It's window 8 feature not a problem for this particular dell laptop only.
Go to power options -> change plan setting -> change advanced power setting

really?have you actually tried this?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/power-plans-faq

or this?

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5464-...indows-8-a.html

This post has been edited by azerak: Nov 7 2013, 10:08 PM

Huh..my Dell unit arrived earlier than expected.

Looking forward to your review on the Inspiron 11 3000 (maybe open another thread )

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 9 2013, 10:43 AM

I'm thinking of opening a new thread about this unit. The Inspiron thread in specific laptop discussion seems to be dead.

I have just ordered my vostro 5470. Estimated time of arrival will be on this 21st. Cant wait!

Nice, I'm now more incline towards dell inspiron 14 7000 series.
Yeah and will cost a lot more but look sturdy.

Inspiron 7000 series not only look sturdy, it is sturdy. I can't bend the base trying to twist it (only manage to get my hand on the 15 7000), no bending on the palm rest area, and even the screen area only budge a little when I twist it

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 9 2013, 03:06 PM

yeah.i was like you too at first.but considering i already have a laptop for gaming and editing purposes that is too heavy for me to lug around, i need to have a laptop that is good enough for work and light.what wins me over is vostro is around 1.5kg and inspiron is around 2kg++, though when i went to test both at dell pc expo booth, the inspiron felt like it is twice the weight of vostro.so vostro it is!

So anyone have luck on the autodim issue?? I called to dell pro support and even them don't know what's happen. It is not related to the power option rather related to either Intel power saving technology or dell intelligent option which both not exist at Vostro 5470. Case still pending will update once fixed by dell team. Thank you

there are two possible answer for autodim issue, first just turn off adaptive brightness at power settings, 2nd u might want to check your graphics card settings, for AMD there is settings for that autodim that can be turn off.

Any of you guys mate a 5470 with ssd yet?

i bought 5470 (rm2149) laptop.. then bought myself Crucial m500 ssd, but the ssd wont work. I called up dell, they say 5470 got 2 kind.. 1 is 5470 notebook, and 1 is 5470 ultrabook.. somehow the rm2149 is notebook, thus does not support SSD. its kinda stupid excuse, but heck. anyone manage to get it anything work?

or should i just get mSata?

so which one is the 5470 ultrabook?

'dell' technician said, the one in ultrabook series. probably gonna have stickers..
IMO, dell is just giving lame excuse.. my 7 years old pc can use SSD with no problem lol, why newer dell cant support. At first, they even try to convince me how SSD port is different than sata. lol

does not make sense.
You mean a full SATA Crucial M500 SSD? And you swap out the HDD with the SSD?
Should work without any problem.
btw, did you clone the HDD content over? Is the UEFI set to ACHI?

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 15 2013, 04:06 PM

The bios will hang, thus no further testing.
Bios simply wont get past through if m500 SSD is plugged in.

what do you mean BIOS won't pass through? There is no such thing BIOS is in ROM, not affected by any hardware change.
when you press the power up button, quickly press F2 or F8 or F12, it will lead you straight into UEFI (BIOS).

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 15 2013, 09:51 PM

Spam any bios button, it wont go into bios setting. The laptop will stuck at black screen with dell logo

This post has been edited by skysoblue93: Nov 18 2013, 09:18 AM

I just got my 5470 today, with 3 years hardware warranty and 3 years accidental damage warranty.got DVD writer and wireless mouse as free gift too, managed to persuade the SA due to the PC Expo offer the other day.

totally how much u paid?is this i5 version with windows 8?