Hello, actually we have two types of update.

 Hello sir  I agree with you on many things I also live in usa  and I don't see how they are going to get 700 dollars for an update when we can buy a ds708 for 1000 I buy them from china not here  I suggested to Autel to  brake this updates in to different car brands why pay the whole amount if I am not interested in other brands I only work on American  and Japanese cars  also I was thinking instead of telling them of all the bugs the software have  which they know lets try to pin point exactly what they are  and open a thread on fixes and bugs  for the ds 708 that way when they release the new updates we will know exactly what is been fix and what's not  and what to ask for  also your idea of 100 dollars for those interested in backing up their card  sounds fair enough to me and lets not just talk about the software bugs and the holes in the scanner but also discuss the good things like for instance on GM USA they did  a hell of a job just been able to do diagnostic on gds2 vehicles that alone save us 2000 dollars 1500 on the mdi plus the 500 on the gds2 software sub the auto detect function is great , also on honda cars not having to input a code to do immobilizer is a plus  and there are many other great things about this scanner  hope they will continue updating it  don't get me wrong I have many complaint as well not doing immo functions on many vehicles,  vw audi is a joke adaptation don't work at all they gave us the codes on the last update but do not work at all  and the quick scan is gone and there are many more good and bad  this is why we the mechanic need to do this they are not going to do it for us  the new tool will sell and eventually the ds708 will be something of the past that most people won't even remember  lets try to fix this one while is hot and not stress out too much over it  we still have all this crazy cars to deal with, cheers brothers  long live the mechanics.

I can't agree you more.

 hello jmecnanic!, could/would you give me your honest opinion/experience with your ds708,as I am new to this tool.i  bought it based on price!,and that it was a' stand alone, I'm not very proficient with laptop tools! thanks in advance- jerry s.'

  Hi friend    my personal opinion of this tool I will honestly say  it is a very good tool despite all the bugs and holes it is almost as good as the original tool in many cars brands,  I own almost every OEM tool there is,which I use a lot every day  I have had the chance to compare the ds 708 with the original tool in many car brands  is almost identical  i will say 90% with the lates update  in many vehicles, remember no tool is 100%  do I think the updates are worth that amount of money yes I do  if we can get a description of the updates what it is they added and fix although I think the high price has something to do with  the sale of the new product but i am all for new technology  you can buy a ds 708 for around 1200 dollars or a maxisys 905 for about 2000 they are both very good  the rest is up to you learning how it works and how to use it  i think the ds 708 need some improvement but overall it is great tool to have you are going to hear all kind of stories but we as human beens are never going to be satisfied  no matter what   i have had some complaints my self in the past  but as of now with the new update I am satisfied with this product  just bought the maxisys 908  have not received it yet  also bought  another ds708 I thought was a better deal to buy the scanner than the update and let me tell you autel is listening they did fix many issues and added many options this time  hope this helps you any other question feel free to ask good day.

 $695 is very very expensive ,,,try to put more cheap ,,  more cheap ,,,more updates for customers, more profit for autel,,,

This tool is super for the price.  Period.