recently released the Alinity h-series for high-throughput, automated hematology analysis [1,2]. Since the introduction of automated slide makers and stainers in the late 1970s, only a few studies have evaluated the performance of automated slide makers [3][4][5][6]. We evaluated the performance of the Abbott Alinity hs automated slide maker and stainer and compared the white blood cell (WBC) differential counts between slides prepared with Alinity hs and manual smears. The Institutional Review Board of Dong-
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