Accessible sequencing solutions.
Power tailored for every researcher, application, and scale of study.

Product

Description

Key methods

MiSeq

NextSeq 500*

Focused power
Speed and simplicity for targeted and
small-genome sequencing

Flexible power
Speed and simplicity for
everyday genomics

Small genome, amplicon,
targeted gene panel sequencing

Everyday genome, exome, transcriptome
sequencing, and more

Run mode

—

Mid-output

High-output

Flow cells
processed per run

1

1

1

Output range

0.3–15 Gb

20–39 Gb

30–120 Gb

Run time

5–55 hours

15–26 hours

12–30 hours

Reads per flow cell‡

25 million§

130 million

400 million

Maximum read length

2 × 300 bp

2 × 150 bp

2 × 150 bp

* The NextSeq 550 System has identical sequencing specifications to the NextSeq 500 System and includes array scanning functionality for
cytogenomic and karyomapping applications.
† Specifications shown for an individual HiSeq X System. The HiSeq X System is available only as part of the HiSeq X Five or HiSeq X Ten System.
‡ Clusters passing filter.
§ For MiSeq Reagant Kits v3 only.