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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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Just checking in on this, I got a Dell Inspiron 7500, 600 MGHZ, and wanted to see if anyone else was using this laptop. I heard many people had problems with the Ports and cables matching up and had to use adapters I wanted to know if anyone was using this laptop.


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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 02:37 AM
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dell p3 500. its old enough to have serial ports so i dont need any adapters. i run edit and efi live.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 04:15 AM
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The new HP's and Compaq's are available with serial ports. Not all models have the serial ports but most do. These are the only ones I have found that still have a standard serial port.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 09:47 AM
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Does anyone have any pics of what type of port I should have?

or can someone give tell me what I should call Dell and ask about?

I'm not the uber computer guru type and I just wanna know if I have to run an adapter or not before I buy edit
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RED01TAWS6
Does anyone have any pics of what type of port I should have?

or can someone give tell me what I should call Dell and ask about?

I'm not the uber computer guru type and I just wanna know if I have to run an adapter or not before I buy edit



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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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I use a dell inspiron 8100, 1Ghz. It's a tad overkill. I didn't plan on using the $3k laptop for car stuff, but it's steadily worked its way into the car.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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I prefer the sony vaio. They are only 2lbs and dont get hot on your lap. I tune other cars using this one but i do have a inspiron p3-1ghz and a inspiron c-450 for other tasks like datalogging the wideband.

you guys ever built a obd-2 sniffer? they are fun
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Old Nov 30, 2003 | 09:04 AM
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for 100 bucks or less you can buy an older laptop and keep it dedicated to car stuff. I use IBM 133mhz thinkpads, they are dirt cheap and are good enough for car use.
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