One of the reasons I bought my MaxiSys Elite from where I did at the time , was the small illuminated MaxiVCI V100 was included besides the Maxiflash Elite VCI. Either one can be paired and connected to the tablet and work for diagnostics. If you have a broken Maxi flash Elite and out of update period maybe you can get by with the cheaper smaller MaxiVCI V100 if you don't plan to update further and program BMW and Mercedes Benz .I figure it's good thing to have both in case one quits.