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Can anyone give me a link or contact for somewhere to buy a cheap second hand or recondtioned laptop, other than eBay and my local free ads paper. I don't think it needs to be anything fancy (I'm not really intouch with laptop specs), it's to run the datalogging software on the racecar.
The minimum requirements from the manufacturers website are
OS: A computer running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or XP. We recommend Windows XP.
RAM: Depends on the run length used. At least 128MB is strongly recommended, more will improve processing speed.
Screen Resolution: At least 1024x768 is strongly recommended so you can fit a few graphs on the screen at the same time.
Processor Speed: A slow Pentium powered machine gives adequate performance, but as with all windows applications the faster the better! 400MHz or more is recommended for acceptable performance.
I could also do with a serial port to allow me to tinker with ECU's, but thats something for the future not now.
Any idea what sort of price I should budget at, also brands to go for/avoid?
Regards
Iain
The minimum requirements from the manufacturers website are
OS: A computer running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or XP. We recommend Windows XP.
RAM: Depends on the run length used. At least 128MB is strongly recommended, more will improve processing speed.
Screen Resolution: At least 1024x768 is strongly recommended so you can fit a few graphs on the screen at the same time.
Processor Speed: A slow Pentium powered machine gives adequate performance, but as with all windows applications the faster the better! 400MHz or more is recommended for acceptable performance.
I could also do with a serial port to allow me to tinker with ECU's, but thats something for the future not now.
Any idea what sort of price I should budget at, also brands to go for/avoid?
Regards
Iain
I'm just about to put one on eBay in the next week or so. P3 1.something Ghz, 512MB RAM, Genuine Windows XP Pro, DVD Drive, etc. Good battery life, 2 power supplies (one handy for keeping in the car/where ever, etc). I guess if you're going to use it for data-logging, this'll be the most important bit, though: it's got USB, PS/2, serial, and parallel ports, as well as network and infra-red. (and modem, and VGA out, and TV out, and, and, and...) Keyboard/screen/everything are all in really good condition.
Was going to stick it up for about £200 - give me a shout if you're interested.
Was going to stick it up for about £200 - give me a shout if you're interested.
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