I have a 906bt and use it professionally in a European shop.. I use it everyday day ..very effective. It's not my most powerful scanner but my most used
I enjoyed the review as always. A couple of items, you probably already thought of that are concerns to me (as a shade tree mechanic) include: - These things are basically software and an adapter, loaded to an Android tablet of some sort, wrapped in a rugged case. Your battery life issue is probably do to this being a very cheap tablet. I can get the same specifications in a tablet from AliExpress for less than $100. I'd feel better about spending the money if this software was loaded on something like a Samsung or more premium tablet. (My 10 year old Samsung still has good battery life). I bet that little nerdy kid you didn't hire to clean your shop could probably move the software over to a newer, higher end tablet for you. - Updates are probably more important to you than me. The newest car in my fleet happens to be a 2024, and I don't see a newer car in the next several years. Some of the scanners are marketed with a couple of years of free updates. - Battery life is also probably more important to you than the average shade tree person, since you work on multiple cars in a day. - Functionality, number of bells and whistles varies according to needs. Shops often outsource programming of certain modules to a shop that specializes in programming, since they don't want to sink the big bucks in scanners and software to do a few such jobs per month. Personally, I could really use the key programming functionality, as it seems like my family can lose a key fob while driving the car. Not going to get that in a budget scanner. - Price is the biggest thing most are concerned with. I'm going to drop roughly $1,000 on an Autel, but I am doing so knowing it will not necessarily cure all my problems, rather probably point me in a direction I need to work.
Can you advise on the mb century as I'm looking at buying one? And I will be fixing older cars from 03-2015 also I'm trying to learn or understand the difference between the types of multiplexers like c 3,4&5 which is best Thanks 👍
Lithium batteries don't like to be at full (float or surface) charge for an extended time. Store at 50-80 % when not in use. I know that's not practical for a professional shop.
I have a 906bt and use it professionally in a European shop.. I use it everyday day ..very effective. It's not my most powerful scanner but my most used
I have the MX808 I think it is. I HATE IT. It's So impossibly slow. I used it I think 3 times, and I put it back in the case and leaving it to rot. I should sell it but cant afford another one yet. So still using a old cheap handheld. Now. I'm just a shadetree But I spent like 800 on it. Just so let down. I hope yours does better.
I have a 906bt and use it professionally in a European shop..
I use it everyday day ..very effective.
It's not my most powerful scanner but my most used
I enjoyed the review as always. A couple of items, you probably already thought of that are concerns to me (as a shade tree mechanic) include:
- These things are basically software and an adapter, loaded to an Android tablet of some sort, wrapped in a rugged case. Your battery life issue is probably do to this being a very cheap tablet. I can get the same specifications in a tablet from AliExpress for less than $100. I'd feel better about spending the money if this software was loaded on something like a Samsung or more premium tablet. (My 10 year old Samsung still has good battery life). I bet that little nerdy kid you didn't hire to clean your shop could probably move the software over to a newer, higher end tablet for you.
- Updates are probably more important to you than me. The newest car in my fleet happens to be a 2024, and I don't see a newer car in the next several years. Some of the scanners are marketed with a couple of years of free updates.
- Battery life is also probably more important to you than the average shade tree person, since you work on multiple cars in a day.
- Functionality, number of bells and whistles varies according to needs. Shops often outsource programming of certain modules to a shop that specializes in programming, since they don't want to sink the big bucks in scanners and software to do a few such jobs per month. Personally, I could really use the key programming functionality, as it seems like my family can lose a key fob while driving the car. Not going to get that in a budget scanner.
- Price is the biggest thing most are concerned with. I'm going to drop roughly $1,000 on an Autel, but I am doing so knowing it will not necessarily cure all my problems, rather probably point me in a direction I need to work.
@@mueckenhoeffer appreciate your input my friend! Thanks 🙏
Can you advise on the mb century as I'm looking at buying one? And I will be fixing older cars from 03-2015 also I'm trying to learn or understand the difference between the types of multiplexers like c 3,4&5 which is best
Thanks 👍
@@redkelly1188 I did a few videos on the xentry. They are all the same software just different hardware
Lithium batteries don't like to be at full (float or surface) charge for an extended time. Store at 50-80 % when not in use. I know that's not practical for a professional shop.
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I have a 906bt and use it professionally in a European shop..
I use it everyday day ..very effective.
It's not my most powerful scanner but my most used
I have the MX808 I think it is. I HATE IT. It's So impossibly slow. I used it I think 3 times, and I put it back in the case and leaving it to rot. I should sell it but cant afford another one yet. So still using a old cheap handheld. Now. I'm just a shadetree But I spent like 800 on it. Just so let down. I hope yours does better.
I hear ya man, its a gamble sometimes , sorry to hear. Im sure you could get rid of it on fb marketplace or something. Or even offer to rent it out.