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    New tuning laptop

    Currently using a HP pavilion x360 14"
    Its been great, but after a while of getting picked up by the screen, carried to cars and a few sudden flights off the seat onto the floorboard its starting to have a few glitches so Im looking for a new one.

    I keep going back to the same thing, but curious what everyone else is using. I do want to stay with the 14" screen. Im used to that size, and its easier for me getting in and out of vehicles with it.

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    Get a used Dell Latitude e7270 off ebay. I have one I use mainly for Hp Tuners, its quite the workhorse with an i7 CPU and 16GB RAM. It has no issues logging many channels at once. Never skips a beat, is semi rugged and can be used with a dock. The size (12.6" but there is a 14" model available) is perfect for having in the car. They can be had for around $400 or less on ebay. These laptops were 2K or more when they were new.

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    Im using an older Dell latitude d630 thats about a decade old. HPtuners doesn't seem to be from my short time using it anything crazy to keep up with for tuning or logging. Dont go overboard just for this software.

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    If it were just me what I have is ok, but when I have multiple cars to tune a day the slow loading, logging etc doesn’t cut it. That’s what’s going on now with my hp I still have my old dell for a backup

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    I use a Lenovo Legion the only downside is that it is heavy. But it is a very fast processor, 1TB of memory, does not get hot then I can live with it being heavy. I also have a few older laptops that i can and do use from time to time the best thing to do for the older laptops is upgrade the hard drive it will really help them move faster.

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    i bought a rebuilt CF31 off ebay pretty cheap. i love it. i can take it out to the garage and if it get dropped it doesnt matter. plus i do alot of my tuning in the woods (ls swapped bronco)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justrich19 View Post
    I use a Lenovo Legion the only downside is that it is heavy. But it is a very fast processor, 1TB of memory, does not get hot then I can live with it being heavy. I also have a few older laptops that i can and do use from time to time the best thing to do for the older laptops is upgrade the hard drive it will really help them move faster.
    That's a big difference with Alabama and other year round warmer areas compared to somewhere like Ottawa, Canada in the winter haha... During the winter a laptop that gets hot is a blessing when it's -20 or colder out lmaoaoaooa

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    I picked up a Dell - Inspiron 5000 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop to serve dual duty.
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