I'm *very* happy with the several PICkit3 units that I've purchased=20 over the past few years. One of the things that I like so much about=20 them is their *very* high current drive on the PGC & PGD pins. Many people don't like PK3 as much as the earlier units. But for me,=20 they have been excellent. BYW - if you purchase one of the dev kit combos that include dev=20 board and PICs along with the PK3, you wind up getting the dev boards=20 and PICs for almost nothing. Microchip has some great prices on=20 those combo kits. dwayne At 11:17 AM 1/12/2015, Hasan A. Khan wrote: >Hi, >My ICD2 finally died and am going to replace it with pickit3. I was >wondering what is the most recommended alternate and compatible choice for >pickit3 these days. Thanks for your help here. --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .