Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBD USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as a half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBD USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as a half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
If it does work, I wouldn't mind shoeing in an SSD - just because I can, not expecting much in terms of performance. What's the easiest way to clone the existing SATA WinXP HD to an SSD? been well over a decade since I looked into this, and a quick google suggests it's more art than science . . .
On 17/07/2021 11:10, RJH wrote:
Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBDOn SSDs, new ones usually come with a copy of Acronis that's tied to the hardware. I've done a few and have never had a problem.
USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I
think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III >> 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as a
half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare
batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
If it does work, I wouldn't mind shoeing in an SSD - just because I can, not >> expecting much in terms of performance. What's the easiest way to clone the >> existing SATA WinXP HD to an SSD? been well over a decade since I looked into
this, and a quick google suggests it's more art than science . . .
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBD
USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I
think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III >> 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
That's probably OK. OBD readers aren't very taxing, although the software can be a bit lazy.
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as a
half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare
batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
Look at old Thinkpads, which are fairly bulletproof. Something like an X2?0 where ? depends on how new you want to go (X200 = 2008, X280 = 2018).
There's a large Thinkpad modding community - eg https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/
which should have info on spare batteries etc. You can even buy aftermarket motherboards to upgrade old machines!
Or the machines garages use to read OBD readers are often Panasonic Toughbooks. They can be a bit pricey though, even used.
I have some OBD software on a ~2016 9" Windows 10 tablet with Bay Trail Atom CPU, which was £40 new. It's not the most responsive ever (particularly OBD apps designed for mouse on the touchscreen), but it's nice and small for using in a car. If that's a suitable form factor an upgrade might be a Surface Pro 1 or 2 (*not* Surface RT) although the batteries are essentially impossible to replace on these (have to unglue the very fragile screen). There may be other tablets that are easier to service. I think there are some Windows Panasonic Toughpads (avoid the Android ones) although probably pricey again.
Theo
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBDThat's probably OK. OBD readers aren't very taxing, although the software can be a bit lazy.
USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I
think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III >> 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as aLook at old Thinkpads, which are fairly bulletproof. Something like an X2?0 where ? depends on how new you want to go (X200 = 2008, X280 = 2018).
half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare
batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
There's a large Thinkpad modding community - eg https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/
which should have info on spare batteries etc. You can even buy aftermarket motherboards to upgrade old machines!
Or the machines garages use to read OBD readers are often Panasonic Toughbooks. They can be a bit pricey though, even used.
I have some OBD software on a ~2016 9" Windows 10 tablet with Bay Trail Atom CPU, which was £40 new. It's not the most responsive ever (particularly OBD apps designed for mouse on the touchscreen), but it's nice and small for using in a car. If that's a suitable form factor an upgrade might be a Surface Pro 1 or 2 (*not* Surface RT) although the batteries are essentially impossible to replace on these (have to unglue the very fragile screen). There may be other tablets that are easier to service. I think there are some Windows Panasonic Toughpads (avoid the Android ones) although probably pricey again.
Theo
Panasonic CF-19, which can be laptop or tablet.
It is used by all car diagnostic people. Core i5 2.6Ghz, 8GB,120GB SSD, Touchscreen with stylus (finger operated) win10, new PSU £170 Delivered
to you. These are ex RAC, so lid is orange.
Raj Kundra <raj@kundracomputers.co.uk> wrote:
Panasonic CF-19, which can be laptop or tablet.I wondered if you'd have something ;-)
It is used by all car diagnostic people. Core i5 2.6Ghz, 8GB,120GB SSD,
Touchscreen with stylus (finger operated) win10, new PSU £170 Delivered
to you. These are ex RAC, so lid is orange.
What version of Toughbook CF-19? There appear to be 8 generations, from
2006 to 2017.
Theo
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303858348009
On 17 Jul 2021 at 12:20:51 BST, "newshound" <newshound@stevejqr.plus.com> wrote:
On 17/07/2021 11:10, RJH wrote:
Very rarely use a laptop nowadays, but I will be needing one to attach an OBDOn SSDs, new ones usually come with a copy of Acronis that's tied to the
USB reader to my car. I happen to have an old Atom based Samsung NC10 which I
think (looking at cpubenchmark) *just* meets the minimum spec (Pentium III >>> 400, WinXP) of the reader. Couple of Qs:
If it doesn't run the reader software/hardware, what would you recommend as a
half-decent laptop for this purpose? Portability, availability of spare
batteries, and decent build would be my priorities. Budget say £200.
If it does work, I wouldn't mind shoeing in an SSD - just because I can, not
expecting much in terms of performance. What's the easiest way to clone the >>> existing SATA WinXP HD to an SSD? been well over a decade since I looked into
this, and a quick google suggests it's more art than science . . .
hardware. I've done a few and have never had a problem.
Thanks - think I may well have scrubbed it (if it was there) but I'll take a look.
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