yeah,ill be reformatting tmrw,but just simply do the backup
I must say,I LOVE THE KEYBOARD

I see ppl saying its the worst part of this laptop,but I dont see why LOL.Most probably because this is my first laptop XD

Who was it that had problems with computer when they tried removing bloatwares manually???

I found this today: http://pcdecrapifier.com/home There's a list of things it removes, I see some familiar names.

Anyone has any opinions on it? I don't dare do clean format because I'm not too good with those kind of things. I plan to remove a majority of the bloatwares, not all of them. (I intend to keep things that are specific for the laptop i.e. MusicOn)

I heard removing some specific bloatwares can cause computer problems.

Yeah I had a feeling it was you. Do you remember which bloatwares that you removed were responsible for such problems???

Oh so you only removed the games and the problems already come up???

Phew....and here I was thinking to remove the games FIRST because I assumed it would be safe....

If total amount of bloatware is under 2GB then I think I'll leave it alone, but if almost 5GB like Simon...ahh that's another story.

Yeah...the thing is this is my first laptop ever and WILL be the first time I do anything like this (formatting) if I do decide to do it.

I've been following the thread and there's always ppl saying "missing this and missing that" after following Simon's instructions LOL!

Is it really quite straightforward to follow and I won't be prompted with any unwanted surprises along the way?

I should be getting my machine either today or tomorrow and then I'll see how "bloated" it is. 

I mean your OS. After reformat you lose your OS as well no?

ok guys, i tested some games, but all the games(crysis 2, dues ex and ACB), i look at the graph, the core speed and all are smooth graph all right, but my usage keep fluctuating. So basically i couldn't get smooth gameplay also. I'm not sure what causing this, but maybe its driver? I'm using 280.26 btw. I'm gonna try with the new beta driver and the factory driver also

Hi again, today i have to give away my White Asus N55SF (wrong display)!

I have to wait till Monday, they will send me this Asus:
http://www.galador.ee/catalog/product/1393...80-intel-core-i
+ i will get 8gb ram, extra year full warranty and i dont have to pay extra cash (Black version price- White price = ca 100€)

I did not want i7 version, because that version is not available right now (will have to wait 1,5 months)... Waiting 3 days is painful enough:)!

Maybe someday i will find a shop where i can buy i7 processor with good price and upgrade my i5:)!

What do You all think, was that good deal:O?

May i ask is N55SF (i5) is a good buy ? As i plan to get it for my MBA class. How was the battery on optimus ? can we install 3rd party firmware for the nvdia card ?

lolx..... n55sf go stress both cpu+gpu without the battery in and see the cpu clock gt underclock or not?XD

Hey guys, I finally got my N55SF today!!! Wahoo, currently backing up onto DVDs. Just so you guys know, my N55SF is probably the "most beastly" N55SF amongst the owners on this forum so far. ^^ Quick specs:

i7 2670QM 2.2Ghz (I think this only came out earlier this month?)
8GB RAM
Full HD Resolution (yes I checked that its 1920x1080, I think the first of anyone here. Note: Estonian guy turned out to be HD only.)
750HDD
4x Blu-Ray

And I think everything else is the same.

Originally ordered one with i7 2630QM, but then supplier said they were no longer going to supply that, hence I got a FREE upgrade to this i7 2670QM. My laptop came in a sealed boxed. Checked the programs list. I have 60 installed programs at 2.88GB (not as bad as Simon), but there are NO GAMES which I am quite happy about. I don't think I will do a clean format at this point.

I did not receive the laptop bag or mouse with this, which was surprising, but that means my other mouse purchase was not a waste. ^^

Mmm what else should I be checking here...?

NOT Malaysian model. I'm from New Zealand 

Right now, my conclusion is that ASUS release different models to different countries....

No wonder.. then the existing N55 member not gonna go rage. 

Yeah.. typical for the OEM NOT to release FHD model in Malaysia. 

Just so you know, the wait is extremely painful. I was up at 5:00 am today (the day it was suppose to arrive) checking the progress of delivery on courier website. Eventually status changed to "delivered" at 11:13 am.

Question: Should I or should I have not checked that box "fully verify data..." when doing backup? Because I did. How long is it going to take? So far 38 mins and only 51% DVD-1  Did anyone else check the box?

Same here,but i kept the recovery partition

sorry, im new here and dont know much about computer hardwares as well.
Just want to ask something regarding to the models. I heard that there are some problem with the gpu, some underclocking thing?