>We are planning a grant to purchase a new confocal, presumably one with
>faster acquisition (video rate?) and better sensitivity than our MRC600.  I
>have been rereading some of the old traffic regarding what is the "best"
>confocal in current opinion.  I have heard virtually nothing about the
>Noran and Meridian instruments in comparison to Nikon, Zeiss, BIorad and
>Leica.  Are they not worth the energy to investigate or do the users not
>read this list?  Dave
>
>Dr. David Knecht
>Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
>University of Connecticut
>U-125
>Storrs, CT 06269
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David,

We have a Noran, and it has been no end of trouble. Part of our problem is
that we have a non-standard Mac controller package that we bought instead
of the Noran software. However, Noran has given us absolutely *awful*
customer service. They are consistently rude when we call them, and they
blame every problem that our confocal has (and it has many) on the
software. I wouldn't buy anything from them.

Jamie Eisenhart
UCSD Neuroscience