Dr. Fred Travis, neuroscientist & Cirector of the Center for Brain, Consciousness & Cognition Research at the Maharishi University, Fairfield, Iowa uses BIOSEMI products: if his budget allows

Last Updated on October 5, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

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We have here the pricing of BIOSEMI amplifiers:

https://www.biosemi.com/faq/prices.htm

and a table with the pricing of BIOSEMI, www.openbci.com, and BIOSIGNALS amplifiers:

channels	description	price
8 channels	hardware complete with active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx:	EUR 14,500
16+8 channels	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx:	EUR 18,000
32+8 channel	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx:	EUR 22,000
64+8 channels	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx:	EUR 30,000
128+8 channel	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx.	EUR 45,000
160+8 channels	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx. EUR 53,000	EUR 53,000
256+8 channels	hardware complete with headcaps and active electrodes, plus acquisition software: approx.	EUR 76,000
4-Channels	4-Channel biosignalsplux Kit	€1.950,00
8-Channels	8-Channel biosignalsplux Kit	€1.950,00
4 channels	www.openbci.com	ca 500 USD
8 channels	www.openbci. com	ca 1 000 USD
16 channels	www.openbci. com	ca 2 000 USD

• BIOSEMI amplifiers are a no go for Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org due to their high prices.
• Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org was looking for years for affordable alternatives to products from www.openbci.com, but did not find those.
• Research grade amplifers from BIOSIGNALS where around 400 Euros for 4 channels and 800 Euros for 8 channels.
• But they are now €1.950,00 and €1.950,00 respectively.
• They seem not to be stable in price.
• Are the prices linked to BIOSEMI amplifiers by stock market speculators and sculpers?

For these reasons, we invite everybody who is interested on the long-term on such devices, to choose (or more precisely build by ourselves) products based on InfluxDB instead:

To build your physiological multi-sensor device based on the ADS1299 chip from Texas Instruments or based on InfluxDB?

These device cost much less, have become easier to build, are stable in price, and offer new and more contemporary software platforms.