"Is that relative to other comparable ICEs, or do you just find ICEs to be pricey per se?"

That was relative to comparable Dallas 80C320 ICE's when researching ICE vendors before spending a client's money on one. My highest recommendation went to Hitex and Nohau, but at $5000-$6000 (USD), their cost could not be justified when Phyton had a comparable product with an arguably better debug user interface for less than half the price.