Been using the same old Asus for like 9 years...what's a good replacement for it these days? Prefer a larger screen, not wild about Windows 8 or touch screen stuff.
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Been using the same old Asus for like 9 years...what's a good replacement for it these days? Prefer a larger screen, not wild about Windows 8 or touch screen stuff.
Stay away from Lenovo G50..
because that's what I bought..
and can't f-ing stand it.
I prefer my 10yo Dell Inspiron 6400.
Good to know, thanks
New laptop processors seem to have gotten all about battery life and less about performance. I would find somewhere that still has a model from a couple years ago and buy that. You'll save a lot of money buying an equal performance laptop comparing a current model vs a couple years old.
That's my biggest gripe with my old Asus; the battery life. It's been a good computer but it's time to replace it. I can only get about 20 minutes worth of good logging and reflashing before I have to put it back on the charger.
Laptop batteries are typically easy to swap out so an option to consider when you get another laptop is to buy a spare battery for it. That's the idea I came up with when I couldn't get more than a couple hours without mine dying. I don't have a shop or anything and usually just meet people to tune so I needed enough battery to make sure I can finish.
2ghz+ cpu with 2ghz being the least I would want / somewhere around a 500gb solid state hard drive - wouldn't bother with any hybrid or spinning disk drives as they can still be sensitive to blows / backlit keys are a must / at least 4hrs of battery life / good graphics / somewhat impact resistant - preferably monitor with multiple hinges / good cooling with inlets and outlets on the back or side (had one sitting on a coat in the passenger seat that overheated and shut down once) / monitor that can be seen easy enough in sunlight
These are the minimums I would look for - gaming laptops are probably closer, but usually heavy, expensive and have poor battery life? There's always the option of buying old "stuff" from ebay and building your own - this is what I currently have... Haven't seen anything new that I really like that isn't cheasy or flimsy looking... Plus as mentioned I like having easily removable and replaceable batteries that can be upgraded...
Good input, that's what I'm looking for.
Part of the reason I made this post was because everything I see in stores is just super thin and flimsy, like they're trying to build them paper thin and ultra lightweight with no regard to how they function.
what's your budget?
Don't have a budget but I'm drawing the line at the 12-1500 range. No alienware bull***t or anything like that, just a good, sound piece of hardware.
I bought a Dell Inspiron 15, I7 processor, 16Gb RAM and HD Touch Screen. I changed the 1TB hybrid drive to a Samsung 500GB SDD and upgraded to Win10.
Very happy with it, very fast and screen is very nice for tuning.
No issues with Win10 and HPT, however other tuning programs need XP so I use a VM, plenty of power to run the host OS and 2 VM at the same time.
SDD is the best upgrade you can do to a Laptop, I have older laptops that I was going to retire. I upgraded them with more RAM and a SDD and they came back to life.
Seriously, i use a cheap dell, $300 gives me everything i need, speed is never an issue, and at this price, if it breaks, i get another. I have broken both expensive and cheap laptops. In and out of cars all day, with a large screen(which i need) you are bound to break something. Also i tune large boats, and well water and laptops don't mix, so i find it hard to spend any kinda coin on something i know isn't going to last more than a year. Keep everything backed up, multiple bateries(always cheap on ebay) and multiple chargers
of course I keep an xp machine around for the older software
I still keep my old Dell Latitude D840 with DB9 serial port and WinXP. I upgraded it to the max RAM it supports and a SDD, runs like a champ. I have several programs that won't work outside XP and need a serial port.
When you say "SDD", are you referring to a solid state drive?
despite using advanced tuning software to modify major OEM powertrain controllers, i'm not a computer guy, lol. i can't keep up with the tech and it's corresponding acronyms.
Yes, Solid State Drive.
They are the best invention after sliced bread
Stay away from the new HP laptops, I have one and can't stand it, the track pad for the mouse is sensitive to the cold, locks up and lags. I am running a refurb macbook with a partitioned windows drive. I love it.
Been running on a MacBook via VMWare for years without any issues.
If you go that route just get something with enough RAM. Apple has pretty much made their computers not upgradeable (RAM is soldered in) so have to get it up front or never
Aspire E1 with a 500G Samsung SSD. Not a hook with it in two years now. Nothing has stood up to my abuse before this one.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 i7. The i5 will probably work fine though.
