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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Windows 8, Wild Tangent Games, ASUS Sync Program and misc ASUS user tools - that's it
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No usable software and a tolerable amount of bloatware. A short anti-virus trial.
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Yes . But you don't really need that cd since you can install that on asus official website if you don't have a CD-ROM. Does that make sense ? Hope it helps.
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Bought mine in October, 2013. It is Rev. 1.0. The bios, drivers and utilities need to be updated from the ones on the disk included with the Rev 1.0 MB. Just go to the ASUS website and compare the dates of the updated stuff with the dates on the disk files. You'll be good to go! Great board imho.
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I purchased mine around the same time, and had no problems. It's difficult to advise you here though (because of so little info about your problem and no back and forth). I suggest checking Asus' support site. While it's hard to navigate, it does have lots of info, including (I believe) teardown docs for replacing the hard drive and memory.
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I was playing around with varies bloatware programs that were considered "unnecessary" by this Asus Bloatware guide, and trial and error i realised that one of those programs it comes with plays a significant role in the Fn keys. so watch out when it comes to lightly brushing off these "bloatware programs."
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Not out of the box. You have to load a BIOS that has everything Windows needs (see http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/review-asus-brings-chrome-os-to-mini-pcs-in-a-low-power-inexpensive-package/) It's none trivial and not entirely stable. And given the specifications, this is a woefully underpowered machine to run Windows. Linux stripped down or Chrome OS? It flies (Mine has 6GB of RAM everything else is stock and I'm a power user. No lag, great performance. I use it as my primary system every day now).
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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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Asus system works fine. Cheap but fine for what it is. Not a gaming PC so any attempt to game with it will result in frustration. But email, internet and word processing will be perfect!
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Hi, you should be able to find the information needed at the FAQ or in the manuals of the Download section in this link-http://support.asus.com/knowledge.aspx?SLanguage=en&p;=11&s;=2&m;=RT-N16&os;=8&hashedi;d=WAa6AQFncrceRBEo
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Did you manage to upgrade the RAM - I am holding on to my purchase for the same. I am comparing betn Aspire One 533 and 1015PED. Aspire one RAM upgrade is as nightmare as it was with eee pc 1008HA. Wondering what's the scene with this one.Please let us know.
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Oops, sorry, my techno-god geek added a reply, the black and silver ones have some more optional files in the bios which the blue ones do not. More I can't tell you, sorry.
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Why hasn't the Asus rep answered this question? Unless, they are purposely leaving it ambiguous.
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Dont bother with the Asus, the firmware is awful. Sexy unit, worthless software. Im trying the E4200 tomorrow.
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I don't know but I would avoid this model. I returned mine due to faulty space bar which is a common problem with this model. Just for kicks I played with another one at Best Buy and it had the same problem. It's cheap but doesn't work. Asus seems to know this but still is selling it.
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The ASUS docs say the max is 32GB. I have 32GB installed on my system, and have run both Windows 8.1 and Debian Wheezy Linux on it using this amount of RAM with no problems.Documentation found here: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/specifications/