Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online(laptophits.com)
laptophits.com
Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online
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Seconding this. This would be more useful than Amazon reviews even. When I see something on Amazon, I'm not even sure if there is a forum/subreddit somewhere where this product category is discussed.
P.S: On second thought, laptops are a good manageable product to start with, then add Cameras and so on.
P.S: On second thought, laptops are a good manageable product to start with, then add Cameras and so on.
Yeah, I was thinking about it. Laptops looked like a good category to start it with.
Dont think too much. This is a solid idea that is very marketable.
It's like PageRank but for product reviews. Can I help you work on this?!
Me? Email me.
[email protected]
[email protected]
This is great, and perfect timing too (considering proximity to holiday shopping)! Also, the minimal styling keeps things running faster, and in a non-obtrusive manner.
One small/tiny recommendation: you may want to add a little more content as to the background on this...so visitors understand where the data comes from (mentions in reddit forums, etc.), and that while this doesn't encompass everything on the internet, it skews toward mentions from tech-centric websites, etc. Again, don;t need to go crazy, just expand a tiny bit more on the data background...and hey, might as well insert something about you (which might help you get more coverage for future jobs! ;-).
Otherwise, kudos for shipping this! Cheers!
One small/tiny recommendation: you may want to add a little more content as to the background on this...so visitors understand where the data comes from (mentions in reddit forums, etc.), and that while this doesn't encompass everything on the internet, it skews toward mentions from tech-centric websites, etc. Again, don;t need to go crazy, just expand a tiny bit more on the data background...and hey, might as well insert something about you (which might help you get more coverage for future jobs! ;-).
Otherwise, kudos for shipping this! Cheers!
Thank you for suggestion. :)
Is there any semantic analysis? Is there any trend of people talking about these laptops to say "stay away from ..." ?
No, but usually in comments people link to products they recommend. It's a little bit different with submissions, as they can be posts like "I narrowed it down to these 3 laptops, what do you think about them ?" which is neutral or something like this. That's why I collect reddit comments only.
Wow, just what I was looking for! Thanks, I just purchased the #1 recommended one since it's exactly the specs I needed and right within the budget. And yes, it included the referrer code :)
Wow, thank you :)
Please tell me you've got Amazon affiliate links set up on these.
All you had to do was hover over the links. All the links have OP's affiliate tag => ?tag=laptophits-20
Nice work! Reminds me of the old pricewatch days (which, apparently is still a thing!)
If you're looking for recommendations, one of the most important specs to me personally is the screen resolution.
If you're looking for recommendations, one of the most important specs to me personally is the screen resolution.
For me too, thanks for suggestion.
I did something similar (not for laptops) but Amazon rejected my affiliate application because there was not enough "original content" on the site.
Dissapointing lack of Clevo/Sager talk, lol. But other than that, seems pretty awesome. Discovered a couple of brands I didn't even know about.
Nice job! I'd love to see an integration with www.specout.com for processor and GPU comparisons (even just links).
a) nice project
b) people are really not good at recommending laptops. 10 of the first 10 in the top 10 are really not good laptops to buy.
b) people are really not good at recommending laptops. 10 of the first 10 in the top 10 are really not good laptops to buy.
hackers delight :)
Hi all,
I want to find a job as a RoR developer, but as I have ~10 years coding gap in my CV (I played poker, ran poker forum and did other poker related things) I decided to start some real life projects to build my GitHub portfolio.
LaptopHits.com is the first one. Idea came to me when two of my friends wanted to buy new laptops and asked me,'the computer guy', for some recommendations. I'm not laptop expert, so I usually ask for price range, display size, brand preferences and check some popular forums for laptop recommendations. To save some time doing this I wrote LaptopHits.com. It should collect all laptop mentions from all online discussions, but for now, as it's just MVP version, online discussion == Reddit comments and laptop mentions == Amazon links.
What do you think about it ?
LaptopHits.com is the first one. Idea came to me when two of my friends wanted to buy new laptops and asked me,'the computer guy', for some recommendations. I'm not laptop expert, so I usually ask for price range, display size, brand preferences and check some popular forums for laptop recommendations. To save some time doing this I wrote LaptopHits.com. It should collect all laptop mentions from all online discussions, but for now, as it's just MVP version, online discussion == Reddit comments and laptop mentions == Amazon links.
What do you think about it ?
I believe there's a ton of uncovered value in parsing Reddit threads, especially those centered around buying or discovering things. Subreddits like r/BuyItForLife, r/malefashionadvice, r/rawdenim, and any city subreddit have great suggestions.
In fact when I need a new laptop, I'll use Google to search Reddit and change the filter settings to show only recent reviews i.e.
```windows laptop site:reddit.com/r/suggestalaptop```
In fact when I need a new laptop, I'll use Google to search Reddit and change the filter settings to show only recent reviews i.e.
```windows laptop site:reddit.com/r/suggestalaptop```
It's not really uncovered, it's actively used and exploited. There are thousands of companies doing trend & sentiment analysis that use Reddit as one of the input. I've been paid to do it a couple of times.
> I believe there's a ton of uncovered value in parsing Reddit threads, especially those centered around buying or discovering things
I'm very interested in doing something like this for an app idea. Can you (or OP or someone else) tell me what the "path of least friction" is, to parse sub-reddits programatically? Is it using their API? Are there PaaS (Parsers as service) available? After that, what would I do? Apply some sort of NLP or AI?
I'm very interested in doing something like this for an app idea. Can you (or OP or someone else) tell me what the "path of least friction" is, to parse sub-reddits programatically? Is it using their API? Are there PaaS (Parsers as service) available? After that, what would I do? Apply some sort of NLP or AI?
