Anybody using this laptop? , What is your opinion on this laptop?






This post has been edited by hazremi: May 10 2013, 02:27 PM

im also waiting for a convincing review to buy this one

[PF] T.J. bought one already

This post has been edited by aristotletan: May 10 2013, 03:59 PM

Im looking to buy this. Whole lowyat nobody selling, whole digital mall nobody selling. Apparently its only online purchases. Problem is I called them and they said 2-3 bloody weeks to deliver PROVIDED no spare part shortage. And they cannot guarantee that there wont be a shortage.

those who bought pls give a review..i'm interested to get one

go convience [PF] T.J. , you go search viper88 recent transaction he really bought one.

I know there's no external review here cause seems like only country like China, HK, Taiwan, and SEA got..
Therefore, I give you some review... Hope it helps.
Dell Vostro 5460 - Official Review

ZOL Expert Review

ZOL Customer Review

Sry, all written in chinese. If you cannot read chinese use google translate.
Overall is good laptop, but some customer not so good.

i also have been looking for it since last month.
the spec and the design is so tempting.
but there is no review from cnet and techarena.

i wonder if the hdd can be swap with SSD?

glossy screen

Just got mine today itself, ordered from Dell, took around 1 week plus to deliver to me which is not really an issue.

Hasn't really start using it yet, just boot up to configure and play around with it less than 30 minutes so I can't really provide any review to it.

Overall, it feels good, with the aluminium design, it feel cold in aircond room, wonder will it become hot if it is not...Very thin, very light weight. Looks like it is a finger print magnet due to the design so for those who like their laptop to look nice all the time might need to wipe it every time when using it

bro, do a proper review please..what is your laptop spec?post some pics also.tq

Do post some photos please...
I am looking into this model for some time now..

I donno why you all ignoring me..

i5 M processor version





Ultrabook version


The link below got 40 images more... Hope you satisfied
http://detail.zol.com.cn/pro/eva_345556_10702809.html

If still not enough can tell me...

This post has been edited by aristotletan: May 10 2013, 07:23 PM

yours is with mSata SSD?
how long it takes to boot up from cold?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-6qdwohBbo



This post has been edited by aristotletan: May 10 2013, 11:07 PM

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i3-3120M/4GB/500GB/14"/DOS/RED

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i3-3120M/4GB/500GB/14"/DOS/SILVER

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i3-3120M/4GB/500GB/14"/W8/RED

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i3-3120M/4GB/500GB/14"/W8/SILVER

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3230M/4GB/500GB/14"/2G/DOS/RED

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3230M/4GB/500GB/14"/2G/DOS/SILVER

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3230M/4GB/500GB/14"/2G/W8/RED

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3230M/4GB/500GB/14"/2G/W8/SILVER

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3337U/4GB/500GB/32SSD/14"/2G/W8/RED

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3337U/4GB/500GB/32SSD/14"/2G/W8/SILVER


above model ready stock in Market now, u can buy directly without needed order online and wait for 14 days for delivery

Why in the last picture the touch pad is exposed?

because its half open..right?

Red or Silver is more sexy???

Oops. Sorry. Looks closed.

Thanks dude!!

How was the sound quality from the 2.1 system compare to others?

price

i will choose silver.
red is nice but i think the red on the touchpad area looks like unfinished product lol, thats why i hate it

http://www.dell.com/my/p/vostro-5460/pd.as...059562075234147

anybody who bought can do some review??

Same as me! Half the keyboard red is just weird. If I can choose red on the outside and not the keyboard then definitely red.

According to some verified buyer, they said sound quality is just average, nothing very special.
But I cannot confirm though.. This is what I read from Dell China website.

Any reviews on this unit yet?

u already bought one right? so do eet!

Helped my friend ordered one haha, haven't arrived yet

But didn't save much money by finding viper88, right?
I find a dell agent but save Rm60

how's the build quality guys? will it feel "plastic"/fragile ?

I ordered mine about a week ago. Dell just email me today saying that it should arrive latest by 17th which is this Friday.

Ordered the Red cover with Ubuntu. Don't really fancy Windows 8 and I have an original W7P on hand.

Will probably get a 120GB SSD and 8GB RAM next week and do some self-upgrade.

so this laptop is really upgradable for SSD is it?
i am also planning to save bucks and keep the cost minimum so that i can upgrade it later
win8 seems like not mature enough for daily usage
how long is the delivery? 2 weeks?
which set u bought? core i5?

how Long does the battery life last for after a full charge?
curious about the 3 cells battery.

Yup, the i5 as it has the Ubuntu OS option (which I don't really need).

I was told by a forumer that it is able to take SSD. I'm still holding the purchase until I get the ultrabook and have a look at the standard hard drive.

