If it breaks (they do sometimes), you end up with a broken ICOM clone. Generally, the clones that took the time to properly put a wifi card in, they're usually the higher end ones.Ī word of caution, the sellers hardly provide support after they received their money. (ICOM Next has gigabit ethernet speed, USB3.0, and faster boot. There are some true ICOM Next clones that are a clone of the genuine ICOM Next. ICOM Next clone: majority of these are A2 Clones in a newer shell. High end can be reliable.Ī3 Clones: This is a Chinese invention, a product of Chinese engineering. Some have tried to fix the problem by adding heatsinks inside to help. High end can be reliable.Ī2 Clones: The Chinese clone units have major heat problems, that can interrupt flashing. Many times they have a cooling fan, but it doesn't work.
You must compare pictures of the internals. Many times they overheat.Ī1 Clones: Watch out so they have all the components built in. Sometimes they skip on some chips as well. They will also lie and say theirs is the best.įirst, the lower end ones will be missing the WiFi card inside. The Chinese clones have a huge variability in quality and build.
but why?)Ī clone ICOM is OK, as long as you do a large amount of research on finding a good one. It can be used with all EDIABAS based BMW diagnostic programs (INPA, WinKFP, NCSExpert, Tool32, ISTA-D, ISTA-P. ICOM, OMITEC, and other true BMW interfaces, or passthrough devices have memory for flashing/jobs. You will get into very much trouble flashing with K+DCAN cable on certain 2007+ BMWs that demand more speed and a memory buffer (which the cable has none of). An ICOM switches between ADS, dual K-Line, K-CAN, DCAN, MOST, and Ethernet automatically and supports them all.