View Poll Results: What brand computer do you use?
Dell
16
24.62%
Toshiba
9
13.85%
Acer
3
4.62%
HP
12
18.46%
Alienware
1
1.54%
Asus
7
10.77%
Sony
6
9.23%
Lenovo
2
3.08%
MSI
1
1.54%
Other
8
12.31%
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What brand of laptop do you use for tuning?
Jun 24, 2010, 06:41 PM
#1
What brand of laptop do you use for tuning?
Alright. Lets get all the input we can in here from all the tuners DIY and professional please.
Post what kinda laptop brand and model you have with the operating system.
Optional: Hardware specs IE: processor and RAM amount
Please note if you have any issues with your computer while tuning.
Thanks!
Post what kinda laptop brand and model you have with the operating system.
Optional: Hardware specs IE: processor and RAM amount
Please note if you have any issues with your computer while tuning.
Thanks!
Last edited by project_skyline; Jun 24, 2010 at 09:31 PM.
Jun 24, 2010, 07:26 PM
#3
I think computer does not matter... I guess that ECU tuning is not the computer 's primary use for most of us...
If you want it just to tune your car, get the cheapest one, go XP SP2, avoid antivirus, web tools bar & plugins, and just install Ecu flash, Evoscan and Excel... it will make it!!!
If you want it just to tune your car, get the cheapest one, go XP SP2, avoid antivirus, web tools bar & plugins, and just install Ecu flash, Evoscan and Excel... it will make it!!!
Jun 24, 2010, 09:29 PM
#6
I think computer does not matter... I guess that ECU tuning is not the computer 's primary use for most of us...
If you want it just to tune your car, get the cheapest one, go XP SP2, avoid antivirus, web tools bar & plugins, and just install Ecu flash, Evoscan and Excel... it will make it!!!
If you want it just to tune your car, get the cheapest one, go XP SP2, avoid antivirus, web tools bar & plugins, and just install Ecu flash, Evoscan and Excel... it will make it!!!
Dell Inspiron 1501
Windows XP SP3
AMD x2 Althlon 1.6ghz
1.37 GB RAM 2GB max
Jun 25, 2010, 07:17 AM
#7
My last tuning device was a 800MHz Pentium III tablet made by Toshiba running Windows 2000. The only reason I don't still use it is because of the screen size (800x600 is tough to work with).
My wife has your exact laptop, and I've never had a problem using it in a pinch. You have a software issue, from the sounds of it, perhaps a problem with the FTDI driver or a mismatch between driver and libraries. Welcome to Windows.
I'll echo Vigman's post: if it's a dedicated tuning laptop, buy based on price and form-factor (netbooks can be particularly nice, as they can usually fit in the glove box).
My wife has your exact laptop, and I've never had a problem using it in a pinch. You have a software issue, from the sounds of it, perhaps a problem with the FTDI driver or a mismatch between driver and libraries. Welcome to Windows.
I'll echo Vigman's post: if it's a dedicated tuning laptop, buy based on price and form-factor (netbooks can be particularly nice, as they can usually fit in the glove box).
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Jun 25, 2010, 07:21 AM
#8
For a few years I used a Sony Vaio that is about 5 or 6 years old and just recently I installed windows on my mac and have been using it ever since. It works really well especially at night and can turn the screen completely off and still be logging
Jun 25, 2010, 09:53 AM
#10
Jun 25, 2010, 10:41 AM
#13
Sony Vaio, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit,4G ram, AMD Athlon P320 2.1 GHz Dual-Core Processor (no front side bus). Extra laptop battery in my carrying case 
I have learned that you can never have enough processing power,screen resolution or battery life for a tuning laptop. Adequate RAM is a must as well if you run a lot of apps at once. I have used the bottom of the barrel laptops over the years and regretted every single one. Every minute I am in a customers car dinking with my laptop just looks worse and worse on me. Plus I have better things to do than reboot or wait for my laptop to catch up. With the amount of logging items and DMA resolution happening these days, why get a setup that will get bogged down easily? I don't have a solid state hard drive but I would always recommend one for a custom tuning laptop. Just my opinion, everyones will differ.
I have learned that you can never have enough processing power,screen resolution or battery life for a tuning laptop. Adequate RAM is a must as well if you run a lot of apps at once. I have used the bottom of the barrel laptops over the years and regretted every single one. Every minute I am in a customers car dinking with my laptop just looks worse and worse on me. Plus I have better things to do than reboot or wait for my laptop to catch up. With the amount of logging items and DMA resolution happening these days, why get a setup that will get bogged down easily? I don't have a solid state hard drive but I would always recommend one for a custom tuning laptop. Just my opinion, everyones will differ.
Jun 25, 2010, 11:08 AM
#15
Currrently using ASUS T-91 on XP home w/2g Ram. I also swapped the 16gig SDD for a Runcore 32gig SSD. I use logworks/openport 1.3 and works like a charm. The 1.3GHz atom proccesor hates EVOscan it takes forever to load and shutdown.
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Dell Lat D400, XPpro,1.7GHz, 40G hdd 2g ram, no issues with evoscan
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Dell Lat D400, XPpro,1.7GHz, 40G hdd 2g ram, no issues with evoscan
Last edited by Jorge T; Jun 25, 2010 at 01:19 PM. Reason: typo