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Title: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 10:12:59 pm
I've been using my old Sony Vaio (on its last legs now) for a while now and when I complete a mod that needs coding i find it too cumbersome and I think its time for a new laptop or maybe a netbook.

Any suggestions and comments welocomed.

BTW the Vaio is an 15"4 monitor.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: Nasir on July 05, 2011, 10:19:30 pm
Got an Acer Aspire one something or other. Only have that programme on it and it's nice and small to manoeuvre about in cars.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: bacillus on July 05, 2011, 10:24:56 pm
I use a dell netbook.  :smiley:
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: golfman on July 05, 2011, 10:26:00 pm
MacBook Pro :wink:

scott
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Post by: stealthwolf on July 05, 2011, 10:34:52 pm
Samsung NC10 netbook.

Easy to use, very portable, long battery life, and if you sit in the driver's seat, it fits on your lap without being obstructed by the steering wheel
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 10:48:26 pm
I have an Aspire One but rarely use it, I have Win7 in a Parallels VM on my MBP.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 10:50:16 pm
What screen sizes,had a peek in pc world the other day,10"1 was very small but seems ideal for the car.

Most of the netbooks I saw were with the Intel 450N,550N but only 1GB of memory are these more than capable with the Windows 7?
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 10:52:32 pm
I have an Aspire One but rarely use it, I have Win7 in a Parallels VM on my MBP.

What does the Win7 in a Parallels VM on my MBP mean vRStu for mere mortals like myself?
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 10:54:41 pm
Parallells allows you to run another OS in your host OS in my case Win 7.  You could use pretty much any combination but I have Mac OSX as the host on my Macbook Pro.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRS Carl on July 05, 2011, 10:55:40 pm
Another Win 7 via Parallels on my MBP here :happy2:
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 10:57:47 pm
Thanks for the explanation vRStu.

The Macs are alot of dough but they must be good as more and peeps are using them I had no idea that they could run windows too.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 10:58:26 pm
Another Win 7 via Parallels on my MBP here :happy2:

You too vRS Carl !
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: rich83 on July 05, 2011, 10:58:54 pm
Windows XP through parallels on my MBPro.

Dont use it much though... so might sell it soon!  :happy2:
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 10:59:26 pm
Yes they are expensive but there are big savings if you can gain access to the Student Discount.  Still gonna be £1k to get something decent though.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 11:03:07 pm
Yes they are expensive but there are big savings if you can gain access to the Student Discount.  Still gonna be £1k to get something decent though.

Tell me more about gaining student discount. :jumping: :jumping:

What spec your MacPro?
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 11:03:50 pm
Ideally you need to know a student who has a suitable Student ID - Do you??

Like most things there are ways around it
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: nc35 on July 05, 2011, 11:04:00 pm
Makes me laugh. All you apple people running Windoze.  

Why don't u just get a bl@@dy pc. Runs for cover for a few days or more.

Btw. Run VCDS on a panasonic toughbook.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 11:04:42 pm
Windows XP through parallels on my MBPro.

Dont use it much though... so might sell it soon!  :happy2:

Really I might be interested.
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 11:05:06 pm
Makes me laugh. All you apple people running Windoze.  

Why don't u just get a bl@@dy pc. Runs for cover for a few days or more.

Lol you gotta laugh  :signLOL:

 :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 11:06:29 pm
Makes me laugh. All you apple people running Windoze.  

Why don't u just get a bl@@dy pc. Runs for cover for a few days or more.

Btw. Run VCDS on a panasonic toughbook.

You got b*lls to picka fight wit the Mac boys!! :congrats:
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Post by: rich83 on July 05, 2011, 11:07:30 pm
I hate loading up windows on my mac, its like going back into the dark ages....  :signLOL:
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: gtlee on July 05, 2011, 11:07:42 pm
Ideally you need to know a student who has a suitable Student ID - Do you??

Like most things there are ways around it

Well I could borrow a student :wink: for a day can't I??
Title: Re: What are you using with VCDS.
Post by: vRStu on July 05, 2011, 11:12:47 pm
Ideally you need to know a student who has a suitable Student ID - Do you??

Like most things there are ways around it


Well I could borrow a student :wink: for a day can't I??

Oh for sure, that's certainly a good option.

You'll find that AppleCare is very cheap but if you dig into the weeds the Student Machines pretty much come with AppleCare included.