Be sure to get the type cover. The stylus is hard to use going down the road, but the touchpad in the keyboard cover makes up for it.
Picked up a Dell inspiron 15 7000 at best buy yesterday. It was on sale, almost $200 off, so i picked it up.
Its a 2-in-1, so I'm kind of anxious to see what tablet life is like. I do that thing that we all do where we cram a laptop between our stomach and steering wheel and try to work, so maybe the tablet mode will make it better...who knows. It's got a 256gb SSD and i already love it.
Had a guy at the shop with one of these - it looked like a really nice laptop... I would recommend you request the latest beta from HPT if you don't have it - that way you have the corrected scanner...
What was corrected with the scanner? I have the latest full version, but haven't had any beta version since 2.24 i believe
freeze ups and some parameters that I know of
Last I was told by Keith - the fix is only implemented in the beta... I really think we're going to be seeing the latest/greatest coming out soon replacing both, which is why the majority of the fixes are only in the beta right now?
Sounds about right
Go for the Dell Inspiron 7000.
-17.3-inch FHD 1920 x 1080 touchscreen LED backlight display
-6th-generation Intel Core i7 2.5GHz processor
12GB of RAM
-1TB of hard drive
-NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card
-2GB memory
looking for any updates since Feb on this topic. I see three at best buy I'm thinking of getting. anyone have any thoughts?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-...?skuId=5722735
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-in...?skuId=5823028
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microso...?skuId=5855919
Thanks,
Keith
ive always used Dell equipment for the support and reliability.
I run a Dell XPS13 notebook 256GBssd with 8g ram and i7 proccessor. very sturdy aluminium frame and smaller than a Mac. Great size for behind a steering wheel in the car, touch screen is nice to use and is splash proof. backlit keys are also great.
2 usb drives which can be a setback compared to most other laptops with 3 or 4, but in saying that i have never deede to use anymore than 2 at one time.
Battery live going full bore is around the 6 hour mark, light duties around 12 hours, also very fast bit of gear, boot time of 3 seconds.
I was never a fan of touch screen stuff but this one has converted me, it is very handy at times and keeping the screen clean after greasy fingers over it all day is no real deal with a microfiber on hand.
Size was a worry also but having a border less screen it measures just a tad over 13.3 inch.
Only gripe i have with this model is the screen glare from sun every now and then.
I happy with my inspiron so far
I've been using a Chuwi HI10 Pro (and a Chuwi Hi10 Plus) recently. These are $200 2-in-1 devices that can dual-boot into WIndows 10 and Android 5.1 (or Remix OS 2.1). They are not powerhouses, but they seem to work fine for both reading/writing tunes and scanning. They use the Intel x8300/x8350 processors - again, not powerhouses, but they get the job done and are VERY portable. The keybaord docks have 2 full sized USB ports and the tablet has a micro-USB port that you can use with a USB OTG adapter. Check them out if you are on a budget! :-)
I am selling my Surface Pro 4. It's maybe a touch over a year old and is in like new shape. Comes with keyboard and I can send a small case for it that will fit the HPT cable also. It's a nice setup.
i5 runs very fast, you don't need an i7 for tuning, lol. I have other i7 machines that would just be totally wasted on a simple program like HPT or web browsing, etc. Save those for video editing, etc you will notice zero difference doing anything less.
PM me if interested, it's all reset and boxed up and ready to ship.
I bought a refurb Military grade Getec V110 on ebay for $300 and I'm a happy camper. This thing is tough, it uses an I5 processor and it has two batteries for long life. You might check it out (the link below is not where I bought mine, it's just an example).
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
I am looking at HP streams for tuning, do you think they will do the job adequately? The only purpose for this computer is for tuning and internet searches in the garage...I am an apple guy and really don't want to put anymore money into a computer other than what is required.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Stream...orage/54056481
I’ve started using a Microsoft Surface Pro (4?), dedicated to only tuning. I love it, as you can pull the keyboard off and use it as a tablet in the car for simple things or longer data logging, then snap the keyboard back on and put the kickstand down and use it like a laptop. Very light, compact, and long battery life. Don’t know about newer models but this one only has 1 USB port, which is all you need since it has Bluetooth ability for a mouse. You can simultaneously switch between touch screen, keyboard mouse control, or Bluetooth mouse use.