DS-11 Series Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer by DeNovix

"DS-11 is very quick and easy to use. If anything goes wrong with the equipment, customer service is kind and responsive."

"Easy to use, fast reads for plasmid DNA, good linear dynamic range for high and low concentration samples, cuvette and fluorometer integration works well, don't love the touch screen but works okay, a lot of value compared to a new nanodrop."

"Our PCR technician loves this instrument, and it has held up to constant use in the last year. We just bought an additional one for another research lab. And, fire engine red!"

"This is a good machine! It can be adapted to work with a computer or a keyboard or just the touch screen depending on your comfort level with technology, and all of the applications come pre-loaded and ready-to-go. Connecting it to our site's server has been a little tricky, but for basic usage, it works well."

"I have been using this device for a about a year now. GFP worked great with the OD600 micro volume but this time we are having problems using it for TEVsh. Gave negative numbers and when called for help they only asked for a copy of the data to tell us that it did not work. Kind of disappointing. Other than that, it works great."

"The DeNovix instrument is easy to use and is a great product for the money."

"Good value for money, accurate measurement."

"The instrument is very user friendly and functions much like an android cellphone. I haven't yet used the wifi capability, but will be very soon and am looking forward to it. The emission/excitation wavelengths could be more inclusive, as the wavelengths we were using with our previous instrument were not available."

"We are very happy with the new DeNovix machine. Easy to use, reliable and overall very helpful for everyday lab work."

"Very user friendly."

"Accurate and user friendly."

"We bought this unit after relying on another lab's machine from a competitor for far too long. It's a workhorse and having it WiFi enabled is great. It's been a hit since day one and the service from our vendor has always been super."

"This instrument is really very easy to use and easy to learn, clear and intuitive interface, quick response to commands without hanging. It also looks very modern and fits into other equipment in the laboratory. We hope that in the future it will delight with its impeccable work too."

"The instrument is great for people that have restricted lab space and do not wish to buy multiple instruments. I used the DS-11 FX+ for quantifying DNA and RNA, and to determine the turbidity of bacterial cultures. It worked great! For turbidity though, it didn’t work as well in the microvolume mode, but it was great using cuvettes. I haven't had the opportunity to use the fluorometer yet, only tested it with the kit that comes with the instrument, but it seems to work fine."

"Great stuff to work with. Gets a little bit trickier when working with genomic DNA. Going to try it with fluorescent labeling."

"It's easy to use."

"Works well for DNA quantification after mini/maxi prep and to quantify fluorescence intensity of proteins."

"Value for money 10/10. Easy to use and easy to handle. I will recommend it."

"I was satisfied with the results. We were using instrument for DNA/RNA quantification without fluorescent kits, sometimes for NGS library prep from 0.5 ng/ul with sucsesfull results. Regular update of instaled software, wifi onboard. Recomend."

"As a user I have found it to be useful. The instrument has a very east to use interface, its is quick to generate output and provide reliable results."

"It was easy to use. The results were reproducible and of great quality."

"The product is appropriately effective in analysis of drug samples in pharmaceutical formulation and gives accurate and consistent results."

"Instruments look great and is great to use. Much reduced in size compared to their competitors. That gives an edge in terms of lab space saving and price management."

"The device is really easy to use with several advantages over other devices. The results are accurate and reproducible. However, The device recently had issues but they are fixed now."

"The machine is very easy to use, it's intuitive. I'm happy that it has a touch screen, and the ability to transfer data via WiFi."

"Easy to use, compact and great features, easy transfer of data, customer service is excellent!"

"The instrument is quite smart and compact, very easy to use and accurate result were obtained in in different samples. The DNA concentration reading along with 260/280 ratio is quite impressive."

"The DeNovix spectrophotometer was easy to use and provided high quality analysis of our low-volume RNA samples. Samples were used for production of cDNA and qPCR downstream with confidence. Data export to email option was great, as this is shared equipment."

"This instrument is simple to use and has various functions."

"DS-11 Series Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer is very easy to use and the results are reproducible. It's easy to teach even to undergraduates and school students who visit our lab. It is sort of a workhorse in our lab."

"The equipment is very good and it has good repeatability as I have rechecked the sample twice or thrice and the results are almost the same. Easy to operate and handling of the equipment is also very convenient. I think with this many specifications, it will be difficult to get similar equipment for the same price."

"The most user friendly instrument I have ever used. I did not have to spend days reading the manual."

"Great spectrophotometer for quantifying DNA and RNA. Only 1 uL of solution is required, which helps save your sample. You can also export screenshots over wifi. It's like an iPad and a spectrophotometer in one."

"The instrument is user friendly and gives reproducible results. There is a great option to use cuvettes with this instrument which is useful for measuring bacterial culture at OD 600 nm. We love the instrument."

