Programmer for 18F4550

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Hello to everybody,

I would like your opinion about what programmer to choose for my 18f4550.
I do not have expirience to that pic.
I use until now 16f628.

Please let me know what is the better,to build one myself or to buy a new one?

Thanks for your time
Nikos Geronikolos

PICKIT2 from Microchip. ~ $40 USD, well supported, works great, lasts long time.