like the subject says, im having a hard time finding a laptop solely for tuning and using atap. any suggestions.

 

my unlce is selling his laptop. i dont know nothing about it but he is a tech member so give him a pm. JG98 is his tech user name.

 

I bought a brand-new D505 from Dell for around $900 total. Has the serial port required for tuning which a lot of new laptops don't have now (most are all USB 2.0). It's "bottom of the line", but has a 1.3Ghz Celeron M (4.5 to 5 hours battery life), 512MB RAM, 14.1" display - plenty for the task of tuning, and has a warranty to boot. This is the route I decided to go.

 

i searched on ebay for the same purpose. you can get a decent one for like 4-500 bucks

 

I would rather pay $900 for a new one from Dell with a warranty, than half that for one off EBay with no warranty whatsoever....but obviously I would, because that's what I did.