So currently I have been using my mac with a partitioned Windows side to tune. The windows side sucks and it takes up 40gb minimum partition.

While walking in Walmart I came across a few laptops for under 200$ so it seems like a no brainer to grab one and use it for tuning. The one I was looking at was the HP Stream refurb link Here

It meets the min requirements for hp tuners, but would I desire more? If it is as slow as my mac's windows side I will run it over.

What are you guys using for tuning? I want something small that can just sit in my truck. All I will use it for is tuning and p0rn.

 

I actually just got a new laptop this week since I knocked my other one off a table and the screen replacement turned into a nightmare. I prefer larger laptops though and don't care about portability so I usually get a 17" one. I like being able to see all the gauges on hptuners at the same time.

 

The ram is what will get you. I'd look for at least 4 gb. everything else is probably fine

 

I have a surface pro and love the thing to do death because sometimes i can't type anymore at the end of the day and will just literally write notes with the stylus. You can pick up older versions used if price point is a big concern. Screen replacement can be an issue. But ever since I got my Surface I hardly use any of my desktops (built gamer systems).

 

I like touch screen and 15" monitors. Just me. I have a HP something, got it last year. I've had a half dozen hp's a Dell and a Sony. I like my HP but not really partial.

 

touch screen sounds nice for sure but is prolly overkill. I wanna stay cheap because like I said this computer will be dedicated to just tuning. It looks like all the stuff in the 200$ range has 2gb of ram tho, so maybe I will have to spend a little more.

 

I have a dell with a 17" screen and a cubic butt load of memory... Bought for another reason, but have since turned it into my everything else computer....

 

I really like my Acer AspireV5-122P-0682. It has a 12" LED lighted touchscreen, back lighted keyboard, and 6 GB RAM. It was about $350 at the walk-in Microsoft store.

 

have you checked groupon? they usually have pretty good deals on sub $200 laptops or refurbs with good specs for pretty cheap. ive used them before with great luck

 

If you can hold off til November, you could probably find a bunch of good deals with black Friday/ cyber Monday. If only HPtuners was supported on Chromebooks.

I currently run a Lenovo with 8 gig ram, i7 been more than pleased with it.