Recommended Alternative Scan Tool/Code Reader to Durametric

[dkh]

I'm back!!!!! It's been awhile since I last owned a Porsche Boxster but now I'm back into it with a 2001 base with plenty (~137,000) of miles and all the requisite needs a car of that vintage requires, especially one with multiple owners. Especially excited to have a Boxster again now that I live in an area (Smoky Mountain region) where there are some incredible roads to drive!

I understand that the Durametric scan tool is the best option but are there other recommendations that come close but for far less money? At this point I'm not sure what my needs will be beyond just simple code reading but it sure would be great to have some features and capability that can dive deeper into the mysteries of Boxster electronics. Some of the iCarsoft scanners seem to be a reasonably priced choice but it would be great to hear from anyone whose had good or bad experiences with that series.

It's great to be back into this Boxster community and I hope to cross paths with some fellow enthusiasts in the Knoxville, TN area.

Ken