Best New (used) Laptop suggestions

**nogger1** · 23rd October, 2016, 10:10 AM

Hi all, i am looking to change my current laptop and would welcome suggestions as to what to go for. I am looking at maybe ?3-400 for a used laptop which i want to run ISTA/P & D along with tools for keys /EIS/ESL work (MB, AUDI,BMW). Any idea's on minimum spec to go for.

Also, so many links on here to ISTA P/D that are either dead or dont work. Anyone have good links

Thanks in advance
Nogger1

**electronistul21** · 24th October, 2016, 05:10 AM

serch for Panasonic CF19 ,ist very good for use in automotive.very stable and solid.but i think need more to one laptop,because many software for automotive not work propely in same laptop.

**metercar** · 24th October, 2016, 04:45 PM

thinkpad T61, Dell D630, two models for work full time

**gomarota** · 24th October, 2016, 08:35 PM

lenovo x200t

**nogger1** · 25th October, 2016, 10:00 AM

Thank all, i wlll check them all out.
Nogger1

**mexanico1971** · 25th October, 2016, 11:36 AM

Yes !
Dell 630 and Lenovo X200series are very easy to change HDD !
You can get 10 HDD in steed buy 10 laptop

**paro44** · 27th October, 2016, 01:49 PM

Iirc Ista requires a 2,2 GHz cpu with 2 cores and needs much ram, especially if it runs in a vm.
The Nvidia gpu (nvs 110, nvs 135) which was used in some D620/D630 is known to get faulty (as in other laptops, too). The Dell D520/D530 are similar but always with intel gpu (and with 4:3 screen instead of widescreen). The hdd is very easy to change, too. One hdd caddy is enough, put a naked sata drive in it an slide it into the laptop. Screws can be used but not nessesary.

**autoden** · 27th October, 2016, 07:55 PM

I run a couple of toshiba portege, they give good service. They also turn into tablet, so you can run vehicle with it on your lap. Very stable machines.

**MJRVR** · 30th October, 2016, 09:24 AM

CF19 with win 7 pro split the hard drive into partitions and reload windows onto it in each partition.
Also has xp with virtual mode for free from microsoft.

**nogger1** · 31st October, 2016, 08:29 PM

Thanks all, i have bought a Dell E6420 (i5 dual core 2.5Ghz). It seems very rugged and certainly fast . Its got a 500 GB disk but i am going to add a SD hard drive in the DVD caddy and i need more ram (only 4 GB at present). I managed to get a VD running with ISTA D & P but i will probably use Acronis or similiar and clone it to the SD
So far quite happy and it didn't break the bank

**electronistul21** · 1st November, 2016, 06:44 AM

what OS use?

**nogger1** · 1st November, 2016, 11:04 AM

Laptop came with 7 but is now 10, seems very good and once i get the SD disk and extra ram it should do the job i need for a while

**electronistul21** · 5th November, 2016, 06:29 AM

win 10 in automotive? swet dreams!better begin serch good XP-SP3.

**kvadratas** · 25th November, 2016, 11:27 AM

forget win 10.
good that you haven't bought DEll d630 for ISTA!

Myself Dell D630 for all diagnostics except Ista, DEll e6430 with SSD for ISTA.

DEll d630 good cheap laptop for WIN XP, but getting too slow for german dealer tools.
One day will move VAG and MB to newer laptop.

**purdy** · 15th December, 2016, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by electronistul21

serch for Panasonic CF19 ,ist very good for use in automotive.very stable and solid.but i think need more to one laptop,because many software for automotive not work propely in same laptop.

I use cf19 with multiple HDs the HD carage just slides in. Better than having just the software you need with no clashes faster to boot and faster to use. Easy to bugger up a whole lot of work when a multi boot goes wrong. And you loose all your software. And VM have there place but need a well specked PCs if to not be painfully slow.