Author Topic: Readers-U281 vs U305-any difference for mk3 golf?  (Read 1750 times)

Offline Jasikasisback

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Hi just wondering which of these readers is better for the golf. I am going to buy one (finally). I have VDCS lite for my laptop, but unfortunately I can't find a cable on ebay that is Vista compatible...:(

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Re: Readers-U281 vs U305-any difference for mk3 golf?
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2013, 15:19 »
I have the u281, works perfectly as for the other one I can't comment cause I've never used one

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Re: Readers-U281 vs U305-any difference for mk3 golf?
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2013, 17:04 »
I have the u281, works perfectly as for the other one I can't comment cause I've never used one

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Re: Readers-U281 vs U305-any difference for mk3 golf?
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2013, 19:04 »
I can't find a cable on ebay that is Vista compatible...:(

why?

if the usb<->rs232 converter is an fdti chip (and not a forgery) you can get drivers from fdti website with no issues at all...
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Re: Readers-U281 vs U305-any difference for mk3 golf?
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2013, 23:38 »
ummm...I have no idea how to tell a forgery from a real one just from the ebay description..in fact I don't really understand what you mean, but catch the gist...:)