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Originally Posted by X5chemist

I have a Foxwell. It works great. I bought it for an xDrive adaptation code. I'm curious on a laptop though. Which OS is required? I can buy cheap laptops on Craigstlist all day. Even the one I'm typing is suitable. I upgraded to a Wifi 5G USB adapter and SDD drive.

I've also got a Foxwell, an NT 510 Elite, with both BMW and GM software. I've used it to fix a couple of problems on the X5, but I've already gotten my money's worth using its' bi-directional functionality on my GM cars. Much better than my Innova 3100i that doesn't have the bi-directional ability.

But, I'm interested in getting a dedicated laptop for the X5, since I would like the added capabilities that INPA and PA Soft 1.4 seem to offer. I haven't fully explored the Foxwell yet, but from what I've read here, a laptop with those programs offers more potential.


I have a Toshiba laptop

that I retired from use about 2 years ago. It still ran fine, but it developed a screen issue. The "GEEK SQUAD" at Best Buy had it for three weeks, didn't fix the screen issue (goes dim, then shuts off), and quoted me $700 to repair it. I refused, but before I left the store, I bought a cheap 21" monitor, so I could keep on using it. Later, the keyboard lost a few keys, and I bought an Amazon Basics keyboard, again to keep it going.

When that keyboard started failing, I built a PC with a Ryzen 5 2400g cpu, Asrock B450M Pro4 mobo, Corsair 16GB ram memory and Corsair 450w power supply, 1.13TB storage (632 GB on two M.2 SSD's + a 500GB HDD), and a dedicated Rx570 gpu. I installed 4 Noctua fans inside the all-metal In-Win case I salvaged from my wife's old PC from work. As I had never built a PC before, it was quite satisfying to make it work (no training, no prior experience).

Now, I wonder if it would be worth it to try and fix my Toshiba myself, assuming I could find repair parts, or just try the "used, refurbished" laptops on Amazon (I use them a lot, with my PC parts mainly coming from them; other PC parts came from Newegg.com). My wife insists that I fix her laptop (and her Chevy Cobalt) before I spend anymore big bucks on my X5 "toy" (I sneak in parts under her nose, a bit at a time). I'm 71, retired, and trying to go "cheap".

What are the minimum specs needed for a laptop to run INPA or PA Soft 1.4?

P.S. local Craigslist offerings are much higher, scarcer, than the $75 that Overboost spent on fleabay

Originally Posted by Overboost

I bought my barely used Panasonic Toughbook on fleaBay for $75. I use it for INPA and PA Soft 1.4 exclusively on my BMWs. That used laptop and PA Soft 1.4 is still cheaper than the Foxwell NT.