Hardware Options

At Auto Data, we pride ourselves in creating solutions that best fits the needs and budgets of our customers. This includes the hardware supported by our systems. Our built in flexibility allows you to start as small as you need to fit your budget, yet grow as big as you need as your business grows. We incorporate in our point-of-sale solutions as much high quality equipment available off-the-shelf as possible to provide you maximum flexibility and convenience. With Auto Data, you have options!

Computer Systems

The shop can be an inhospitable environment for a computer. Consequentially, you need a computer that can stand up to the demands of the environment. Auto Data is proud to offer the Optiplex line of computers from Dell.  You can choose between an All In One Touch Screen model or a small form factor mid tower.  Either way, you are backed up by Dell's 3 year warranty.  All systems are shipping with Windows 10.
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Bay Computer Systems

Many of our customers run their entire operation on a single computer—others prefer to network one or more bay computers to the system for added convenience. A networked bay computer operates as a separate point-of-sale terminal and represents an economical solution for increasing system capacity at high traffic stores because the purchase of additional software is not required. We offer Dell All in One PCs for the bay, or you may use your own computer here as well. Best of all, you don't have to purchase a bay system right away—you can easily install a networked bay computer system at any time as your business grows.

Tablets & VIN Scanners

Auto Data is proud to have the industry's first and best VIN barcode scanners. We have the ones that work!

• AutoScan is the original wireless VIN scanner that lets you scan the VIN code on the windshield or door of the automobile to instantly and accurately identify the vehicle. AutoScan's rugged industrial design perfectly suited for the auto shop environment and is warranted to survive a six-foot fall onto concrete. The full-featured AutoScan scanner comes with an easy to use keypad coupled with a powerful laser beam and clear display screen.

• Auto Data's VIN Grabber is our latest VIN scanning tool that features the same VIN decoding performance of AutoScan minus a few of the bells and whistles. VIN Grabber makes it affordable for any shop to feature VIN scanning technology regardless of car count. It too is built tough, and uses wireless Bluetooth technology to deliver rock-solid performance and reliability.

All Auto Data computer systems support both VIN scanning technologies but do not require either feature to work properly. Read more about our VIN scanning solutions.

Monitors

One of the latest innovations from Auto Data is the integration of touch-screen monitor technology into our solutions. Touch-screen monitors provide can increased ease of use and quicker employee learning curve through a simplified user interface.

Touch screens have proven to be an effective tool in many industries, and their sealed displays can now withstand the harsh environment of a lube shop, with built-in resistance to oil, grease, grime, and the other harsh chemicals--backed with a 3 year warranty.

Note that while touch-screen technology represents the latest in technology, Auto Data software is also perfectly compatible with any standard monitor, mouse, and keyboard to fit budget and workspace constraints.

Laser Receipt Printers

All Auto Data solutions work with Hewlett-Packard Laser printers, the recognized industry leader for business printing. We have found that HP Laser printers provide rugged reliability, speed, and professional print quality, and are readily available locally at many office supply or computers stores. These printers can be used to print both customer receipts and work-orders on plain paper, saving you the expense of purchasing specialized forms.

One HP laser printer for the shop is fully capable to serve as both the receipt and work order printer, but additional printers can be installed on the system to handle higher customer volume. And, Auto Data also offers full network printing support that provides you easier installation, reduced cabling costs, remote printing capabilities, and printer sharing.

You can also use your laser printer to print customer reminder cards, providing an economical means for you to stay in touch with your customers and increase repeat business.

Cash Drawers

Auto Data comes standard with a USB cash drawer, but we also continue to support a serial cash drawer for customers with older operating systems. We even support the parallel cash drawer that was used for years by the old Compu-CarCare system. So, if you are considering a switch to Auto Data, you can continue to use the same cash drawer.

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Car Wash Receipt Printers

For those shops operating a car wash, Auto Data provides support for an economical thermal slip receipt printer. This printer allows for a inexpensive receipt to be printed for wash customers who do not need the detail and information of a lube service receipt.

Retail Barcode Scanners

An optional retail bar code scanner is available for our point-of-sale solutions 
and is intended for stores that offer impulse items for sale to streamline
point-of-sale transactions and speed up service.  You can even scan coded
coupons for greater accuracy and control.