Which laptop to buy for HPTuners?
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Which laptop to buy for HPTuners?
Ok I've searched through their website and wasn't able to find any info, maybe I comletely overlooked it.
Searched here read the stickies, didn't really find anything.
What is everyone using for a laptop for HPtuners.
Please list minimum system requirements and recommendations on a good laptop to support Hptuners. I don't want to buy a new laptop as it will only be used for tuning my car.
Thanks
Searched here read the stickies, didn't really find anything.
What is everyone using for a laptop for HPtuners.
Please list minimum system requirements and recommendations on a good laptop to support Hptuners. I don't want to buy a new laptop as it will only be used for tuning my car.
Thanks
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I guess you need to look harder.
http://www.hptuners.com/order.php
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
http://www.hptuners.com/order.php
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
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I have a powerhouse laptop I bought last winter, its overkill, but I dont want to buy a new one just for HPTuners.
You dont need a powerful laptop for this software at all. Buy the smallest thing you can stand, with a decent screen and make sure it has a serial port.
You dont need a powerful laptop for this software at all. Buy the smallest thing you can stand, with a decent screen and make sure it has a serial port.
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Originally Posted by foff667
something like this would work very well for you for a very long time http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2....od_id=1494810#
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pretty much any laptop you can buy new in an electronics store...will work.
of course you can do what I did and spend 1650 on a laptop and realize that it draws so much power from a car inverter that the little wires on the cigarette lighter cause you to pop the fuse all thetime..LOL
Its ok though.. I just get arond it by running a new line over to the fusebox when I tune somebodys car
of course you can do what I did and spend 1650 on a laptop and realize that it draws so much power from a car inverter that the little wires on the cigarette lighter cause you to pop the fuse all thetime..LOL
Its ok though.. I just get arond it by running a new line over to the fusebox when I tune somebodys car
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Originally Posted by soundengineer
pretty much any laptop you can buy new in an electronics store...will work.
of course you can do what I did and spend 1650 on a laptop and realize that it draws so much power from a car inverter that the little wires on the cigarette lighter cause you to pop the fuse all thetime..LOL
Its ok though.. I just get arond it by running a new line over to the fusebox when I tune somebodys car
of course you can do what I did and spend 1650 on a laptop and realize that it draws so much power from a car inverter that the little wires on the cigarette lighter cause you to pop the fuse all thetime..LOL
Its ok though.. I just get arond it by running a new line over to the fusebox when I tune somebodys car
My laptop is overkill in terms of tuning needs. I have a Toshiba a75 s231, 3.3gig P4 processor non centreno(slow) technology. I got it for its processing power for audio programs and such. but I can open and save scan files in a flash lol.
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
I thought I was the only one who overheats my 300 watt rms power inverter
My laptop is overkill in terms of tuning needs. I have a Toshiba a75 s231, 3.3gig P4 processor non centreno(slow) technology. I got it for its processing power for audio programs and such. but I can open and save scan files in a flash lol.
My laptop is overkill in terms of tuning needs. I have a Toshiba a75 s231, 3.3gig P4 processor non centreno(slow) technology. I got it for its processing power for audio programs and such. but I can open and save scan files in a flash lol.
P4 3.0 Ghz
also bought for the reasons of Audio(my job...)
and to be a desktop replacement that is completely mobile
the problem is not the inverter.... its the skinny little 18awg wires on the cigarette lighter.... they cant handle teh power and teh heat buildup makes it seem like theres more amperage on the line than tere really is. basic electrical principals...ever notice how hot the lighter plug is after that fuse pops...ouch
I run a new HOT and Ground Wire for it when I tune a car...plus I need it for my wideband too...
I built a box to hold my wideband wires in with my +12 for teh car adapter...
and I just run 1 common 12v and one common ground for it all..
I out a 25wat fuse in it..and I have never popped it with a 12awg wire for my hot and ground.
I even just run the hot over to the fuse box on the drivers side dash and use a single prong slot to put it in and I use one of the front bolts on teh passenger seat as teh ground
oh and..by the way.. I took my laptop out of town on my last one off gig with a local sound company..and used my computer in teh semi we were driving(8 hr trip) and used my computer in the cigarette lighter in it..no problems case they have big enough wires behind them...LOL
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I personally use a refurbished Dell Latitude C600 (1 GHz processor, 128 MB RAM). It works great for me.
As for a power solution, I actually haul around a separate portable jump starter box that I plug my power inverter into. It definitely lets me tune freely without worrying about the laptop battery crapping out while looking at my histograms real-time, and I don't have to worry about pulling power through my cig-lighter.
As for a power solution, I actually haul around a separate portable jump starter box that I plug my power inverter into. It definitely lets me tune freely without worrying about the laptop battery crapping out while looking at my histograms real-time, and I don't have to worry about pulling power through my cig-lighter.