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10-13-2006, 06:40 PM

Walter

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what laptop for tuning?

i was wondering what specs laptop minimun would be "good" for to tune a car (ony for your own car)..

10-13-2006, 06:47 PM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

P2/P3 with 512 ram

anything that can run a basic model of XP efficiently and has one USB and one serial or two USB

10-13-2006, 07:14 PM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

i see. ok.. i was looking for one with 256Mb Ram but i think it's necessary it comes w 512 ...right?

Thx!

10-13-2006, 07:24 PM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

I'm using a IBM Thinkpad R31, 1.1ghz celeron 256mb ram i believe. Works great ! I would even dare to use an old compaq armada

10-13-2006, 10:43 PM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

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I would even dare to use an old compaq armada

That's what i just got in the mail 3 day ago and it works great i also have two more a dell 2200 and a dell 8200 as well as my desktop

10-14-2006, 07:29 AM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

hehe i think if you use a laptop only for to tune your car.. with 256 MB would can work good, eh?

10-14-2006, 07:59 AM

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hehe i think if you use a laptop only for to tune your car.. with 256 MB would can work good, eh?

you would probably be fine

10-14-2006, 11:51 AM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

I've got an older Thinkpad, P3 600mghz, 256 ram, 2 USB ports. Does everything it needs to do, no complaints at all.

10-14-2006, 05:02 PM

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Re: what laptop for tuning?

I actually just bought a thinkpad off of ebay. 700mhz 256ram It's not here yet but I've already got some pc100 256 memory sticks to upgrade it with. It should be fine. Ive been having bad luck with ebay lately so I got my fingers crossed.
I couldn't pass it up though. 200 bucks shipped with a new battery and xp.

I need to stop buying stuff off ebay though. it's like rolling a roulette wheel anymore.