Insights
Repair costs, end-of-support decisions, refurbished buying — written plainly, by the engineers who do the work. No vendor fluff.
The event codes, the LED trap that hides a dead power-supply set, the honest ranked list of what really fails — and why no published failure rate for this system exists.
Read the guide →Quotes for the same tube range from under $20,000 to over $80,000 — because there are three supply chains with three pricing logics. Here's each one, with sourced numbers.
Read the guide →The honest answer is “it depends on the subsystem” — so here's the breakdown by subsystem: what drives the bill on gradient, RF, and cryogenic repairs, and what downtime adds on top.
Read the guide →The OEM letter doesn't mean the scanner is done. Your four real options — keep running with independent service, upgrade, trade, or replace — and how to pick between them.
Read the guide →The magnet price is the headline, but installation, shielding, service, and uptime decide the real number. A framework for comparing total cost of ownership honestly.
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