I ordered and paid on the 7th. Dell emailed me yesterday that it should arrive latest on 17th. Quite long if you ask me.

yeah, normally dell delivery takes no more than 5 days.
i wonder if this dell vostro is considered as ultrabook or not

The spec with i5 ULV and mSATA SSD has ultrabook sticker

out of 4 model, only 1 is ultrabook rite?
so what if we purchase the cheapo unit and swap with SSD, can it consider as ultrabook?
since the thickness is only 18mm, less than one inch
and installing SSD can increase fast boot

You just don't get the Intel "ultrabook" sticker, since those are using the M CPU, not the ULV CPU, and as a result battery performance suffer a bit

Well, if you look at their website, you can see their estimated delivery times. It says 7 to 10days.

yes but this time they take 14 days

just COD with devour for the vostro 5460. recommended seller.thumbs up.cheaper price also thanks bro

silver color highest spec

nice bro
time for review, i think?

Just got my unit...
Very light!!!

u may ask @scarxxx and @hazremi

video review?

@devour, thanks for meeting me up! Now I am running on Chakra Linux instead of Ubuntu.

Should I wait for the Dell Vostro with Haswell CPU?

who's currently got it in hand?
come2 lets share.
devour, scarxxx, hazremi

what model is it?
is there any news on the launching event? or rumours?

suadrif, I will post up some pictures either tonight or tomorrow.. What else you want to know about this laptop? Do let me know so I can take some shots..

What is your Vostro model? i3, i5M or i5U? If i5M please run a battery test. Put about 50% brightness with wifi on let's see how long it can sustain. Thanks.

bro, I got myself this model:-

DELL VOSTRO 5460/i5-3230M/4GB/500GB/14"/2G/DOS/SILVER

I just the laptop yesterday and will try to run the test right after I completed my installation with Chakra Linux. Currently trial and error with the OS now.

Will keep you guys posted once I run the test over the weekend.


BTW, i found a series of video on how to disassemble the Dell Vostro 5460 and I put it in a playlist in Youtube.. Here is the link: http://goo.gl/qyZ4x

This post has been edited by scarxxx: May 17 2013, 10:20 AM

Just got mine. Latest by 17th. 17th it is for the courier.

This post has been edited by pastacarbonara: May 17 2013, 10:35 AM

Welcome on board to Dell Vostro 5460 family...

damn so tempting
my salary come2 to me fast. need to book asap

scarxxx, yours is SSD or HDD?
how fast it boot from shutdown?

for the review, maybe u can post a screen shot of the laptop exterior.
palmrest area, touchpad, keyboard, led, lid cover.
data speed transfer and graphic performance etc etc etc..
i dunno, i m not the pro laptop reviewer

btw, this model doesnt come with backlit keyboard is it?

suadrif

Mine is only with Standard 5400rpm HDD...
Yeap.. it does not come with backlit keyboard...

I will try to upload some photos pretty soon..

DEll inspiron vs Dell vostro 5460

vostro is almost like an inspiron laptop without the lid.

I hope other owners can verify this..

Is the sound of speaker for this laptop really low? I have blast it up till 100% and I hardly hear anything.. But once i plugged in my headset, it seems to be perfectly fine.

hmm, i have try other unit with window 8 OS, the speaker work fine, perhaps , ur ubuntu speaker driver not proper ?

If i plugged in my jack half way in, suddenly the speaker come alive...

Unboxed but yet to power on. Met my expectation so far. It's really light.

Pictures.

Brushed aluminum.


Back portion.


Side view.


Power adaptor block kinda ugly. Palm rest is brushed aluminum. Keyboard area and side are all plastic.


Ubuntu; soon be gone.


This post has been edited by pastacarbonara: May 17 2013, 10:16 PM

Hey 5460 owners. Congrats on getting yourselves a extremely value for money unit! I'd like to ask what you guys think about the trackpad. I tried it in lowyat yesterday. Doesn't seem to be very accurate and sensitive. Adjustable? Thanks.

Just a tip for users who are using the i5 base and planning to downgrade to W7P 32-bit, Dell does not provide driver for the Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

The driver provided by Dell on the support site is for Realtek and it won't install on W7P. It should be Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230.

You can download the driver directly from Intel here.

Been scratching my head after installing W7P and all Dell provided drivers but driver for 'Network Controller' is still missing.

HTH.

For those who wish to install or using Linux like Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Chakra and etc... there is some issue with the sound drivers.

I have installed Windows 7 to test it out and my machine speaker does work thus ruling out the famous Dell defective sense pin failure in the jack..

I am reinstalling back my sweet Kubuntu back and wait for the fix to be done...

so devour.. this is my feedback for the speaker... not hardware failure

indeed it is not really sensitive (if i compare it with Lenovo T420s) but I still figure it out on how to improve with via the setting in Linux...

it is very thin and light as well...


here is the rest palm area.. Touch pad is not very sensitve tho..


Nice keyboard to type..

nice
but seems like red is more attractive to me
btw, scarxxx the speaker is very good run with win7?

yo bro suadrif here is my feedback on the speaker:-

Basically I just install the Win7 ultimate (pirate version) without any proper driver from Realtek, it works decently. It work out of the box in Windows 7.

