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    Questions about ASUS BIOS and about the U36JC-B2B

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by DustinV, Feb 18, 2011.

  1. DustinV

    DustinV Newbie

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    First of all, how customizable is the BIOS for ASUS laptops? Its not a huge deal but it would be nice to know what I'm getting into.

    Main question though... I'm looking at buying the Asus U36JC-B2B, mainly for the size and battery life and in several pictures I have seen it with a fingerprint reader, and some pictures without. Does anyone own this laptop (specific part # or something?) with or without the reader?


    A little background info... college student, computer based major, need something light to carry, replacing a HP dv6936us. Located in Texas if region matters. I like the USB 3.0 and fast HDD on this ASUS laptop, I do a lot of video editing and file transfers to external drives.

    Thanks a lot for any information, I'll be around.
     
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, the U36JC-B2B does come with a fingerprint reader.
    For the BIOS, there's not much customization available like with most laptops. What exactly are you wanting to do with it?
     
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    I didn't really have anything in mind, I'm just used to using HP laptops so I don't know if there's much difference between the bios on those machines vs ASUS machines. Thanks for the confirmation, I'm pretty much set on the U36 at this point especially since I haven't seen any other 13.3s with usb 3.0 and the fingerprint reader. Graphics isn't a big deal since it'll be fod school mainly.
     
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    Well, the BIOS is pretty standard. Change boot priority, set passwords, disable/enable ports and input devices etc. It's not like a desktop BIOS where you can change the voltages and frequencies for the CPU and ram.

    Just as a side note, I've owned multiple laptops with fingerprint readers and to be honest, it's more of a pain to use than simply entering your password. Sure, it's cool to be able to show it off to family/friends and such, but after a while I usually just turn it off entirely since I often had to scan my finger multiple times before the laptop could give me access.
     
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    Good to know, I'm not too familiar with ASUS' model differences and wasn't sure if there might be a regional change somewhere or not. Thanks a bunch for your help.
     
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