#SCANNER LAUNCH X431 WINDOWS 10#
#SCANNER LAUNCH X431 PRO#

Most of the reviews say nice things, but few details about its ins-and-outs. I want to detail the experience because I struggled to find examples of how well the tool performs in the real world.

#SCANNER LAUNCH X431 PRO#

Put the new Pro Mini through a day of use on the job. What you have to look for in a scan tool when you're on an island is whether it advertises that it also does OBD1 - that is all the other languages that aren't OBD2. I just received my own personal Launch CRP123X and it is a really nice tool.

#SCANNER LAUNCH X431 WINDOWS 10#

The new Autel is the most up to date but it's like Windows 10 - updates can cause issues. We have An Autoland, Snap-on, Launch Diagun, Launch 24v X431, Fcar, Autel Maxisys - and each has their strengths and weaknesses. But then OBD2 is only an emissions related standard that manufacturers have to comply with - there is a lot of other information and features they don't have to provide and this is down to the scan tool, as to whether it does those extras or not. There are days when we have 10 vehicles in our workshop and only one of them is OBD2. Japanese vehicles have JOBD and Korean vehicles KOBD, then there are Chinese vehicles that have their own language. Japan only went OBD2 somewhere around 2005, Europe around 2002. Generally because USA cars all went OBD2 from 1996 we can scan any USA vehicle. I live on an island as well in New Zealand Our Launch Diagun X431 is about 15 years old and still surprises us with some of the things it can do. So it will be interesting to see how it compares, particularly on the Australian cars. I already have RossTech VCDS, Autel MaxiSys Elite, Snap- On Modis and Gscan, but this Launch is so ridiculously cheap, I had to get it and try it.

If it is good, I'm going to get the Diagun IV for my mobile van also. It is on the way and I should receive it in a week. Launch Tech China told me that I can contact them directly for any support that I need after I get the tool which debunks the fact that people say Launch offers no support. So after much back and forth, I did enough research to get me the genuine product from an authorised seller on Amazon. I contacted Launch Tech China directly and confirmed whether this seller was a distributor for them, and they confirmed they were. I contacted them directly and got the usual spiel that I would have expected from a fake seller also. So I searched a lot of the suppliers on Amazon and I found one that I saw post comments on some of the Launch YouTube reviews. I'm in Australia so I contacted the sales department in Australia and he was warning me against buying any off Amazon and the like because they are cheap Chinese copies and they cannot be registered outside of Asia. I found them on Amazon but there was a lot of sellers. I spent a shitload of time looking to get a genuine one from a reputable seller. I just bought a X431 V 8 inch version from Amazon.

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