what laptop for hptuners
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You mention almost the only thing that will NOT work. You could get a 20 year old windows 98 laptop out of a landfill, and it would run hpt. You could get the fastest, most up to date badass computer in the world running chrome, and it will NOT work. The software is simple, but does not have any cross compatibility.
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I would look for something with a backlit keyboard if it’s in your budget. Instead of just spending the $500 or $600 I needed to, i went through 4 laptops to realize I should have just spent the money on what I wanted. When you tune at night, the backlit keyboard is the ****. Plus I wanted something compact and didn’t get in the way do I bought a micro laptop. I think it has a 7” screen. If you want something cheap, not backlit keyboard and compact, Walmart sells a small HP windows computer that works well. That was one of the ones I tried. It’s now my master computer or backup should my micro fail.
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo-id...MAUS/247182770 sumthing like this work ?
And by the way, some people recommend low glare screens for HPTuners. Mine is not and it was never really a problem. I would consider good battery life a top priority, though. It's kind of a pain firing up the generator after every pass at the track to charge the laptop.
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And by the way, some people recommend low glare screens for HPTuners. Mine is not and it was never really a problem. I would consider good battery life a top priority, though. It's kind of a pain firing up the generator after every pass at the track to charge the laptop.
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Average laptop battery life is usually between 1 and 6 hours of constant use. As stated above you need to be running windows on whatever computer you choose. I actually use my Macbook Air since its light and has a low glare screen, I just have to run software called Parallels which lets me use windows programs. But, any cheap newer laptop will suit your needs as long as it has windows.
Average laptop battery life is usually between 1 and 6 hours of constant use. As stated above you need to be running windows on whatever computer you choose. I actually use my Macbook Air since its light and has a low glare screen, I just have to run software called Parallels which lets me use windows programs. But, any cheap newer laptop will suit your needs as long as it has windows.
I'm using a cheap old dell E5400. Go on ebay and buy one for $50
It only has a Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 which works fine with HP tuners 3.x, and windows 8.1
if you are running 5.3 you may want to see this will work. I think you need windows 10 for HP tuners 5.3, no?
It only has a Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 which works fine with HP tuners 3.x, and windows 8.1
if you are running 5.3 you may want to see this will work. I think you need windows 10 for HP tuners 5.3, no?
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HP Tuners Minimum Requirements Hey guys, there are some good recommendations on here. As a general rule of thumb our minimum system requirements can be found here.
https://www.hptuners.com/help/introd...quirements.htm
https://www.hptuners.com/help/introd...quirements.htm
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Check here for good laptop deals. Pretty much anything here with Windows will meet HPTuner's requirements (but check to make sure).
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