Well im in the market for a laptop so i can start learning the how to's about tuning and logging by myself. so iv searched but i couldn't find my answer, IM looking for a good laptop for the factory ECU to tune with i know people have had trouble with lap tops that have windows vista and XP like they cant log a wideband correctly or adding a patch was a pain in the *** for them. well any help will be great and thanks a lot for the help

 

your stuck w/ windows. I dont think the tuning software works with Mac/Linux. Just get something small with lots of ram, and stick with ECUFlash 1.29a and you should be good.

 

hmm thats fair, now ECUFlash is for tuning right whats a good logger

 

mitsulogger, evoscan

 

Any current generation notebook will do.

 

so is there a better of any current laptop that pulls away from the pack... HP, gateways, Dell ect...

 

its honestly personal preference, if this is strictly a tuning computer then buy the cheapest one, you don't really need anything special, all you'd be doing is running a logging software and flashing program. Now if you're looking for the best laptop on the computer for tuning/personal use then go to best buy and buy the one with the price of 4 digits

 

I'd recommend something small. I have a 15in screen and my laptop weighs about 6lbs, and its a bit on the heavy side. Its too cumbersome to use in a car. I'm planning on getting an asus EEE (9/10/11 in screens) and weigh maybe a pound or 2.

 

I have a HP pavilion(?) with vista.Its like 5 pounds and small enough to slip under the passenger seat when not in use.The only problem i had was adding patches.I had to disable the administrator promp for some reason then everything was ok.



P.S. Vista FTL!!!

 

lol yea i heard vista was hard to use thats y i wanted everyones opinion on what the best comp/operating system for the tuning software for our car

 

I always use the newest version of ECUflash and it works well. In fact you need something > 1.35 to edit the periphery by individual bits.


I have Vista and no problems with tuning. Just have to figure out where the app data folder is to open logs. The computer just has to be not bogged down with spyware or other programs. Even an old school pentium II worked fine for logging and flashing, so the new computers are 10X more powerful than necessary.

And I would suggest getting http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...558&CatId=3444
its 2.1 lbs, has windows and 3USB, and only costs $300. Everythign you could want in a tuning laptop. The only better option woudl be to get one with a SSD, so that the thrashing around while tuning couldn't damage the drive. But I have no personal experience with those hard drives. If this had been for sale when I was looking for a laptop i would have jumped on it in an instant.

 

I've been using a Dell Inspiron for the last 4 years and it has stood the test of time.

 

Yeah i used to roll around with a hp dv9000 17" monster with a core 2 duo and geforce 7600. Nice rig, good for gaming also, but it was a pita to carry around and the battery life wasnt that good. Now ive a got a itx board and a 7"lcd in the dash

 

thanks alot guys keep the info comming

 

I was using my old vaio 15.4 which was HUGE and slow!

Now i got myself a MSI Wind 10 inch 1.6 processor, 2gb ram (added 1gb later on) 80gb hardisk ... windows xp .. $450 or so..

I highly recommened going with a smaller laptop .. i wish i got it earlier .. im also using it for light travel.