[Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

[Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)]

We have both and love them both. IF you are using tape coverslips then perhaps Sakura is your best bet. We use glass coverslips on BOTH the Leica and Sakura and find fewer problems with the Leica.

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Subject: [Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

Both stainers are powerhouses. The Leica has a plain menu screen with a simple interface while the Sakura has a LCD screen with detailed information about what stage the staining process a rack is along with multiple menus.  The difference between the performance changes drastically when the respective coverslipper attachments become involved.

The Leica is seriously no match for the Sakura in this respect. The Leica's coverslipper is its Achilles heel and requires a LOT more attention and alerts frequently, very frequently. It takes a separate rack for staining the slides at the beginning of the process and eventually transfers them to a different rack one the cover slip is complete. This one uses glass and frequently drops glass, creates bubbles, drops and breaks slides. You will have to frequently purge the system and clean the cover medium needle dropper.  Once done, it only holds. Two racks of 30 slides and will alert until you remove it. You can't leave this one alone for more than 5 minutes without an alert. Seriously.

The Sakura's coverslipper uses cover tape which won't need to be replaced not even remotely as soon as the glass in the Leica.  Finished slides remain in a carousel at the top and can hold about 10 racks of 20 before it alerts. For high volume, the Sakura pair wins hands down. You won't lose productivity time by needing to check on this machine pair.

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Hi,

We are currently looking to switch out our linear MKII stainer for either a Leica XL autostainer or the Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma. Any recommendations?
Are quantity of H&Es is increasing and we need adequate equipment to meet our workload. The incorporated oven seems excellent on both stainers. Any pros/cons would be greatly appreciated! Also, if you are currently using the stainer, does it meet your workload and what is your volume?

Thanks!

Sophia
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