Here’s my personal collection of software and tools for BMW coding.
Laptops
HP EliteBook (F&G Series)
> E-Sys (All versions)
> E-Sys Launcher Pro
> Bimmer Utility
> Dr. Gini
> NCD CAFD Tool
> FSC Generator
> BMW AiCoder
> FemtoEvo
HP EliteBook (E Series)
> INPA
> NCS Expert
> ToolSet 32
> Coding Tool
> NCS Dummy
> BMW Scanner 1.4.0
Power Supply
> CTEK MXS25
> GysFlash 100.12
Cables & Interfaces
> ICOM Next A (Genuine BMW)
> ICOM A (First Gen, Clone)
> ICOM B (Clone)
> ICOM C (Clone)
> ICOM Nano (Genuine BMW)
> ENET Cable (Cheap, from eBay)
> K+DCAN cable (I have a few of those, but only one works good enough)
> BMW Scanner OBD interface (for Classics like E46, E39, E53…)
USB Sticks & Memory
> 2GB USB stick for fast 1B file reading
> 32GB USB stick (10+ for navigation maps)
> 1TB HDD for SP-DATEN and PSDZ data files