The speakers seem to be fine from the feedback from other owners. Did you install the proper drivers for the OS you installed?

Yes, all Vostro 5460 use the same mainboard layout. But for those spec that don't come with factory mSATA SSD, booting from mSATA is not enabled in BIOS (I wonder if Dell still able to lock this after they release some BIOS flash upgrade in the future, how are they going to do it? )

do u want a fresh installation of OS or clone from existing?

installed ssd

lol.is not fine at all

if compare it with my 2 years old asus is way beyond fine......the sound is muffler and hide under the laptop

2-3 weeks? so what?

tell you, DELL is awesome bought dell vostro 3450 from online, and it has been a year, and it is rock solid. best part? AFTER SALES SERVICE. totally worth every penny.

first issue, bluetooth not functioning correctly. what did i do? call them, they control my system remotely, then they did all the dirty jobs (install/remove driver, troubleshoot etc..) while i just watching the cursor moving and have my nescafe while they did that . then they solve the problem, till now work like a charm

second issue, keyboard not working. now here's the tricky part. my niece is so naughty she took a pen and start on my keyboard causing some scratches (not an issue really) so i took a sponge, soak it with foam and start cleaning it. wah so nice keyboard look so brand spanking new! then few keyboard not working. so i just wait for a while to let it dry for few days, still the same.

so i call them, i simply say keyboard not working. they ask to troubleshoot, go inside safe mode and start typing, so i say ya its not working i cant type. straight away tech support said, "ok keyboard not working, will send to you replacement tomorrow"

just now, their engineer (sub con actually) came and didnt say much, simply replace, and now i am happily typing with it now

seriously, go grab this ultrabook. take optional 3 years Next Business Day coverage. simply awesome!

I thought Vostro series would be well suited for trips. The thing I want is:

1. Fast boot up, so I don't have to wait forever to get to the desktop (Core i3 is enough right?)
2. Laptop that doesn't feel like its fragile and about to break.
3. Got enough juice for about 3-4 hours.
4. 3-4 USB slots.
5. Light, but not Ultrabooks as those are expensive.

its should be same, since both i5 & i3 same using hm77 chipset

i'm use the simple way only. delete all the partition, a system reserved partition will be created when create new partition on HDD. create new partition on msata, and direct install the win7 into msata partition, done.
because bootmgr in new system reserved partition will be generate during window installation and track to path that new win7 been installed.

if u meant clone OS and edit bootmgr path, try google it

just received replace HDD from dell
quite fast action from their technician, yesterday call, today come to replace, cheer
learn new thing

shut down machine, press Fn key and button on will run Pre-boot System Assessment, which can detect any faulty hardware on dell notebook

Then no mSata for me....

lets go for SSD then

Haha.. Bro... Don't!!! Pls don't taruk me with the poison!!!!
Seems like SSD is the only option I have

Vostro 5460 hdd can be replaced with SSD o_O?!

can as long as it is 7mm ssd...

Hmm, so it's a bit redundant to have ssd for msata then another ssd for hdd right?

As I said, what OS did you installed? iirc, a few older posts in this thread mentioned he experience different sounds from the same speaker using drivers from different OS.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jun 27 2013, 10:04 AM

Has anyone replaced and upgraded to SSD? i think upgrading plus the laptop is still less than rm3k.. anyone can show how's their laptop looks like after changing to SSD?

as attached, ssd with 8g ram


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Sorry, I have a few questions regarding the Vostro 5460.

1) Is the trackpad really that bad (that you're annoyed with it?)
2) Does it heat up badly after some time using it?
3) Are there any other issues that I should know?

Thank you in advance.

1. Yeah, its pretty bad, often "jumping" from here to there. But it can be easily fixed by using a mouse. Most people don't use touchpad anyway
2. Depends on what processor you are getting. A normal (mobile) i3 and also i5 will definitely heat up when on load, especially when its on such a slim notebook
3. Short battery life (3-cell battery to save weight, so its quite understandable) and also the poor built in front of the touchpad (will hurt hands via friction when used to much)