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$500 Gateway NV series laptop vs $500 HP laptop? & Deleting Bloatware?

I'm considering both of these laptops for college. I'm really unsure about which to pick because I don't trust the Gateway brand like HP but the HP has slightly less RAM (3G). But in all other specs they're pretty similar. Also, I would like to know whether or not it's worth paying bestbuy $30 or $40 to delete all the bloatware on whatever computer I end up getting. I've done some research and everyone seems to have a different opinion on this subject...so...i guess you can state yours below! thanks!

Public Comments

1. Gateway is just as good as HP. Gateway genuinely doesn't provide the greatest graphics cards in their computers which is why they aren't selling as much. If you don't care about the graphics card get the Gateway. Just do it yourself if you are not sure just google the things in add or remove programs. Also don't buy it in store look for it online so you don't have to pay taxes. The warranties in-store aren't worth what they cost because a computer usually shows defects in its hardware within the first year, if you want to extend your warranty get it from the manufacturer. Get some antivirus for sure. Frys.com sells antivirus for free (taxes and shipping is what you have to pay) after mail-in rebate a lot of the time, or download AVG or Avast for free. For spyware use Malewarebytes Antimalware its free too