Recently, many complained their confusion to buy a diagnostic tool for Ford or Mazda, for there is a full chip high quality VCM II for nearly 180$ (SP177-C) and there is the new VXDIAG VCX NANO for only about 100$. The price difference is ridiculous and sellers claim they both do the same thing.
*similarity:
clone vcm 2 & original vxdiag come with the same software–> thus the same function & vehicle coverage & language support & O/S requirement
*difference:
vcm ii – clone vs. vxdiag – original (different factories–> different brands&firmware–> different price: vxdiag usually cheaper)
different drivers
*detailed similarities and differences – VCM II vs. VXDIAG NANO
| Products | VCM 2 | VXDIAG VCX NANO for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagram |  |
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| Differences | Origina or not | Clone | Original |
| Price | $180.83 | $109 | |
| Drivers | Drivers are installed when
software installation |
Install VXDIAG driver after
software installation |
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| Similarities | Software version | Ford IDS V98; Mazda IDS V98 (free download IDS 98) | |
| Function | Diagnosis and programming (click for detail) | ||
| Language | English, German, Spanish, Italy, French, Greece, Finland,
Slovenia, Danmark ,Czechic, Chinese, Vietnam, Turkey, Thailand, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese, Poland, Norwegian, Holand, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Hungary |
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| Vehicle | FORD MAZDA from 1996 to 2015 | ||
| Operating system | Windows XP SP3, Win 7 | ||
| VMware | Both support VMware installation | ||
| Update | FREE, via free download links on webs | ||
| WIFI | Both support Wi-Fi | ||
In short, VCM II and VXDIAG NANO comes with the same software but different firmware!
User feedback:
I have a clone that works. The software is a bit of a hassle to install, but I picked up a cheap laptop on Craigslist to dedicate to the job.
Well I am going to chime in with my experiences,
I have 2 clone sets. One is hard wire and the other has the
wireless connection.
I recently bought one from this company. I bought the wifi model. I have not played with it much yet and have yet to get the wifi part to work. I was able to get the software loaded and operational. It took a few attempts to get it right. The link is for wifi compatible model but does not include the D-Link wifi modules. It is also needs a firmware update to use the current v97 IDS. If I bought it again, I would not buy the wifi module equipped version.
