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skatery1989 · 10-24-2012, 09:38 PM

What kind of computer are some of you using with ECU-teck to monitor your car?

xjohnx · 10-24-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by skatery1989

What kind of computer are some of you using with ECU-teck to monitor your car?

Anything that will run windows should work. I'm personally running it in a VM on a MacBook Pro. It works fine, although flashing new maps is slower than if i were to user a non-virtual xp or win7 box.

cnk · 10-24-2012, 09:45 PM

Picked up a Asus X401a laptop from Best Buy for $299. I upgraded the HD to a SSD and the memory to 8GB for another $200. You don't have to do the upgrades, but I didn't want a mechanical HD in the car just in case I hit any bumps. Works just fine for what it is.

CircuitJerk · 10-24-2012, 09:47 PM

I picked up a refurb Lenovo ThinkPad T400 with XPSP3 that will only be used for the sole purpose of flashing the car. I will be swapping out the HD for an SSD at some point.
No way would I ever consider a daily use laptop for that sort of thing.

Tansey86 · 10-24-2012, 09:49 PM

Dell XPS - Paul Walker Limited Edition.

brichard0625 · 10-24-2012, 09:50 PM

i literally just ordered a laptop as well for my car..i got the alienware m14 since my job offered a great discount on dells and i get 18months financing...plus i got it in red to match the car and have FRS engraved on the front cover lol. i know other companies offer more hardware for a better price, but u cant beat 18 months financing..im going to order an ssd like cnk too..dell was charging $550 which is crazy

86_ZN6 · 10-24-2012, 09:50 PM

also got Dell XP3 with i7 and SSD for car stuff

macbook pro for other stuff

JoeBoxer · 10-24-2012, 10:16 PM

Have you guys seen the Chromebook for $249? Would that work?

invisage · 10-24-2012, 10:19 PM

Is this for logging purposes and if so does that mean you have to have it hooked up while running to record a log? I thought you just hooked up while in your garage and it just took it from the ECU

brichard0625 · 10-24-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by invisage

Is this for logging purposes and if so does that mean you have to have it hooked up while running to record a log? I thought you just hooked up while in your garage and it just took it from the ECU

Yessir when logging data u should be running the car while being hooked up to a laptop...2nd gear and 3rd gear pulls from like 3k-7k rpm i think is good for job.

brichard0625 · 10-24-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeBoxer

Have you guys seen the Chromebook for $249? Would that work?

Ive seen this but i think it runs its own type of OS. Not sure if ecutek will be work with it or if u might encounter issues

OrbitalEllipses · 10-24-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brichard0625

Ive seen this but i think it runs its own type of OS. Not sure if ecutek will be work with it or if u might encounter issues

A Chromebook wouldn't work. A cheapo netbook would though.

Sportsguy83 · 10-24-2012, 10:30 PM

Chromebook runs Chrome OS and there is no way to virtualize windows so no, it won't work.

invisage · 10-24-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by brichard0625

Yessir when logging data u should be running the car while being hooked up to a laptop...2nd gear and 3rd gear pulls from like 3k-7k rpm i think is good for job.

Is it hard to run the ecutek cable from the ECU to the cabin or do you somehow have the laptop in the engine bay? (assuming this is while driving and not on a dyno)

10-24-2012, 09:38 PM	#1
skatery1989 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 193 Thanks: 53 Thanked 173 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What kind of computer to use? What kind of computer are some of you using with ECU-teck to monitor your car?

10-24-2012, 09:50 PM	#6
brichard0625 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion Frs(Scarlet) Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 907 Thanks: 172 Thanked 386 Times in 177 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i literally just ordered a laptop as well for my car..i got the alienware m14 since my job offered a great discount on dells and i get 18months financing...plus i got it in red to match the car and have FRS engraved on the front cover lol. i know other companies offer more hardware for a better price, but u cant beat 18 months financing..im going to order an ssd like cnk too..dell was charging $550 which is crazy __________________

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cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Picked up a Asus X401a laptop from Best Buy for $299. I upgraded the HD to a SSD and the memory to 8GB for another $200. You don't have to do the upgrades, but I didn't want a mechanical HD in the car just in case I hit any bumps. Works just fine for what it is.

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CircuitJerk Pull my finger... Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Silver Scion Slushbox Location: Illinois Posts: 996 Thanks: 476 Thanked 367 Times in 226 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I picked up a refurb Lenovo ThinkPad T400 with XPSP3 that will only be used for the sole purpose of flashing the car. I will be swapping out the HD for an SSD at some point. No way would I ever consider a daily use laptop for that sort of thing.

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10-24-2012, 10:19 PM	#9
invisage Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Thunder Silver 86 GTS Location: Perth Australia Posts: 139 Thanks: 25 Thanked 106 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is this for logging purposes and if so does that mean you have to have it hooked up while running to record a log? I thought you just hooked up while in your garage and it just took it from the ECU

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