To compare, the sound is not as loud as my company lappie which is Lenovo T420s. I don't really listen to music via laptop speaker

One more thing I want to mention here, for those who have some doubt with the UEFI, it can be switched to Legacy mode and the Secure Boot can be turned off too. So for those Linux enthusiast, there is no worries installing your favorite distro on it.

This post has been edited by scarxxx: May 19 2013, 11:52 PM

I saw from spec say max RAM is 4GB, if u able to upgrade to 8GB. Please let me know.

which spec and model of vostro 5460 u saw max ram is 4gb ?

I think he meant by the all the spec of the laptop is only 4GB only.. He wanted to know whether it able to take in 8GB or not..

I found the Manual Book online. Here is the link: http://goo.gl/XfXqd

This post has been edited by scarxxx: May 20 2013, 02:00 PM

yeah i upgrade to 8gb ram..take out the original ram..only 1 memory slot though

Yes its not hard to upgrade, just unscrew back cover, flip the clip

so your 8G RAM is working properly?
I ask because Dell's manual somehow stated the max supported RAM is only 4G, and some prospective buyers are worried that when 4G is not enough, cannot upgrade to 8G RAM stick

ya can upgrade,dont worry

pardon the noob question, if we take out the back cover does it void the warranty? (i never open the back cover before, scare =.=)

it would not, unless u urself broke this clip / cover / screw..hehe

This post has been edited by devour: May 20 2013, 06:02 PM

icic

im still waiting for more reviews before place an order

Here the online spec
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/e...anual_en-us.pdf

from page:33
Table 9. Memory
Feature Description
Memory connector HM77
Memory capacity 4 GB
Memory type SO-DIMM
Minimum memory 2 GB
Maximum memory 4 GB

I got ask Dell and they say max only 4GB, that is why I ask. I also want to updrade to 8GB. Since somebody already able to do it then should be fine (just don't want to waste).

I ordered the Vostro 5460 RM1899 (Ubuntu) so far the satisfy with the laptop for normal usage. haven't try to play game. Too bad resolution only 1366x768 and screen shorter than macbook 13.3" but wider. Have to put my taskbar on the side instead on bottom. Lucky order Grey color instead of red because armrest more match with black. External display can set as high as 1920X1080. I just fell the discrete graphic never kick, maybe have to try 3D stuff or force to active. Gesture so so good even though sometime no response.
Format Ubuntu and Install window 8 pro, so far no complaint yet on OS. But suddenly 2 usb port at power share port not working after wake up from sleep mode. Have to restart. Power share port work as describe.
Oh ya, once manually install OS many driver have to install.
Sound 2.1 just normal nothing special. Lastly satisfy with battery duration.

Question: Since my laptop didn't come with mSata SSD, can I buy it and install?

Bad experience with online CS:
I order mine on 25th April, After 7 day I receive only system without bag. I call in and local CS answer the call and log the report. online CS (From India) return my call and they say my order not include bag. Luckily I have Dell contact and they confirm on 25, 26 have system glitch. Still online CS from India don't want to give me but local sale approve and send me the bag (just receive today).

Hazremi,

Can show screenshot 8GB ram attached? thanks

I am looking for an answer for this as well. The question is the adapter is in the machine for those non Ultrabook version. Perhaps devour can help answering this question.

Trackpad and the button-clicks feel cheap, but its large enough for proper use
Can't really expect too much from a budget notebook, its above average already~

Keyboard looks great, though the key travel has been compromised a bit

open the back cover, see got msata slot or not

Hi guys, I've been looking around for laptop reviews in this forum and i chanced upon this thread.

I'm currently looking into these two models, the RM1.55k and the RM1.89k. The differences I noticed the processor i3 vs i5 and the graphics card, one being integrated and the other a dedicated nvidia chip.

I know that the model with the dedicated graphics is more worth it coupled with an i5 processor.

This is what I'll be doing with the laptop, I am a heavy Microsoft Office user, powerpoint & excel and watch alot of YouTube during leisure time.

Will the dedicated graphics consume alot of battery power even when i'm just working on word and excel?

Please advise me guys, on which model to pick.

If you don't game, then don't go for the one with the GPU
The slimness and also the small capacity battery of the Vostro 5460 make it not really suitable for the powerful mobile i5 and the external GPU imho.. it will get too hot

I am not sure bro.. still not very comfortable opening up the laptop yet..

vostro 5460 got build in NVIDIA Optimus Technology ar. when in idle mode, intel hd4000 will be running, battery life longer xD

if open and have slot can buy and put in? any BIOS or software or item need to consider?

Yeap. BIOS should be able to detect the device.. You should be able to install your OS in mSata..

i was helping hazremi replace the default ram ( 4gb) with one pieces of 8 gb ram , its showing exact in system control panel with no problem