer from an older Tecan microplate reader to this new version was simple and fast. I would recommend this instrument for anyone interested in using an easy format for ELISA testing."

"This is a very versatile instrument. It is easy to develop templates & powerful data analysis software. It is easy to integrate into automated systems. Plan to use it as a stand-alone unit. File format easy to export to other platforms/software. "

"This is a reliable and robust plate-reader that can be used for a variety of assays."

"This is a highly versatility instrument, useful for all sorts of spectroscopy."

"It is really easy to use. It is very impressive GUI that makes it very easy to set up experiments."

"We just started to use this instrument to validate immunoassays that we are transferring from the bench to a TECAN Freedom EVO 200 workstation. The M1000 is perfectly integrated, it can work with EVO Standard and Plus but also as standalone feature. The M1000 is very versatile; we did not have to train for hours to get our first plates set up. Results layout and St. Curve plot are in a format that could be utilized straight for lab meeting presentations. We look forward to explore the many more options offered by this instrument. It has made our life really easy."

"This is very good equipment. It is user friendly, easy to use and within budget."

"Tecan Infinite M1000 is an easy to use multimode reader with many options needed for non-radioactive assay development and screening. I especially like its fluorescent 3D scan option where one can easily check compounds' fluorescent properties."

"Software is easy to use and more importantly, it is easy to teach others how do use it. Sensitivity and reproducibility can be an issue for some assays but I believe that is the case for most plate readers."

"M1000 is a very versatile and easy to use instrument. However, there are more sensitive and speedier readers currently on the market. Also, there was a noticeable degradation of performance over the three year time frame; we have used it in a light manner."

"It is easy to use with all the tools you need for many applications."

"We use it for analysis of absorption (XTT Assay) and fluorescence assays (lots different, depending on the fluorescence filter system). It works perfect and it can adept very easily with a new assay."

"It's very easy-to-use , fulfils nearly all the needs of our institution regarding microplate reading (fluorescence, luminescence, colorimetric assays, etc...). It's absolutely recommendable. "

"Very good and reliable. Sensitive for immunoassay. Rapid for developing assays."

"There were a few issues initially with the stacker, but once the servive rep adjusted them, the system is extremely reliable."

"Software should be made more user friendly."