Which ThinkPad tools to keep on my T410?

Hi,
I am new to this forum.
In the last 2 months, I have purchased a T410, I did replace the existing drive with SSD, the system works well.
Now it is time to review how to make a system working well, work awesome.
The question I have relates to the Lenovo tools loaded on the computer.
I have friends who purchase consumer grade computers and blow off all the crapware the manufacturers load on their laptops like trial software and other utilities.
I do see a few Lenovo utilities like the following:
Thinkvantage Toolbox
Access Manager
Power Manager
The Thinkvantage Toolbox also has the rescue and restore app which is the only service I use actively.
The Access Manager seems to be redundant to the tools offered in Windows 7 except it does have easy access to setup mobile broadband (very nice when I load my SIM card in the laptop).
The Power Manager seems to be redundant with the tools as well in Windows 7.
Questions:
Is it highly recommended to uninstall the Thinkpad tools loaded by Lenovo, do they create more issues than they resolve?
If the answer to 1st question is yes, is there a way via Windows 7 to connect to mobile broadband without Access Connections?
Is there a way of keeping Rescue and Restore without keeping all of Thinkvantage Toolbox?
The computer is fast, I am just at an investigating stage.
Thank You
Moderator edit: Added detail to Subject.

No, you don't need to uninstall them but you can if you don't like/want/need them.
Most of the Lenovo tools are redundant. For example, Access Connections, Power Manager, and the fingerprint reader software can be removed without consequence unless you're using the features of those programs.
Just beware of Power Manager's uninstaller since it will probably fail and cripple the computer's ability to actually boot (it will do a system restore and leave Power Manager there to begin with, thus nullifying your efforts).
I believe that you can remove the Toolbox without touching Rescue and Restore.
If I recall correctly you don't need Access Connections to use the mobile broadband card, either.
But there are a couple features unique to these programs.
For example, pulling Fingerprint Manager removes your ability to use single-sign-on from boot: you swipe your finger across the reader to power on and you then don't need to enter another password.

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