[Jochim]

> This looks to have better software with it though. I get that you can probably port between but i'm happy to pay a few dollars to save my own time here.

There's no porting involved, you'd literally just flash the chip the same way you would if you were updating the firmware.

As a hobbyist, the price difference matters when I want to put 5 or 10 boards around the house, or inevitably fry some.