Laptop needed for hptuners???
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Laptop needed for hptuners???
alright im planning on getting hp tuners for my car but do i need a laptop to tune it????
if so thats going to cut a big chunk out of my mod money
all help and suggestions is appreciated
if so thats going to cut a big chunk out of my mod money
all help and suggestions is appreciated
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Im not an expert by any means on hptuners, but my guess is that you wouldnt need a very expensive laptop to run it. I just went over to HP's website and you can get a base laptop from them for ~$450, and I bet you could find something cheaper used off of ebay, or on sale at your local best buy/compusa/fry's electronics
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Not the best one out there but Office Depot has one on sale for $399 after instant and mail in rebates. I'm pretty sure it will run HPTuners.
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...hreadid=343698
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...hreadid=343698
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Originally Posted by Evilfrog
Yep. Either that are a really long usb cable. (whihc if i remember corrently are only good for 200 ft)
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are there requirements for the hp tuners???
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werd...personally I got a really nice gateway for $449 a few months ago from best buy...that should last me well into the future. About the only thing that will hold it back is the battery once that goes....and yes you'll need a working battery since you can't flash with an inverter hooked up.Just buy a cheap new one & you'll be set.
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QUOTE=foff667]werd...personally I got a really nice gateway for $449 a few months ago from best buy...that should last me well into the future. About the only thing that will hold it back is the battery once that goes....and yes you'll need a working battery since you can't flash with an inverter hooked up.Just buy a cheap new one & you'll be set.[/QUOTE]
Why do you need a battery to flash?
Why do you need a battery to flash?
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Originally Posted by fljohnboy
QUOTE=foff667]werd...personally I got a really nice gateway for $449 a few months ago from best buy...that should last me well into the future. About the only thing that will hold it back is the battery once that goes....and yes you'll need a working battery since you can't flash with an inverter hooked up.Just buy a cheap new one & you'll be set.
Why do you need a battery to flash?[/QUOTE]
well if your battery doesnt work the laptop wouldnt be on right? So your next bet would be to use an inverter correct? Well when your doing either a read or a write you CANNOT use an inverter. SO like I said, you need a working battery.
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Originally Posted by CbYellowSS
looks like i have to save for another thing unplanned... lol
thanks for all the help
thanks for all the help
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Originally Posted by Johnboy12358
you can also always get a bigger battery from the manufacturer, and keep the one that it comes with as a backup...
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