How does the microscope cost compare with paying the technician who will do the diagnosis? Assuming even $1000 per tech - which is roughly the per capita GDP(nom) of many countries - in this case maybe it's just better to buy the scopes in volume from Alibaba?
So the real value of the 50-center may be for people to make their own samples, and use a local shop to upload a cell phone picture to an online analysis service. Running on the cloud, maybe?
The more expensive microscope will be good enough when you already know what application you have in mind. The almost free microscope let's you explore without risk.
So the real value of the 50-center may be for people to make their own samples, and use a local shop to upload a cell phone picture to an online analysis service. Running on the cloud, maybe?