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    Does a ThinkPad E420 come with substantial bloatware?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Mitlov, Aug 11, 2011.

  1. Mitlov

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    My office manager has tasked me with locating a new laptop for the office. General purpose office use, preferably under $600. I immediately thought of the E420; I've played around with one and was impressed with what you got for $550. I was curious, though, if it was all loaded up with bloatware and needing a fresh install of Windows, or if it would run smoothly straight out of the box. Any thoughts?
     
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  2. thetoast

    thetoast Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a clean install now, but I don't remember much of anything in the factory install... I recall being impressed by the lack of bloatware.
     
    thetoast, Aug 11, 2011
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    Awesome...good to know.
     
    Mitlov, Aug 11, 2011
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    I currently use an E420 and on the factory install. The only bloatware I had to uninstall was the Mcafee virus scan trial, then I installed MS Security Essentials to replace it. The rest, was bloatware free.
     
    foxtrotniner, Aug 12, 2011
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    Sweet! That sounds perfect.
     
    Mitlov, Aug 12, 2011
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    Not much bloatware, but then again to me nothing has too much bloatware, if I do not want a program I uninstall it.
     
    thomasw333, Aug 14, 2011
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