Average prices and features of some popular universal device programmers, in comparison to the GALEP programmer series:

	Chip Prog+	Galep 4	Leaper 48	Galep 5	All- 100	Bee Prog+	Superpro 3000U	Galep 5D
Price (US$)	395	449	495	699	995	1099	1195	1349
Pin Driver #	40	40	48	48	68	48	48..100	60..240
Pin Driver IC	-		-		-	-	-
Devices ca.	12000	11000	8000	34000	12000	42000	45000	34000
Low Voltage	1.8V	1.3V	2.5V	1.3V	1.8V	1.8V	1.5V	1.3V
PC Interface	LPT	LPT	USB1	USB2	USB2	LPT,USB2	USB1	USB2,LAN
Self-Powered	-		-		-	-	-	-
Module System	-	-	-	-		-	-
Display	-	-		-	-	-		-
Network Mode	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gang Mode	-	-	-	*				*
Stand Alone	-	-	-	-	-	-		*
Int. Memory	-	-	?	64MB	512kB	128kB	?	128MB
Ext. Memory	-	-	-	-	-	-	CF	SD
Debugger	-	-	-		-	-	-
Remote Control	-		-		-		-
Open Source	-	-	-		-	-	-
Prog Speed Flash/MCU	2:27 2:32	2:15 1:55	2:00 ?	0:42 0:19	3:12 ?	0:48 1:08	0:49 0:53	0:42 0:19
Certificates	CE	CE,RoHS UL,9001	CE	CE,RoHS UL,9001	CE	CE	CE,RoHS	CE,RoHS UL,9001
Size (cm)	9x16x3	8x11x3	11x16x4	8x11x3	15x26x9	14x19x5	15x24x6	12x17x2
Weight	280g	180g	420g	185g	4000g	1100g	855g	750g
Made in	US	Germany	Taiwan	Germany	Taiwan	Slovakia	China	Germany

*with a free software update scheduled for Fall 2008.
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Price - Average price according to the manufacturer or distributor website.
Pin driver # - Number of universal pin drivers.
Pin driver IC - Customer designed IC for high signal quality - see What is a Pin Driver?
Devices - Supported devices including variants - see How Many Devices are Supported?
Low Voltage - Support of low voltage devices down to the given voltage.
PC Interface - LPT: ca. 8Mb/s; USB1: 12Mb/s; USB2: 480Mb/s; LAN: 100Mb/s.
Self-Powered - Ability to run on battery or USB power, without external power adapter.
Module System - Exchangable modules for IC sockets with high pin count.
Display - LC Display and keypad for manual data entry.
Network Mode - Ability to control programmers through a LAN network.
Gang Mode - Several programmers can be connected to a gang programmer.
Stand Alone - Ability to program devices without connection to a PC.
Int. Memory - Memory for system and programming data, important for large devices.
Ext. Memory - Ability to store configuration and programming data on memory cards.
Debugger - Ability to debug MCUs in the programming socket - see What is JTAG?
Remote Control - Ability to control the programmer from external programs or batch files.
Open Source - Programmer API source code for implementing own functions.
Prog Speed - NOR Flash (28F640, 28F128P30 o.s.) prog+verify per 64 Mb (min:sec);
               serial MCU (91F467 o.s.) prog+verify per 8 Mb (min:sec); without data transfer.
Certificates - Standards certified for the programmer and the manufacturer.
Size - Width x depth x height in cm.
Weight - Programmer weight without batteries or accessories.
Made in - Country of programmer development and production.