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Check on the 993 forum for replies to the same exact same thread.
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Also, I find it incredibly hard to believe that no one has come up with a way to use an actual PC laptop with some software and a link and do everything Porsche's laptop did.
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Also, I find it incredibly hard to believe that no one has come up with a way to use an actual PC laptop with some software and a link and do everything Porsche's laptop did.
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Hey everyone, question for you... does anyone know if there is an alternative to Porsche's $10,000 laptop to access the OBD-II system in newer Porsches? I've heard from, i guess a source that I don't really trust, that there is no alternative if you want it to access every functions and do more than just read a few fault codes. I noticed pelican sells one or two OBD-II code readers, but I'm not sure what functions they'll access Also, I find it incredibly hard to believe that no one has come up with a way to use an actual PC laptop with some software and a link and do everything Porsche's laptop did. If anyone knows anything about this I'd really appreciate any answers. Thanks Andrew

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