What laptop do you use for tuning?
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What laptop do you use for tuning?
Recently picked up a gen 1 MegaSquirt, time to hunt for a new-to-me laptop.
What make/model are you guys using and or are there any software/hardware features yours had?(Specifically for tuning that is) I know my way around a computer fairly well, but just don't keep up with the latest and greatest
I like the idea of using a netbook, but if it's anything like the Asus I had a few years back, it was soooooooooo slow.
What make/model are you guys using and or are there any software/hardware features yours had?(Specifically for tuning that is) I know my way around a computer fairly well, but just don't keep up with the latest and greatest
I like the idea of using a netbook, but if it's anything like the Asus I had a few years back, it was soooooooooo slow.
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I recently got a new tuning laptop (7417-PKU) from G - https://www.miataturbo.net/stuff-sal...o-slave-83102/
I upped mine with 8GB ram, SSD Drive & a 9 cell battery.
Hey may or may not have some available, @EO2K
I upped mine with 8GB ram, SSD Drive & a 9 cell battery.
Hey may or may not have some available, @EO2K
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<p>I have an Acer Aspire that has 2G memory + 128G SSD drive + Windows 10 (yup...). I find it quite capable for Tunerstudio and that's what only what I use it for. It's got the 6 cell battery so it'll last pretty much a day in the car. There's a pretty wide mix of machines in use on this site and operating systems as well.</p><p> </p><p>That said, I recently picked up an Acer laptop/tablet 11" convertible that I also have W10 on and have started to use it (touch screen when in tablet mode). A bit slow to start TS initially but no issues at all in use.</p>
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I have yet to install the MS in the car or take a look at any of the software, should screen resolution be a key selling point? I like to think my eyesight is pretty good and I do, like you, like the idea of being able to toss the computer in the glovebox or tuck it away somewhere.
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You don't need much horsepower for Megasquirt tuning.
Years ago, I used a Pentium-III tablet (late 90s vintage) with 128 *megabytes* of RAM. It ran MegaTune just fine, TunerStudio was sluggish.
In later years, I used a first-gen (2008?) EeePC netbook with TunerStudio. It worked fine.
Pretty much any machine built in the last 10 years will run TunerStudio.
Years ago, I used a Pentium-III tablet (late 90s vintage) with 128 *megabytes* of RAM. It ran MegaTune just fine, TunerStudio was sluggish.
In later years, I used a first-gen (2008?) EeePC netbook with TunerStudio. It worked fine.
Pretty much any machine built in the last 10 years will run TunerStudio.
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The last laptop I used for tuning was a Sony Vaio VGN-TXN15, of 2006/2007 vintage. It had a 1.2Ghz Core Solo processor (Intel U1400) and 2GB of RAM. It ran TunerStudio on the MS3 just fine.
It's literally impossible to buy anything even close to that slow today. The very cheapest of the current-gen Atom processors runs circles around that old laptop.
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Any issues with operating system/USB compatibility on newer PCs and running this software? I ask because the data logging software and computer combo I was using at one point on my 300zx did not like the serial to USB converters that was required to run it.
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I originally used a notebook. Don't do it. Screen is too small. I bought a toshiba at best but brand new for $300 a few years back. Windows 7. That's all I needed.
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Buy any cable based on the GUC232A chip. IOGEAR is probably the most common one. I've used this exact cable with no problems: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812107906