"This reader is as fast as it is accurate. It is very convenient for the user and honestly, surpasses all competition. E-mailing the report makes it's use so smooth."

"I like the instrument, the most user friendly instrument I have ever seen. DeNovix's spectrophotometer can not be compared with other spectrophotometer. Android system make this instrument so cool like our mobiles. I have checked many RNA and DNA samples, results are reproducible with a small variation only."

"Our lab has recently purchased a DeNovix DS-11 spectrophotometer. I have used it for my miRNA quantification. It is a very simple and user friendly instrument. The best part is its sensitivity. It's a great value addition to our lab. The instrument has the android touch screen which makes it more user friendly and also trendy when compared to nanodrops from other companies. I think all labs should have this instrument."

"This instrument is very user friendly as it is coupled with android based applications. One can tap icons on the display and go ahead for quantification of DNA/RNA/Protein respectively. While performing tests, if you land on any errors, the instrument has an option to resolve the error on its own. This default setting ensures the user conducts their experiments without fear of ruining the instrument. We can save the data and retrieve it in excel format whenever it is required. This information saved in instrument can be mailed and develop the graphs for the same using other software available online. Or, you can just select the samples and tap of graph option which will develop the graphs on screen. These can be saved as JPEG screenshot and can be accessed. The accuracy and instant quantification makes this instrument a boon to researchers who struggle to get accurate and consistent results. The price of this instrument maybe costly but its worth having it."

"Very easy to use all-in-one product with simple operating methods. It's easy to use, stable and robust. It´s the best partner in the lab!"

"We really love the ability to get results by only using 1 microliter of liquid (1 microgram of protein) when before we had to waste at least 0.5 milligrams of protein ( 1 milliliter of liquid) to get absorbance results. It has saved us more times than we can count with quantitation of various liquid concentrations. We don't know how we survived before without it!"

"Extremely easy to use all-in-one product with simple operating methods and the most accurate DNA quantification I ever obtain in my entire reseach years!"

"Does everything well and easy for staff and students to use."

"I can't say enough good things about the system. It's easy to use, stable and robust. We have had a wonderful experience with the ds-11. We have wonderful support and interaction with the entire staff. We are wild about the system and its applications"

"Great product for the price. Accurate measurements."

"The instrument is reliable and gives very reproducible results. The advantage of being able to use different sample ammounts is very useful. Overall a very good investment."

"We have been using it for two years. Very dependable, accurate and easy to handle. Perfect product!"

"It is useful for easily checking protein concentration. We are also using it for protein assays to determine the protein contents in cell cultures of human cells and yeast cells. Rapid response and easy use. Only a little sample is needed. High reproducibility for protein assays."

"Easy to use, consistent results, works all the time. Awesome customer service from sales reps, thank you Larry!"

"We use the fluorometer mode in our research. The accuracy and reproducibility of the system is excellent."

"We are using the DeNovix spectrophotometer in our lab in Poland, and we are very satisfied with the ease of use and ease of transferring data (no computer!)"

"Easy to use & reliable."

"The DS-11 Spectrophotometer is arguably the best tool for fast nucleic acids measurement (minipreps to maxi, and RNA for qPCRs) - this is the most efficient machine for them."

"It is very easy to handle and values are very accurate, really liked the instrument."

"Easy to use and low maintenance equipment. Results are fast, accurate, and reproducible. It is well worth the price based on the wide range of capabilities."

"Very easy to use and for downstream processes. You can rely on the reading."

"The DS-11 FX+ has helped with making my work easier and faster. It can give good readings for much higher concentrations of peptides than other instruments I have used and is very accurate! The instrument also has a great user interface!"

"This product is relatively easy to use. There are a couple of caveats. I like the Android system however I am an Android user. I could see an Apple user finding the interface confusing. It took us a little bit of trial and error to get the thumb drive working. Don't have a DYMO printer or a WIFI printer and setting up a networked printer seemed like a lot of work. The thumb drive export is perfect. It makes a .CSV file that opens easily and is easily manipulated in Excel. One thing to note is that only a FAT32 formatted drive will work. Rather than these couple of things the DS-11 is accurate and super fast two things we were missing in our cuvette spec."

"This was my first time using this instrument. It has a very easy and accessible interface. I found it to be user friendly for beginners as well as advanced scientists."

"The machine shows highly reproducible results and easy to use. The machine requires very less place and portable. Value for money."

"Very intuitive. easy to use. 1ul drop is enough to get an accurate measurement. Great for my precious low amount RNA samples."

"Just received my Denovix and loved how easy it was to use. It is a very helpful and reliable instrument. It achieves reproducible measurements."

"Really easy to set-up and use. Comes with pre-loaded assays so I can use whichever reagents I need to, and I can create my own. Export of data is simple and provides a nice succinct view of pertinent data. Even the stopwatch/Timer is frequently used on this machine (unexpected)"

"It is a very helpful and reliable instrument. It achieves reproducible measurements. It is very easy to handle even without reading a book of a manual."

