[the__alchemist]

I have a mol bio home lab, and decided against it because while the devices themselves are reasonably priced, the flow cells are an expensive disposable.

I use Plasmidsaurus instead: Pay them $15/sample online, drop off the tubes in a styrophoam box labeled with a dinosaur in a nearby university building; get the results next morning. They use Oxford Nanopore, but are loading your sample along with many other samples to maximize flow cell use.

[butvacuum]

not suprised. the website seemed to indicate to me (a layman in this area) that it expired based on time, not use- so Seqiencing As A Service (ha!) makes financial sense for most people.