[Histonet] Microwaves VENDOR RESPONSE

[Phil McArdle]

Hi Joe:

No argument there. I'm painfully aware of both a mindset of "a microwave 
'should' cost less than $100," and of a dearth of funding for pathology 
in general (popular shows like CSI to the contrary). :-) I'd still 
suggest that $1749 is a heck of a lot better (and a lot less laughable) 
than the $18,000 or $30,000 that's widely quoted and posted, and it's 
the exact reason we brought an under-$2000 lab microwave to market in 
the first place.

One could argue just as convincingly against all kinds of specialized 
equipment or reagents on the basis of cost, not just microwaves. We all 
know of everything from saliva to cheap rice steamers being used in 
histo labs, and while they may actually be perfectly serviceable, from 
the standpoint of repeatability or liability, this kind of thing gives 
me the willies (and that's a technical term). My yardstick is always 
"what would I be comfortable with if my kid's diagnosis hung in the 
balance?"

Healthy debate is good!

Phil
-- 
Phil McArdle
Microwave Product Manager

Energy Beam Sciences, Inc.
29-B Kripes Rd.
East Granby, CT 06026

Tel:  800.992.9037 x 341
Mobile: 860.597.6796
Fax: 860.653.0422

pmcardle <@t> ebsciences.com
www.ebsciences.com






Joe Nocito wrote:
> ok, but with the budgets today, many people can't afford a $1749 
> microwave when they can buy one at Walmart, K-Mart, or somewhere else 
> for $79.
>    Not to make you angry or anything, but I'm wondering how long has it 
> been since you worked in a lab? Histo's budget is the first one cut in 
> the lab because we are not essential.
> I can't count how many times I fought and fought for my budgets.
>    If I tried to justify a $1749 microwave for special stains, HIER or 
> whatever, I would have been laughed out the manager's office.
>    Just my 4 cents.
> 
> JTT
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil McArdle" <PMcArdle <@t> ebsciences.com>
> To: "Kathleen Boozer" <BoozerKA <@t> ah.org>
> Cc: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Microwaves VENDOR RESPONSE
> 
> 
>> Again, a microwave vendor weighs in (so far I haven't received any 
>> flames), so read at your own risk. :-)
>>
>> At the risk of sounding overly and overtly commercial, after reading 
>> post after post of $30,000+ and $18,000 and similarly high figures for 
>> lab microwaves, I really feel the need to set the record straight. 
>> Depending on the usage requirements, we have laboratory microwaves as 
>> low as $1749 for a "bare bones" model for simple operations, to 
>> mid-priced units, to under $11,000 for a vacuum equipped microwave 
>> processor capable of the +/- 0.5 degree C temperature control 
>> necessary for tissue processing.
>>
>> (I can feel the heat already!)
>>
>> There are many compelling reasons to replace a kitchen microwave with 
>> a lab model; feel free to download, read, and even share with 
>> colleagues our Microwave Companion at
>>
>> http://www.ebsciences.com/pdf/EBS_MW_COMPANION.pdf
>>
>> Best regards, and see you at NSH,
>>
>> Phil McArdle
>>
>> -- 
>> Phil McArdle
>> Microwave Product Manager
>>
>> Energy Beam Sciences, Inc.
>> 29-B Kripes Rd.
>> East Granby, CT 06026
>>
>> Tel:  800.992.9037 x 341
>> Mobile: 860.597.6796
>> Fax: 860.653.0422
>>
>> pmcardle <@t> ebsciences.com
>> www.ebsciences.com
>>
>> Kathleen Boozer wrote:
>>> What is the best microwave for a small lab using it only for heating 
>>> Bouin's and Silver Nitrate for special stains?  I just can't believe 
>>> I would have to spend $30,000+ or slow down and use a waterbath.
>>>
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-- 
Phil McArdle
Microwave Product Manager

Energy Beam Sciences, Inc.
29-B Kripes Rd.
East Granby, CT 06026

Tel:  800.992.9037 x 341
Mobile: 860.597.6796
Fax: 860.653.0422

pmcardle <@t> ebsciences.com
www.ebsciences.com

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it's been.
- Wayne Gretsky

You must be the change you want to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi

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