Yes you are right about this....
I just registered here to confirm that Elnec business practice sucks big time.
They are trying to rip-off customers by creating multiple adapters for similar devices.
Example:
With original Beeprog programmer you could use universal TSOP48 adapter (DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-0065)) for almost all devices in TSOP48 package.
With Beeprog 2 series they started to divide support for different chips in TSOP48 package to different adapters:
1. DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm NAND (ord.no. 70-1105)
2. DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm NAND-ONFI (ord.no. 70-1106)
3. DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm NAND-2 (ord.no. 70-1453)
4. DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm NAND-3 (ord.no. 70-3081)
5. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-1 (ord.no. 70-1227) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
6. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-2 (ord.no. 70-1226) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
7. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-3 (ord.no. 70-1225) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
8. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-4 (ord.no. 70-1224) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
9. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-5 (ord.no. 70-1223) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
10. Bottom TSOP48 NOR-6 (ord.no. 70-1222) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
11. Bottom R-TSOP48 NOR-1 (ord.no. 70-1221) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
12. Bottom R-TSOP48 NOR-2 (ord.no. 70-1220) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
13. Bottom R-TSOP48 NOR-3 (ord.no. 70-1219) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
14. Bottom R-TSOP48 NOR-4 (ord.no. 70-1218) + Top TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm (ord.no. 70-1228)
With Beeprog you had to buy
ONE universal adapter and you were able to support all chips in TSOP 48 package, while you need
FOURTEEN adapters for the same task with Beeprog 2 !!!!
Please note that these "Special adapters" are technically the same as the universal adapters.
The only difference between these special adapters and the uiniversal adapter is that the "special version" has fewer connected pins with a changed wiring to prevent using the universal one and that the "special version" also contains an EEPROM so the programmer software can identify the adapter and record number of actuations !
The biggest SCAM was when they introduced so called "Turbo Mode" for their programmer software...
Of course you can use turbo mode, but you will have to buy another adabpter (DIL48/TSOP48 ZIF 18.4mm NAND-3 (ord.no. 70-3081))
Recently they have also started to charge for ISP programming with a device called "CreditBox" because programmer and adapter sales are not enough to "justify development cost"...
http://www.elnec.com/support/application-notes/html/?file=cb_and_ispElnec is using the same method for most of their adapters so I advise everyone to avoid buying Elnec products until they change their business practice !