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Old 13th May 2018, 05:03 PM
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I have a 10 inch Toshiba Notebook.
I keep it in the left hand boot luggage net and feed it with a 5 volt charger wired via ignition. This means that hopefully it will be fully charged when I need it.
Currently because my laptop was killed by my youngest I am having to use the notebook all the time so I have to remember to put it in the car when doing long journeys.
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Did some checking as well, and it seems they've been selling pirated software for a few years now, including older cloned versions of VCDS. I also came across other software they've pirated, so probably best to avoid.

If you want to risk buying cloned software/cables, you can get them a lot cheaper on eBay.
I am pretty sure I read on their website that they sell the legit Ross tech SW which is licensed but they use a cheaper chip.???
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Old 13th May 2018, 05:14 PM
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https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/shop/vagcom-vcds-17
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What about SW updates?
Nearly every time I use mine there is an update to load first.
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I am pretty sure I read on their website that they sell the legit Ross tech SW which is licensed but they use a cheaper chip.???
I struggle to believe that as the VCDS software is a free download, it's the hardware that they sell that acts as a "dongle".
See: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/faq_2.php#2.1
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I struggle to believe that as the VCDS software is a free download, it's the hardware that they sell that acts as a "dongle".
See: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/faq_2.php#2.1
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Why do they sell it with 17.1 software and not the latest 18.2 what do you think? If you never connect it to internet and do not update it will probably be fine, if you update it will most likely 'brick' the cable as RossTech has a list of valid serial numbers they have sold which let you use the software and a blaclist of cloned numbers. There is nothing special about the chip, they are not RossTech own chips, at least not in in the older HEX-CAN cables, they use commercially available parts, maybe V2 or NET has own chips but I doubt as it would be very expensive to develop and manufacture own chips. It's all in the firmware, easy to copy but if software connects to internet and your serial number does not check out it will brick your cable, it can be recovered with a bit of messing about but will brick again next time.

If you want cloned version they are available for under £20 from aliexpress but be aware of potential problems and lack of support.
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Nah definitely not after a clone. I will email them again to see what they say. They give you 1 year warranty if it’s not up to scratch they will refund you full
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What about SW updates?
Nearly every time I use mine there is an update to load first.
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I struggle to believe that as the VCDS software is a free download, it's the hardware that they sell that acts as a "dongle".
See: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/faq_2.php#2.1
tc4332, HPsauce - ainars explains everything perfectly about how the 'legit' cable works.

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Nah definitely not after a clone. I will email them again to see what they say. They give you 1 year warranty if it’s not up to scratch they will refund you full
Never mentioned it previously as it wasn't relevant at the time, but I also came across reviews where they also try to sting you for the refund and using delaying tactics.

One more point which I found on the Ross-Tech forum itself. A member had reported these people to Ross-Tech and the owner of Ross-Tech sent them a 'takedown' message in March 2017, which they have continued to ignore.
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