Portable Pipet-Aid XP by Drummond Scientific Co.

"Great products, we have around 10. Easy to use and durable."

"This is a great pipet aid. We bought the first one on a recommendation from one of our postdocs, and we liked the first one so much that we purchased a second one shortly after! It is very straightforward to use - no extra dials or buttons or switches. The ability to change the speed for filling/expelling is really great. Obviously there will be sometimes when having a fast fill/dispense is useful, but also plenty of times when you want a more controlled dispense. There are a lot of students in our lab, so the TC nosepiece that stops airflow if it gets wet is really helpful. We haven't had to talk with customer support yet, but I did register both pipet aids online and it was a very easy and straightforward process. Regarding the value for money spent, I looked around at many other brands as well as scoured the internet for the "best pipet aid." Not only was this pipet aid highly recommended in online forums, it was personally suggested to us by our postdoc, who had used Drummond Pipet-Aids previously and favored them. This model also had one of the best prices (and our institution has special pricing with several vendors, and the Drummond was better priced still) and had a straightforward design (i.e. came with a charger, obviously depicted replacement parts online, easy to change filters). Now both pipettors live in our cell culture hoods, where they get used every day by many students."

"This portable pipette is easy to use and very conducive to cell and tissue culture. Often it is necessary to rest the pipette down in the hood, and the stand on the back of the head is super helpful for keeping serological pipettes from coming into contact with other things. Easy to maintain, charges hold for lengthy periods of use, and fairly ergonomic for hands and wrists. Filters can be a little difficult to change, but overall a very reliable, high efficiency, high accuracy product."

"Our lab recently attended a conference, and while walking through the auditorium we were able to discuss with Drummond Staff some of our older automated pipettes that were no longer functioning, were very slow to draw up solutions, or had to be plugged in constantly to work. The sales person was able to show us several new models, and ultimately we ordered several of the Pipette XP's for the lab. These are very powerful, don't lose suction and run for a whole day of use (at least) once the battery is charged."

"The product works very well for the most part. I have had to replace 3 of the wire harnesses, but since then they have all been working well."

"The Pipet-Aid is very easy to use. We love the cordless ability to be able to bring it to any area we need it."

"Consistent and reliable pipetting and comfortable to hold. Also great customer service must be mentioned."

"Very effective equipment and useful for our researcher. We tried different brands but Drummond was still efficient and better."

"Shortly after purchasing the Pipet-Aid, we started having issues with the motor. I worked with the company to determine the problem and they sent replacement parts for free. Their customer service is great, and we're very happy with the product! It's been working perfectly since the fix."

"The Pipet-Aid XP is a must have in the lab. Easy to use and accurate."

"We've generally had pretty good luck with the Drummond pipet aids, and they hold up well. We use these almost constantly for cell culture. We did have a bad batch recently that had to be sent back to the company a few times, but Drummond was really responsive when I reached out about the issue. The units have been working well since they were repaired."

"Great unit, however, the variable speed switch is rather fragile. If you have many users that switch regularly from fast to medium or slow this tends to break pretty quickly. Additionally, the rate of flow is highly variable between units so if you become accustomed to one unit and switch you need to adjust to the flow of the second. Even with these issues, I would get it again."

"This is a very simple product but is extremely efficient. And you can't beat the battery life!"

"The Pipet Aid XP is easy to use, reliable, and efficient. The battery lasts a long time, minimizing the frequency of charging needed. It is a huge necessity in our lab, packaging samples in ampules or drawing up solutions into volumetric pipets for dilution."

"I have been using Pipet-Aids for years in a quality control settings. It is a fantastic device, saving countless hours and preventing the strain caused by using manual pipet pumps all day long. Drummond customer service was extremely helpful and quick to respond when we had an issue with an internal component."

"My researchers have found the most consistency in using the Drummond brand Pipet-Aid. Easy to use for all of their lab work."

"Great product. Very reliable and easy to care for. The only problem I have is mounting a pipette holder inside of a tissue culture hood. Pipette holders in general tend to fall due to the double sided 'command' strips weakness. I used small screws to mount them to the sides of wooden shelves and this has been an excellent way to mount the holders permanently."

"Reliable pipet aid. I use it with a glass pipette and it never fails me."

"Great product, but the pipettes should be more affordable."