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wanted vag-com

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:03 pm
by samtheman
carps showed me his vag-com and i've just got to have one!! where can i buy one new and how much are they? [img]images/graemlins/s4addict.gif[/img]

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:33 pm
by Hopsta
You can get Vag-com from here

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:26 pm
by samtheman
nice one cheers matey [img]images/graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] all i need now is a decent lap top!

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:54 pm
by Taipan
Then be careful with the Vag-Com version you buy.

If you take the cheaper Serial Port version (vs. the USB one), be aware that many notebooks do not have a serial port anymore.

if you go for the serial port version, Dell makes one which is a pretty good/light/decent autonomy/decent price, called the Inspiron 500m.
But for example, the cheaper/heavier Inspiron 1100 does NOT have a serial port.

Eric
PS : if you ever go for Revo, it seems their optional "advanced tuning kit" also requires a serial port as of today. You may want to verify that too. But in any case, I'd go for a notebook WITH a serial port to keep maximum options open.

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 7:08 pm
by samtheman
i will look out for that!! cheers [img]images/graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:48 am
by rwoodward
there's always usb to serial converters - I use one on my acer laptop to talk to serial devices.. appears as a normal COM port so most software should work with it.

R

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:17 am
by Mo_S3
My laptop doesnt have a serial port and i have tried using usb to serial convertors and unfortunately the Vag com does not work with these converters unless u buy the very expensive one.

Re: wanted vag-com

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:30 am
by DavidT
There's some info in Ross-Tech's FAQ here