which laptop brand comes with the least bloatware?

paddyrg

+1 for Novatech

Clean install - the Novatech Zero bloatware promise.When you buy a Novatech system the only software you’ll find is your choice of operating system. We guarantee that there will be no third party apps, useless bloatware or unnecessary trial software, to keep your machine running at peak performance from the start.

arrallas

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Why bother with that?

Windows users already have the same facility in Control panel under Programs and Features. It gives you a list of what programs are installed. All you have to do is select what you don't want and uninstall it. No need to add to the bloat.

Have you ever used pcdecrapifier? You run it, select the make of your computer, select "new out of the box" and you uninstall all of the bloatware in one go. It really is very useful and very quick - especially if you buy an Acer!

Mr_Toad

arrallas wrote: »

Have you ever used pcdecrapifier? You run it, select the make of your computer, select "new out of the box" and you uninstall all of the bloatware in one go. It really is very useful and very quick - especially if you buy an Acer!

No I always use the control panel, always works for me.

I can understand why people do use these things though.

Messa

spaceboy wrote: »

I've heard that Acer and Lenovo are quite bad for bloatware? It's something that really annoys me and I'm looking for a new laptop at the moment.

To be honest I would risk saying that choosing a suitable laptop based on what may or may not be installed is a little silly !

kwikbreaks

Knarf44 wrote: »

www.pcdecrapifier.com

what a brilliant domain name

spaceboy

Messa wrote: »

To be honest I would risk saying that choosing a suitable laptop based on what may or may not be installed is a little silly !

It is one thing to consider amoungst many.