I talked to the guys at miniPCR and they seem very nice. I had followed pesonal PCR for a while but the website never seemed to change and the product was never for sale. I guess a few guys from Templeman engineering who were working on it spun off miniPCR. It's a sleek and small looking design and very hand-held looking. PersonalPCR was going to be $600 and miniPCR's are $800 according to both websites. Most of the design files were released I think except for perhaps the most important ones, those of the actual circuit. I can't really blame someone for putting in a hell of a lot of work on a project and wanting to make some money off of it though or maintain some ownership.
So for $800 for 8 wells with miniPCR, vs 16 wells for $600 from OpenPCR, vs 96 wells from a used machine you can get from somewhere for less than $600 (though it wouldn't be as portable and small) it's a toss up as to what you want and who you want to support I suppose. I've seen a really nice machine in a lab which was a touch screen interface brand new 96 well machine with all sorts of bells and whistles for only $2,500 I think.
If someone could come in with a price point of $500 or less I think it'd be a hit, because until then I think Ebay or dumpster diving is still a better bet.
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:42 AM, John Griessen <john@industromatic.com> wrote:
On 07/03/2014 08:00 PM, Peter Thielen wrote:
Not sure if others have come across the "open source" PersonalPCR <http://www.personalpcr.com/pcr/home> design, but it uses the
same ideas you are all discussing here. Some major drawbacks include poor documentation and improper release of design files,
such as the .pdf used for the all surface mount component control board. I would be very interested in building these if others
are able to provide an eagle file for the board, as I have access to a fully outfitted Maker lab that would allow me to produce
these for ~$100/ea in components. Honestly, if anyone comes up with a usable design along similar lines as this, I'd be
interested in helping out with production.
This design uses heavy metal blocks. I am planning a vigorously stirred air PCR machine
that will sell for under $125 and have a parts cost of maybe $35 in 100's volume. I can't see using Eagle
when KiCAD and gEDA are available and free open. If interested, my timeline is 2nd half of 2015 for launching.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/53BABFDC.7050405%40industromatic.com.
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