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The Peak of Performance: It's Not Just About The H
Posted by marco chiappetta in | Apr. 20, 2009 8:00 AM
There are many factors that ultimately affect a notebook's performance. The CPU frequency, type of GPU, and hard drive speed all have some measurable impact on performance, not to mention a myriad of ...
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Ninjakicks, you're right. But I'd argue that the vast majority of buyers are "average Joes" and if those users are kept happy, the good will and word of mouth could create more sales, which MAY offset some of money gained by installing the bloatware in the first place. Just something to think about.
You know for sure that bloatware pays some of the bills for a lower cost notebook. That said, I'll play devil's advocate here. What's the big deal with uninstalling a bunch of bloatware, if it keeps your total system price down?
Seems like a fair trade if you're an enthusiast but if you're an average Joe, that bloatware really gets in the way of, it might be a more significant hurdle.
I agree with Marco Im not normally a fan of laptops asI am a desktop but performance is just as important to me using either machine. I see more laptops with higher performing hardware on the market these days which I ever thought would happen buteven with the much needed perfomance additions of faster CPU,s memory and video it all gets bogged down by bloatware ( Garbage) which in most cases is useless to the consumer because it is trial versions with limited functions a a experation date! It sonsumes the system resourses right out of the box and does not allow the computer to perform at its potential! I agree that the customer deserves a laptop that performs at its full capabilities which to me means the manufacturer should optimize the system to run at its full potential and leave the option of needless software to the customer choosing.All available updates should be a given not an after thought!
It is no secret that PC manufactures often sell the space on your hard drives with mentioned bloatware. I'm wondering does this keep costs down for the customer if so for how much and is there a welcome trade off? I'm skeptical though that it probably just inflates profit margins. Would be nice to see some numbers brought in to the equation.