[dj_xmx]

Laptop for ECUFlash/Evoscan, what small laptop/netbook do you guys recommend, was looking at a Acer/Asus PC EE type (10inch screen) to keep in car for logging and just flashing maps from tuner, are these small netbooks good enough to run ecuflash and for logging in evoscan or are they sluggish??

* Please NOTE I will not be doing tunning just flashing car and logging with it *

 

[EvolutionDan]

I've got an Acer Aspire One D255E as my logging/tuning PC - I upgraded the RAM to 2gb.

It's also cheap to get a solid state hard drive for one but I haven't done that yet

What I like:
- Fits in the glovebox
- Was cheap (brought at a physical shop in Australia for $300)
- Comes with a soft pouch to keep it safe
- Light
- Good battery life
- Windows 7/Microsoft office pre-installed
- Car charger available (not Acer genuine but mine works fine)
- 3 USB ports for logging.

What I don't like:
- Only comes with 1gb RAM (The extra RAM is $30-40 or something and a simple install)

Pics:

 

[Sequence]

acer 10 is the perfect one.. thats what i am buying for logging purposes only as well

 

[richardh]

I use an Asus eee pc (stupid name) for EvoScan logging and EcuFlash.

It's okay. Low power cpu - not fast, but it does the job.

Rich

 

[dj_xmx]

Am leaning torward Acer Aspire D257... but upgrading the ram, the logging will still be fast correct? thats whats buggying my techy mind

 

[Sequence]

bump for other recommendations

 

[blk-majik]

I use a 7" Aspire One. It works, but its a bit small. Got it for $100 so i cant complain. I'd suggest replacing the harddriver with a small-ish SSD drive though. I used to have a 10" Lenovo whateverbook and it was a lot better. Wish i still had it, but my dog ate it (no joke...)

 

[trick3d]

I use a 7" Aspire One. It works, but its a bit small. Got it for $100 so i cant complain. I'd suggest replacing the harddriver with a small-ish SSD drive though. I used to have a 10" Lenovo whateverbook and it was a lot better. Wish i still had it, but my dog ate it (no joke...)

Lol!

Pics of dog poop?

 

[blk-majik]

dont think she ingested it... just chewed the screen off =/ it still ran if you hooked up a monitor up. i was pissed

 

[chetrickerman]

I run a HP netbook. 2gb ram, and great battery life

 

[dj_xmx]

am currently leaning torwards this :

http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelaptops/product.php?id=A9E61EA&experience=direct

Has the new lower power - Atom N2800 processor (cedar trail if am not mistaken ) will upgrade ram to 2-4gb depends on what it allows.. should be good right?

 

[sstevojr]

What about the tablets (like the Samsung's Galaxy) do those have enough speed and capacity? They come pre-installed with Windows7, and I was thinking of making a mount so that I could run EvoScan for gauges/logging. I got my 2 year coming up w/ Verizon, so they are like $100 right now.

 

[chetrickerman]

What about the tablets (like the Samsung's Galaxy) do those have enough speed and capacity? They come pre-installed with Windows7, and I was thinking of making a mount so that I could run EvoScan for gauges/logging. I got my 2 year coming up w/ Verizon, so they are like $100 right now.

It would be annoying not having a real keyboard

 

[sstevojr]

I was thinking of keeping a wireless keyboard in the glovebox. Still haven't worked through all the possible scenarios yet, but I know I'm tried of lugging my laptop to the car and running cords all over.

 

[ofey]

I run a dual booting Hackintoshed (Win7 + Mac OS X 10.6.8) Dell Mini 10V.
Works brilliantly!!