Here's what i have
  1. Microchip ICD-2
  2. Microchip PicStart Plus
  3. BK Precision BK844a
  4. Mecanique MicroCode Studio PLUS (ICD, Bootloader,.. ,.. )

Here's what i use daily
  1. BK Precision BK844a
  2. Mecanique MicroCode Studio PLUS

Rarely use an ICD. My ICD-2 is gathering dust.

BTW, i heard there's few ICD-2 Clones. The first i remind is on the following link.
http://www.electro-tech-online.com/m...-emulator.html

They did few change and improvement on it, so read the whole thread.

Welcome here and have fun!