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Re: AVR vs PIC in the real world
AVRs have a few things going for them, and I'm sure other will bring up more points, but here's what I know:
1. They are inherently faster than PICs. A PIC with a 20MHz "clock" actually runs instructions four times slower. An AVR with a 20 MHz clock runs at 20 MHz. I don't know the technical reason why this is, but it is.
2. They are much cheaper to start with - the programmer is only $35 and the development environment is free.
Other than that, they both have such a wide range of chips that you can find what you are looking for from either brand usually. If you have experience with one, you can pick up the other very easily.
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