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    POLL: Do you use the TPM and why?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by zeinoonm, Feb 23, 2007.

  1. zeinoonm

    zeinoonm Notebook Consultant

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    HI,
    I have read many conflicting opinions about the TPM that comes with the HGL 30. Some say it is great, others say it is a threat to privacy. so i am doing a poll to see how many of us in the forum use us it and why. how do you benefit from it?
     
    zeinoonm, Feb 23, 2007
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  2. iza

    iza Notebook Evangelist

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    I disabled it; unnecessary bloat, and I have no use for any of the features really.
     
    iza, Feb 23, 2007
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  3. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Where's the poll? Anyways, TPM is rather useless and I also disabled it
     
    hehe299792458, Feb 24, 2007
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  4. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    I have the HEL80, but I have yet to use TPM.
     
    chrisyano, Feb 24, 2007
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  5. l33t_c0w

    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

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    I don't use TPM because it seems to me like the only useful purpose it can serve is to enable companies to track customers by serial numbers, and maybe serve some small service of convenience with passwords.
     
    l33t_c0w, Feb 24, 2007
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  6. Donald@Paladin44

    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    TPM is designed for government, military and corporate use. It is not intended for the individual user, so unless you are part of a network, and your NA enables and configures it, I would not worry about trying to use it.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Feb 24, 2007
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