Here's an ebay link to a really nice SPECTROPHOTOMETER. Auction ends 5/23/10

[Oreo]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280508133339&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Current bid: $51 + shipping.

ETA: Here's another one. Same current bid price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HACH-DR-2000-DI...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c12b07ef5

No telling how high the bids will go. I've seen this model sell routinely for $450+ used but if anyone here is interested and lucky enough maybe that person will get one hell of a deal.

It's a Hach DR2000 just like the one I use. This is a very versatile piece of equipment. The only way you'll get a better spectrophotometer is if you buy one from a retailer.

Here's a reconditioned one going for $600.

 

[Tom Barr]

These are bit old models etc, but they do work.
The DR2800 and DR4000 are the current models.
The portable 850-890's are decent as well.

 

[Oreo]

That is true. But those models are a lot more expensive also. If you're patient these DR2000's are kinda like our ebay-bargain regulators. Great equipment at prices well below their value.

The first one went for $152