"Very sensitive measurement of nucleic acids with the photometer and fluorometer applications. I liked that there are many assays saved as default and I don't have to program a lot. We lovingly call our DS-11 FX+ DeNovix "iDrop", referred to the smooth design. It is easy to use and to find the application you need. And it is the only 3 in 1 device I know. This saved a lot of money."

"The quality, sensitivity and reproducibility of repeated measurements are very high. The instrument is user friendly."

"Just received my Denovix and loved how easy it was to use. I pulled it out of the box and started measuring the quality and quantity of my DNA samples to perform whole genome sequencing."

"As a service technician for our laboratory, setting this instrument up was very easy and user friendly."

"Great spectra display!! Sleek design, touchscreen difficulties but it's keyboard compatible."

"It is very easy to handle, produces high quality results, cost effective and everybody can use it to save time as well as to get reproducible results!"

"This machine is very easy to use because it does not need a computer and it contains a lot of useful software."

"The DS 11 + is the best machine we have used in this area and totally worth the money. We are recommending them to others."

"Easy to use and measure accurately. Touch screen is useful."

"This equipment is very effective to produce high quality result, easy to use and cost effective so that I recommend to any researchers or laboratory users to use this fantastic machine."

"Product interface is really user friendly and simple to use."

"It's very user friendly and easy to use without any training. Its very compact and can be accommodate anywhere. The quality, sensitivity and reproducibility of repeated measurements are very high. I feel like using my smartphone in the lab while using the DS-11 FX machine. The data export is easy and can be formatted as we wish. Overall, I had an awesome experience using Denovix DS-11 FX in the lab."

"Its convenient to use, compact instrument with attractive user interface. Results are correct and reproducible."

"Instrument is user friendly and does not require separate PC system, the appearance of instrument is also nice. There were no broken sample columns. Results were quite accurate and good predictability. Documentation and data transfer is easy . DS-11FX+ Spectrophotometrer/fluorometer is definitely better than Nano drop."

"The product is extremely easy to use and very user friendly. Its as easy as using a smart phone. It gives results with high accuracy. moreover, it has several applications and the interface is outstanding. I use it for DNA/RNA quantification mostly and I find it easy to operate."

"We were able to replicate quantification of DNA and/or proteins with minimal effort. The replicates all fell within acceptable limits. Essential tool that is painless to use."

"This instrument is very easy to use for multiple uses unlike other nanodrops. It can measure different amounts of fluids in cuvette, tube and as a drop too. There are various programs which can be used for protein estimation depending on the assay. The user interface of the machine is really nice. The auto run option of the machine makes sample processing really quick when you have multiple samples."

"It is very easy to use, compact and very good machine which provides reproducible results."

"It is a very effective experiment tool. It is easy to use and gives high quality data."

"DS-11FX equipment is highly useful for the study of peptides, proteins, DNA, RNA. Measurement of absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy is useful in the structure elucidation of organic molecules, the presence or absence of unsaturation, the presence of hetero atoms. From the location of peaks and combination of peaks, it can be concluded that whether the compound is saturated or unsaturated, hetero atoms are present or not etc. "

"Value for money, rapid and accurate results. Easy to use."

"The unit is very easy to use, with an intuitive interface based on Android. It comes with many apps already installed for different assays, such as DNA and protein quantifications, and many more. It is much more useful that Nanodrop, as it has everything in the unit, and the report can be directly sent to you by e-mail (it has both ethernet and wi-fi connections). Measures seem very precise and apps are frequently updated."

"This allowed us to quantitate protein faster (immediately rather than waiting 15 minutes for a colorimetric assay to develop) and using much less sample. We are now able to get more reproducible results and quantitate more often."

"Great product with high reproducibility. Very easy to use, can't find a alternate product for our application in this price range."

"It is very easy to use and the value for money is ok. After sales care was alright, we got a short "introductory lesson", so everybody is able and confident to use it."

"We brought this machine to replace the NanoDrop which is getting on for 10 years old. We use the machine to measure the amount of DNA extracted and the amount of DNA labelled when processing arrays. We've found the DeNovix to be more reliable, easier to use and better designed for the future than the NanoDrop. It also doesn't require for it to be linked up to a PC in order to work. However we still have to try to print the results from the DeNovix"

"The equipment is easy to use, handy and 3 modes of measurements are available. Standard curve preparation is easy for fluorescent mode measurement. Android platform make it most convenient to use."

"The best there is. Easy to use. Much better than the nanodrop."

"Compact Instrument contains both UV-VIS and fluorescence methods, user-friendly and value for money."

"The instrument is accurate, easy to use, and valuable. Commendable!"