ASUS Bloatware: Can someone please tell me which of the programs are "bloatware"?
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I am waiting for an ASUS netbook myself... Know from experience that bloatware is any software you won't need. You may have several "trial" software packages that work after you send the developer $$ for a license key. This happens with any pc or laptop manufacturer. If you open something and it asks you to go to a web site with credit card in hand, my advice is "Unless you are absolutely sure you will use the software", go to Add-Remove programs in the control panel and remove it from your system. Sometimes these packages will have an uninstall button or tab to simplify this process. If you aren't going to use it, get rid of it. Space on a netbook is premium so clean it up and limit it to what you will use. I plan to limit mine to spyware detector, anti-virus package, and a small office package (i.e. word processor, spreadsheet, etc) I personally use Open Source software - it's free. Check this out on the internet. OpenOffice.org. Mozilla.org, etc... Read up on it first.
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I run 8.1. Works fine. It's always best to get the latest software from ASUS site. Easy to find and install.
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No usable software and a tolerable amount of bloatware. A short anti-virus trial.
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I upgraded to 8.1 months ago and did the BIOS upgrade when it became available. I have not upgraded any other drivers and run WordPerfect, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Alpha 5, Photoshop and the entire Microsoft Suite. None are in the cloud as I want total control.
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Hi Patrick, only the bare bones software came on mine. I had to install MS Office and anything else I needed. One point to consider. These are not high end smoking fast laptops and mine had minimal amount of RAM when I bought it. I went to Best Buy and purchased replacement sticks and upped the RAM to 4GB (from the 1GB it came with).
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Sir what are you running as in window wise and what kind of dell is it alien ware there is a ton that take different ram ?
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I am using Windows 7. It installed itself and did put it's software on the computer. I don't know what bloatware is.
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their website tigerdirect.com says "Optical Drive Blu-Ray Player", no mentioning of BD-RW or Blue Ray Burner. This is another BS from Asus actually, they should list each custom spec on their website. But they just put generic model information only. Same issue with Wireless ac, some has it some don't and can't be sure.
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Well Windows 8 is preinstalled, and of course a bunch of Samsung bloatware comes with that. Nothing really useful, I ended up deleting the vast majority of the stock apps/programs.
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Don't know about that one - best to call up ASUS (Cust. Serv. 1-888-678-3688) 'n ask 'em - HTH (Hope This Helps) - CapnJ
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I'd like to know myself. Looks like Asus wants to try out it's big brother, the 1000PE first.
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I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?
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For ram I got Corsair Memory VS2GSDS800D2 2 GB PC2-6400 800MHz 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM Laptop Memory, works fine. Get 4gb sdhc for ReadyBoost feature in Win 7 Some people got SSD but those cost a lot, I'd rather have a bigger capacity hard drive personally (for movies during travel) For bloatware (it's all the stuff you don't need that comes with a pc, like some players or anti-virus that will expire in 30 days), I just installed a new version of Win 7 using usb stick. Here is a good guide on how to do it: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_to_install_windows_7_beta_a_usb_key Otherwise, if you want to keep Win 7 Starter, just do a search on how to get rid of bloatware. Use ninite.com to get few good apps that can clean up your pc. Uninstall all the useless crap, in msconfig turn off everything at Startup except AV prog and trackpad. There are many good guides out there, specifically for eee family!
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I cannot find this driver anywhere on Asus' site. Could you post a direct link?
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Mine came with software. This ASUS doesn't work. You would be better off trying something else.
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The one I got from here was 1 TB hard drive and Win 7 Pro x64 ; it is a pretty good machine / I have two other ASUS x64 boxes and all three are great !! I would recommend to anyone wanting a hard working processor and good solid machine.
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Recommend to stay away, too many problems with crashing also.Even after 12 months on Asus and Intel MBoards crashing still do occur, especially with Video playback