: To handle NGS data effectively, a minimum of 16 GB RAM is recommended, though Sanger analysis can run on as little as 3 GB.
: While it is software, it can be made "portable" for field or multi-office use through a Hardware Key (USB dongle) . This allows a scientist to run the full software on any computer where the key is plugged in.
The 414 rig’s advantage is the balance: it has more compute power than the Mk1C (which uses an old NVIDIA Jetson TX2) and is far more portable than the iSeq.