GEARWRENCH 7" Wireless Bi-Directional Diagnostic Scanner Tablet, Includes 4 Years of Software Updates | GWSMART07

Being my neighborhood mechanic has required me to work on a variety of makes and models. This diagnostic scan tool has yet to let me down in its year of weekly use, for the price and its capabilities, its very hard deal to beat.

What attracted me to try this scanner out was the price and free 3 year subscription. I bought this scanner and ordered a key fob for my 2027 Honda Ridgeline to test it as soon as I received it and so far it’s worked great. It was quick and easy to program the new key fob, so far I’m really impressed with how it’s performed.

Been using this tool for a while now. Functionality and vehicle compatibility is great. It’s done everything I e asked of it and has become my go to scan tool.

Very good for price point. Easier to use than my MX808 by Autel. If you’re starting off or need a good quick tablet to use for diag. I would recommend.

Trabajo en un taller como mecánico, este es mi escaner que utilizo ,es preciso y la batería me alcanza 100%

Absolutely adore this tool, but they are going to need to make some changes before it can "OE" level or acceptable for use with less experienced folks. I screwed up immediately and I'm not inexperienced. We bought this one for mobile work because it is smaller, less expensive if it gets lost or damaged, and can be remoted into by a more experienced tech or a specialist. There is lots of good about this scan tool. Topology is amazing, compatibility is decent (so far we're looking good for major brands with some weakness on BMW/Mini and Mazda). I really love love love the remote in feature. For independent techs that's awesome. I don't think the 2022 Autel that stays at the shop has that. But now when you get something odd in the shop and you have a friend that specializes in that make they can just remote into the scan tool and have a look themselves. Want your land rover buddy to look at the air suspension system? No problem. Takes about 2 minutes for them to hook up. And they can take control of the tool and look at what they want. Fantastic. I am less enamored with the live data. Its all there but it feels like you're hunting through PID's and as yet, while I can actuate solenoids, I can't graph them like I want in many cases. But its too easy to screw up. Yesterday I hit the wrong button and entered forward radar. I didn't want to go there-I just touched it by accident. It entered front radar recalibration on a Mazda, which admittedly has become a difficult manufacture. On identifix (a data subscription and service manual subscription service if you are unfamiliar), they have joined the ranks of Land rover and BMW/Mini where you have to put in requests for info because the manufactures are intentionally being obtuse. Nevertheless I can't remember anything like this happening to me even back in the day when Autel was the newcomer. Once I touched the radar menu there was no back up button (grayed out, does not respond) and no cancel button. Only an OK button that, since there was no way to back out, I assumed took me to the next menu (which is normal). Nope. Recalibrated in 15 seconds (on nothing- you need calibration mirrors that start at like $1000). I just can't imagine a use case on shop tools where we're often in gloves where no back up or cancel is acceptable. So, if you DO get one of these, be aware and be prepped to yank the dongle, shut off the tablet, or shut down the diag app. But doing so is also not ideal when you don't know what signals it has already sent to the computer. Love love love gear wrench. Generally I think they are the best tool company out there balancing quality and cost. and you get an amazing amount for what you pay with this tool. The problem is that I could have bought a similarly capable autel for the money I spend on this and at the dealer to fix my error today. And if I was a country bumpkin, ok. But I've been working with scan tools for years. I've had things go bad in programming that no one but the dealer could fix. Or the system fail. But never before have a had a button, which is generally a menu, bring you to recalibration with no back or cancel. that's a new one for me. It is relatively quick, on scanning, really quick to start up if you leave it in standby (but eats battery, this will need to be on the charger pretty regularly) and frankly pretty slow to start from off, but that's fine. There's always a usb C to charge with at shop or on the road. No big deal. Readability is good except in the sun, but I'm in Phoenix AZ, and most folks will be in a garage as we are half the time anyway. Just outside its a little tough to see sometimes. Hopefully Gear wrench gets the software a little more sorted. If they can keep updating and under $1000 I think they could change accessibility in the industry. But man, if you get this, be careful with this one. That was a hell of a pucker moment and I could see far more expensive instances of what I did happening.

I purchased brand new. When it arrived. I charged for a full charge, before initial use. Did not used for more then one hour, it dropped power to half. I shut it off, next day I turned it on and showed 17% power left. I returned it but will reorder it to give a fair try. Glitches can happen.

Work's just as good as a $6000.00 snap on scanner and the update won't cost you 1400.00 every time