What kinda laptop do I need for HP Tuners?
05-01-2004, 08:59 PM
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What kinda laptop do I need for HP Tuners? Hey guys, I just purchased HP Tuner ( its still in the mail). I was wondering what requirements for a laptop do I need to run Hp Tuner. I want it to be able to handle it with no problem but still be cheap.Also i want to keep it in my car! 
05-01-2004, 10:30 PM
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Hey guys, I just purchased HP Tuner ( its still in the mail). I was wondering what requirements for a laptop do I need to run Hp Tuner. I want it to be able to handle it with no problem but still be cheap.Also i want to keep it in my car!
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I had comms problems on a 100MHz Toshiba, it could not
keep up with the data rate on PCM reads, but otherwise
it would run the software.
I have been using a 266MHz ThinkPad with no trouble
(though I had to give it a bunch of RAM to keep it from
being a pain in the ***, generally - nothing to do with
HPTuners, it would just thrash VM constantly and even
booting Windoze took forever).
Get something like a 333 - 500MHz-class laptop with
a hardware serial port (forget the USB kind, they give
a lot of people problems, USB blows for real-time use).
Lots of cheap ones on eBay in that class.
keep up with the data rate on PCM reads, but otherwise
it would run the software.
I have been using a 266MHz ThinkPad with no trouble
(though I had to give it a bunch of RAM to keep it from
being a pain in the ***, generally - nothing to do with
HPTuners, it would just thrash VM constantly and even
booting Windoze took forever).
Get something like a 333 - 500MHz-class laptop with
a hardware serial port (forget the USB kind, they give
a lot of people problems, USB blows for real-time use).
Lots of cheap ones on eBay in that class.
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These are the requirements from hptuners.com. Of course I wouldn’t recommend running the bare minimum.
Minimum Requirements:
150 mhz PC or Laptop (Flash and Editor)
300 mhz PC or Laptop (Recommended for Scanner)
64 MB of RAM
8 MB of Disk Space
Native Serial Port or PCMCIA serial adapter
Minimum Requirements:
150 mhz PC or Laptop (Flash and Editor)
300 mhz PC or Laptop (Recommended for Scanner)
64 MB of RAM
8 MB of Disk Space
Native Serial Port or PCMCIA serial adapter
05-12-2004, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
These are the requirements from hptuners.com. Of course I wouldn’t recommend running the bare minimum.
Minimum Requirements:
150 mhz PC or Laptop (Flash and Editor)
300 mhz PC or Laptop (Recommended for Scanner)
64 MB of RAM
8 MB of Disk Space
Native Serial Port or PCMCIA serial adapter
Minimum Requirements:
150 mhz PC or Laptop (Flash and Editor)
300 mhz PC or Laptop (Recommended for Scanner)
64 MB of RAM
8 MB of Disk Space
Native Serial Port or PCMCIA serial adapter
yah an older dell inspiring like celeron 450 will rock out. if you pay more than $200 for it you're geting ripped.
