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Today we will be setting up our new piece of equipment purchased from MB at unnecessary expense, The retail data storage unit will be needed to update all our Star machines as cd updates will no longer be issued. B4516132-5373-4C37-A789-F11FEDE8C9A8.jpeg
 

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Today we will be setting up our new piece of equipment purchased from MB at unnecessary expense, The retail data storage unit will be needed to update all our Star machines as cd updates will no longer be issued. View attachment 50403
How much was that little baby buddy ?
 

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Today we will be setting up our new piece of equipment purchased from MB at unnecessary expense, The retail data storage unit will be needed to update all our Star machines as cd updates will no longer be issued. View attachment 50403
So you have to plug the star into this, and presumably this then connects to the internet to update the star machine?
 
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I think it was about £1600, it’s left connected to the net, all car and star updates are loaded to it as they come out, then wifi’d To star machines.
 

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aNOTHER ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE THE INDEPENDENTS OUT.
Updates on CD/DVD's has
I think it was about £1600, it’s left connected to the net, all car and star updates are loaded to it as they come out, then wifi’d To star machines.
Ah I see, to this is a data repository that is kept up to date from MB, you then update star whenever it's required. Could they not have released a windows program or an IOS app to do this without the need for this hardware? This unit would be then replaced by a workshop laptop or another device. Unless MB want to control this for dealers and independents??
 
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We still get updates on disc but this will be stopped. It’s only money :(
 

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Just stick it on the bill of the next non forum member :rolleyes:
 

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believe me .i feel for anyone trying to make an honest living in today's car game. in 69 we got to the moon,AND BACK , now there is more computing going on in the door sam than in apollo. apollo made it there and back, admittedly it did not have lights that could see around the corner or active F bonnet !
 

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Presumably this solves a lot of issues and allows updates etc to continue when Mercedes' servers throw a wobbly for a day or two (as they have been know to do from time to time!)
 

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