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 Due to the nature of many of the chemicals involved, it is highly recommended that you only purchase high quality glassware to reduce the chance of an accident.  Since most reactions are small, this hopefully shouldn't hurt the bank.
-Some reputable glassware brands (a biased and incomplete list):
+See also: [[Plasticware]]
-  * Pyrex.  Stay away from older glassware using green lettering as it tends to be less durable than modern glassware
+====== Biased vendor review ======
+I say biased because people have different experiences.  TODO: add pictures and other data to backup my claim
+Highest quality:
+  * Chemglass
+Good quality:
+  * Pyrex
+    * Note: stay away from older glassware using green lettering as it tends to be less durable than modern glassware
   * Kimax
   * Ace
   * Kimble/Kontes
-  * Chemeglass
 Moderate quality
-  * Borosil: bubble free but surface had small distortions.  I (JM) have not crossed polarizers to see if this is really an issue.  In any case I imagine this would make it a little more difficult to clean
+  * Borosil: bubble free but surface had small distortions.  I (JM) did not have crossed polarizers at the time to see if this is really an issue.  In any case I imagine this would make it a little more difficult to clean and still probably increase fracture potential even if not strained
 Stay away from these:
   * Bomex: glassware tends to have a lot of defects, in particular a large number of bubbles
-Fluorinated plastics can be useful in a number of situations.  They tend to be very clean, are heat resistant, chemically resistant, and have many other desirable properties.  The most common type is PTFE (Teflon) although PFA gets used for wafer boats.  See the Dupont website for a nice comparison chart.
-====== Reference ======
-Dupont fluoropolymer comparison: http://www2.dupont.com/Teflon_Industrial/en_US/tech_info/techinfo_compare.html