hey guys i saw china y460 version has a 3G broadband included in the notebook

i have checked my y460 , it does not have 3G modem integrated in the laptop

does your y460 has the 3G broadband?


how to check it :
you should see a sim card slot located somewhere near to intel wifi card
as shown in the picture below:


This post has been edited by gstoh: Apr 27 2010, 01:34 PM

i mean those transparent films to stick on the whole body, not just the lid. those colour colour ones, not my cup of tea... you not afraid to scratch the laptop meh? but yea, i took care of my 6yrs old laptop, until now it is very nice in the looks, minimal scratches... it's just that the y460 is kinda glossy... so not quite sure if i can maintain it nicely...

Already knew that when I search around china forums. Mine doesn't have the SIM slot + I think it's only available to certain region models. Some China guy got his w/ SIM slot, still it won't able to search it's hardware.

Y460 or M11x !! hmmm seeems like the heat issue is overrated

Stylish and portability, M11x. Performance horse and budget wise, Y460.

yap agree that Y460 pawn M11x in term of gaming performance ^^

intel i5 540m >>> Intel Processor SU4100

but dell on site warranty is

finally pay deposit for the y460 lol

and it seems i need to purchase another windows 7 professional myself if i want to use it, which means i will have 2 windows7 @@

i cant just upgrade from windows home premium meh? anyone can clarify?

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Added on April 28, 2010, 6:54 pmPS: i asked 2 shop, and both also tell me same thing...very mahal leh if buy again , RM500 @@

sigh..upgrade macam cheaper eh lol

This post has been edited by samlee860407: Apr 28 2010, 06:54 PM

Only Dell provide upgrade options because they'll build your system after you ordered/customized. Other OEMs will get their own OS that come with the box, so limited upgrade options.

This post has been edited by jotaro12: Apr 28 2010, 07:23 PM

hoiyoh... really the finally lor... welcome to the y460 club!

means i cant even upgrade myself by purchasing the upgrade from microsoft?

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Added on April 28, 2010, 7:27 pmlol yea, tired of waiting for n82 and ew16

This post has been edited by samlee860407: Apr 28 2010, 07:27 PM

You are able to do the upgrade, just not from the OEM factory --> means you have to re-install the OS(recommended) or can try the windows anytime upgrade(not sure if it works).

hi guys, i want to ask about the battery life?. so far after configuring the battery to energy saver it seems the battery cant last more than 3 hours (i am still testing it), and that's with normal use just using internet.
at the beginning it will state that the battery will last more than 4 hours.

any of you had it last longer that?

This post has been edited by rashad: Apr 28 2010, 09:03 PM

yea, i will definitely reinstall it (format and doing a clean install)

just want to ask, how much extra need to pay nia from home premium to professional

i know if just buy win7 professional is rm500 like that, but if i aready got home premium, upgrade to professional also need rm500 aR?

Correct, because it's another license unless the laptop OEM does provide OS selections before you purchase. The license from branded OEMs(Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer etc) is different from the license you bought from retailers so it cannot be mix/added together.

oh i see....sigh, thats bad

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Added on April 28, 2010, 9:47 pmoh btw, since my windows7 shud be 64bit , and if i got a program that only supports windows 7 32bit, can i run it at 32bit mode?

i was told by the program supplier that i cant do so ,and i can only wait them to release the 64bit driver :S

This post has been edited by samlee860407: Apr 28 2010, 09:47 PM

Hey guys, I'm still on the fence between the Y460 and the N82, but i wanna clarify, are the Y460's ATI drivers dependable? Because I read somewhere that the NVidia manual switching graphics like on the M11x will be phased out because of Optimus, does the Y460 face the same problem with its ATI switchable graphics? Does the driver get good support? Thanks all!

This post has been edited by Maverick_Neutron: Apr 28 2010, 10:51 PM

Most 32bit programs are able to install onto a 64bit system under the program files(x86) folder. Most of the recent 32bit programs do run fine under Win 7 64bit, i.e. Firefox, VLC player or recent games like SF4, BFBC2, Metro 2033, Assassin Creed 2 etc. Some programs might not work well with 64bit if they don't update/upgrade their versions to cope with. I would suggest you to install your software just to see if it does work like usual.

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Added on April 28, 2010, 11:02 pmThe term browsing internet under the battery consumption theory is strictly browse web with no interactive add-ons i.e. youtube, webpage with flash ads etc which it'll draw the battery life too. I think to achieve browsing "normal" websites near 4 hours battery life would be turn on Super Energy Saver, close all interactive buttons and wifi/bluetooth on laptop, no other apps running besides folder browsing, dim the screen brightness, 60-70 processes running only, turn off mouse pad if possible lol... But that will suck up your fun on just normal surf w/o thinking about battery life

This post has been edited by jotaro12: Apr 28 2010, 11:02 PM

ok i take back what i said after consuming my battery, it lasts exactly 2 hours and half just browsing the internet and that's in power saver mode, browsing the

internet through out the whole period ( youtube, facebook ,....) ........is that normal or should i be worried?

This post has been edited by rashad: Apr 28 2010, 11:09 PM

ATI didn't announce any automatic switching graphics between apps/games atm so far. They did mention they'll have monthly update for mobile graphics which is a good news(just not sure how true that is hehe, plus some OEMs don't allow ATI to interfere the OEMs' customized hardware driver bcoz of various concerns like battery life, interaction between other hardware, heating issues etc). Same goes to nVidia. I do think the M11x will go into that route eventually, just not sure when will that be... Better get N61 rather than N82 unless you need a 14 inch or below lappy.

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Added on April 28, 2010, 11:27 pmSounds reasonable to me.

This post has been edited by jotaro12: Apr 28 2010, 11:35 PM