Micros usual price.
But that does not set you up for ICSP. You will want that. With the ZIF you will plug the chip in, program, remove the chip and have another ZIF on the bread board or on your PCB, plug the chip in there. Find out the config is wrong or something else. Remove the chip from the test circuit, put back into the programming soket and start all over.
With the PICKIT2 all you need is a bread board and one of these http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi..._SPACING_.html
Break off the friction lock so the PICKIT2 will fit on. Now everything stays on the bread board. The chip will not need to be removed for programming.
Look at chapter #3 http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/e...Doc/51553E.pdf
So in my opinion, only by the PICKIT2 and use the other money for parts that will not end up collecting dust. I have a large dust collecting collection myself.
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