I note this post is dated now, but will add my many years experienced
opinion.  B/C instruments,over time,  tend to require "maintenance' (the
amount is relative based on what you are accustomn to and your work load0.
They can be a real pain, but they are also good work horses.  Their
maintenance and help line are as ebayers might say is A+++.   B/C does not
seem to respond to software concerns.   I will note two coulter instruments
that I think were "flawed" (of cource B/C will not admit this, but does
anyone in the industry?):  LH Slide stainer, and although it is a big seller
the ACTdiff.  The latter is actually a reliable instrument, but lacks a true
"A" drive and instead has a "reagent card".  Once agian, apparently weak on
software.  The lack of an "A" means you can not deselect (not meaning
"delete") individual control runs for IQAP or for archiving data, so you are
stuck with manual paper recording.  BC's first slide stainer is simply  the
HMS Titanic in miniture.  If you are a rich instition with an abundance of
high quality staffing for a high complexity instrument you might pretend to
be thrilled with BC's slide stainer--- to cover up the fact that some slicky
salesman pulled a quicky on your managements teams collective wisdom.
"Management team wisdom" can be big weakest in health care institutions as
they rarely seem to listen to those that actually understand the technology.
As for "understand the technology" try getting a striaght answer from an
instrument manufacture on how many cells the instrument actually analyses to
do an automated differential (say based on a given WBC count).  If you get
an answer, do the dilution math and time of analyzing-- see if it comes
anywhere close to the claims.  If you have read this far, oh my are you hard
you for entertainment!!

We are looking to replace our CellDyn 1700 in a lab doing 40-50 CBC'
daily. What analyzers do you recommend and why?  Any to completel
stay away from