u already bought one right? so do eet!   

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.

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.

Wow
Thanks for the feedback
So i think its safe to assume it can sustain about 2 hours if surfing and do a heavy task rite?

hi guy may I know how to do the recovery disc ...tq

Is this worth considering or should i just buy a macbook air ?

Haha its around 1k more but im considering ultrabooks now. Trying to get the best value

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.

I'm considering this laptop mainly because of the reasonable screen size and the weight. I'm using this laptop for simple applications like Words, Excel, Chrome - you can say it is for office work. But since the price between the lowest spec and the highest spec don't differ much so its not a problem to choose either. A few thing's that I'm concerned is:

Will the Nvidia GPU make the laptop hotter?

Will the ULV processor produce less heat than the i3?

Will the higher spec be a lot heavier than the lowest spec?

Another reason why I consider the lowest spec is i get to install Windows 7. However I have experienced with an old Dell laptop where native installed Windows OS boots faster compared to when I installed an OEM Windows OS. I guess the preinstalled one is optimized for the laptop. Is it the same still now? Also will drivers be easily available for Windows 7?

Was at digital to check out vostro
Was disappointed with built
Sharp edges
Touchpad was  bad
Keyboard looks very plastic
In fact everything looks cheapo
Definitely not for business use
Only plus is lightweight

Yeah its true
Same goes for me
For it to be call "portable", i prefer 1.5kg max and no more than 1inch
Even dell xps 14z with 21mm is considered bulky for me
Thats why i prefer xps13 or vostro 5460
Xps13 is only 1.3kg but the price is "wow" -.-"

I would be more incline to acer v5, heavier at 2.1 kg
But price and specs wise comparable
i5/4g/nvidia2g/dos 1699

Wondering should i get this model with the Core I5 3230M with Ubuntu Dos at RM1720 + rm300 for 128Gb SSD + Rm50 windows 8 Keys

OR

Go for samsung ativBook 7 with Full HD + 128gb SSD + 1.5Kg + 6-7 hours battery life ( Due to ULV core i5 ) at rm2860.

why is it so?

will there be a Haswell update for the 5460?

Between Latitude and Vostro, I suppose Latitude is more solid and that of higher quality?

Okay..now I have a problem...it seems like dell do not provide the OS cd for the laptop...

1. So if I would want to reformat my laptop..the only way is through BIOS factory image reset?

2. So if I format my computer using lets say..win xp / win 7...meaning my ori windows 8 that came with it is lost forever?

3. As what dell chat told me..I'm not able to simply just download the same edition of windows and use the windows key that came with my original

So what options do I have...if I want a clean install...and let's say adjust my HDD partitions to my preference?

with W8.1, it become easier to ignore touch  (can boot direct to desktop, ... )
Btw, unless the laptop is a hybrid, poke poke on screen is testing the durability of the hinges