Lotsa new toys from Illumina: HiSeq X Five, 3000, 4000, NextSeq 550

[ECO]

Made the title more explicit and promoted to the front page...

[westerman]

New toys for one person is a funding/migration headache for another. Especially if there is no upgrade path. :-(

[GW_OK]

Possible upgrade path for current 2500 owners?

I am not going to hold my breath though.

LOL, just like I was able to upgrade my v2-camera 2500's for the v4 chemistry....

[GW_OK]

Except that I'm pretty sure the X-series do use 2-dye chemistry, the same as NextSeq...

Can't find any literature that says anything other than the Nextseq uses 2 colors. In fact, isn't this why the Nextseq currently has GC problems? Haven't heard anything about that with the HiseqX...

[GenoMax]

I think that's Nextseq only?
Looks to me like they've just stuck HiseqX-style flowcells in the 2500 system.

Possible upgrade path for current 2500 owners?

I am not going to hold my breath though.

[Brian Bushnell]

Except that I'm pretty sure the X-series do use 2-dye chemistry, the same as NextSeq...

[GW_OK]

I think that's Nextseq only?
Looks to me like they've just stuck HiseqX-style flowcells in the 2500 system.

[Brian Bushnell]

Any idea if the HS4000/5000 are using 4-color or 2-color chemistry?

[GW_OK]

Hiseq 4000
Hiseq 3000
Nextseq 550
HiseqX 5

http://www.illumina.com/company/news...newsid=2006979