Does anybody on here use a netbook to tune? I have been thinking about getting one when I get HPTuners. It seems like that would be an easier tuning solution to carrying my laptop around and I could just velcro it to my dash. At the same time, would a netbook be too small making tables hard to read? What are the pros/cons of tuning with a netbook?

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Start here:

http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31663

http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23015

BTW:I hope you read my "HELP!!" thread.
Still no update yet.

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2005 GT owner [Non S/C] with a "big DIC".
Two years later and I still love the car.
Thanks Pontiac...Bleen is keen!

One of the fastest Bonneville's in the country is using a Netbook to tune. He says he loves it for portability.

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Mods include-
Pulley boys 3.2 pulley, 20* timing, HPTuned, pacesetters, SSIC, modded 1.9's, F/R STBs on Don Rome brackets, 255lph pump, ZZP billet rails, GXP catback
Best of 13.4 at 103.... 12's this year

man i have a net book and have been thinking the same thing.. guess i need to buy a program now..

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

I used a netbook when i first got hptuners but found that the screen was too small to show me what i wanted, so now i just use a normal laptop

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Thanks for the input guys, I think I'm going to get a netbook for scanning and Velcro it to the dash so I can monitor knock when my aeroforce isn't plugged in, and use my laptop more for writing/ editing tunes so I can get the benefits of both.

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what about using a tablet like a ipad or a samsung tablet or something like that?

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I considered that option, however... There really wouldn't be anywhere visible to mount the unit in the car while scanning, and if you have grease on your hands and try to use the screen, I would imagine that it wouldn't work properly.

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yea i guess thats true aint it. but i really wouldnt want to use my laptop with grease all over my hands either

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That's why I always washed my hands before running the car, knowing I'd need to use the laptop, too.

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One Big Ass Mistake America

so technically could a tablet be used?

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If it ran a standard version of Windows. Nothing beyond XP is supported for the DHP, and I'm not sure at the HPT.

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One Big Ass Mistake America

http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22195
Apple OS is not supported, so you would have to modify the ipad to use a windows OS, and even then, I'm not sure if its possible.

A tablet pc should be able to be used as long as it meets the requirements for the software.
Minimum Requirements:
Windows 98SE/2000/XP or Better
800 MHz PC or Laptop
256 MB of RAM

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looked into using a tablet and it uses android systems so for now i prolly wouldnt b able to use a tablet

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This Dell Tablet/ convertable laptop uses windows
http://www.dell.com/tablet?s=biz&cs=555

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if i was gonna use something that big i would just use my laptop. its cool tho

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