sorta.. eeexcept.. almost twice as expensive with marginal differences. the easypic board has some key features for me.. the usb port for working with 4550s, my main interest, as well as the usb programmer... this board looks nice as well.. i think i will stick with breadboards and my $25 carrier board i added terminal strips to and a usb port and other various common goodies.. for a total cost of like $40...