I would say you did an impressive first step towards your goal of filling up a coding gap. This is spot on regarding utility! Congrats on shipping and implementing such a useful tool :)
Thank you :)
I hate to bring up styling when it's been covered so much, but I think it is critical you make this mobile friendly.
There are a few big reasons for this:
- Since it's computer shopping, you'll probably have a fair amount of users accessing this site from a mobile device.
- Mobile users are more likely to leave your site if it looks even a little frustrating to use. Google offers several mobile friendly sites that recommend laptops.
- Google will not rank your site as high if it does not deem it to be mobile friendly.
- You said you are looking for a job as a Rails developer. It's a fair bet that any potential employer will expect mobile-compatible sites. Perhaps you don't really intend to do much front end work, but knowing more about it will benefit you regardless.
I understand that what your site offers is very special, and probably much better than hand picked recommendations. Many mobile users simply don't care. They don't want to zoom and pan to select options. Why should they stick around on your site, when they can just hit "back" and choose another result from google?
All that said, I really like what your site has going on. It seems quite functional, and the minimal design is a breath of fresh air.
There are two other things I would change, but these are just personal preference. Feel free to ignore them:
1. I would like the option to view more items per page.
2. The default, bright blue link color hurts my eyes. Something a little darker would be great.
Keep up the good work!
There are a few big reasons for this:
- Since it's computer shopping, you'll probably have a fair amount of users accessing this site from a mobile device.
- Mobile users are more likely to leave your site if it looks even a little frustrating to use. Google offers several mobile friendly sites that recommend laptops.
- Google will not rank your site as high if it does not deem it to be mobile friendly.
- You said you are looking for a job as a Rails developer. It's a fair bet that any potential employer will expect mobile-compatible sites. Perhaps you don't really intend to do much front end work, but knowing more about it will benefit you regardless.
I understand that what your site offers is very special, and probably much better than hand picked recommendations. Many mobile users simply don't care. They don't want to zoom and pan to select options. Why should they stick around on your site, when they can just hit "back" and choose another result from google?
All that said, I really like what your site has going on. It seems quite functional, and the minimal design is a breath of fresh air.
There are two other things I would change, but these are just personal preference. Feel free to ignore them:
1. I would like the option to view more items per page.
2. The default, bright blue link color hurts my eyes. Something a little darker would be great.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this suggestions. I know it doesn't look good on mobile, will try to fix it.
Great site. Did you finally crap out at poker or are you just bored with it? I have a theory that most poker "pros" aren't actually beating the game, but rather are making money from sponsorships and selling pieces of themselves at a premium. There are also probably a few that just happen to run lucky for a statistically unlikely period of time - enough to make them think they are "good".
It's both actually. I've never been a big winner in poker, just made enough to have a good living as a single and with time it was getting more and more difficult to win. Besides that I didn't like the lifestyle anymore and couldn't see myself playing poker in my 50s-60s. It was time to change something. I didn't play single hand since I decided to quit :).
I had a similar story to OP, only over just 2 years. I likely was in that run-lucky group, but don't have the volume to know for sure. In my experience, there were clearly, provably good players in the top 1-2%, then a bunch of professional grinders (next 5-20%) with the majority of their winnings coming from rakeback (cash back from the house's cut).
OP, congrats on shipping. I'd recommend reading a bit about UX and throwing a CSS framework around your work to make it more palatable to general public. :)
OP, congrats on shipping. I'd recommend reading a bit about UX and throwing a CSS framework around your work to make it more palatable to general public. :)
How do you know if a comment/link on reddit is positive or negative?
You can't. But looking more into laptop mentions I see that comments with links are usually recommendations. Submissions are a little different, they can be negative, positive, neutral. And usually are just questions 'I narrowed it down to 3 laptops: LINKS. What do you think about them?'. So I thought links in comments are positive opinions is fair enough guess.
Great idea, and I'm also looking at laptops at the moment so I'm finding this useful. My only feedback would be to add a bit more UI / UX improvements - but I do think the default visited link color is helpful as a user. The ability to search by certain keywords (e.g. Linux, developer) would also be nice.
Maybe add some HN mentions as well ;)
Maybe add some HN mentions as well ;)
Thank you for suggestions :)
I think it's a decent site but you should have separate categories for Lenovo ThinkPad and non-ThinkPads because they are very different in terms of quality, the ThinkPads (up to a certain semi-recent point, at least) being very good and the non-ThinkPads not being on the same level.
would like to see a sortable matrix with specs, along the lines of how wikipedia does it, eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ultrabook_models
I really like its simplicity.
I'm thinking of buying the first laptop on the list, so you can consider me your first conversion.
Are you using Amazon affiliate links? I'd hate for you to miss out on potential revenue, as you're offering a decent service.
Are you using Amazon affiliate links? I'd hate for you to miss out on potential revenue, as you're offering a decent service.
Yes. All the links have OP's affiliate tag => ?tag=laptophits-20
> I played poker, ran poker forum and did other poker related things)
How did that work out? Like seriously (not trolling). Did you make a lot of money? Always wondered about dabbling in Gambling / online games / casinos.
Why do you want back in on software development?
How did that work out? Like seriously (not trolling). Did you make a lot of money? Always wondered about dabbling in Gambling / online games / casinos.
Why do you want back in on software development?
I had ups and downs, nothing spectacular but I had nice living. With time it got more difficult to win good money for me, and I stop loving it as much as on the beginning.
I want to go back to software development because I want regular pay with no variance :), and as I have a lot of ideas for side projects like this I'd love to work with advanced coders to learn more about web development, good practices, tips and tricks :).
I want to go back to software development because I want regular pay with no variance :), and as I have a lot of ideas for side projects like this I'd love to work with advanced coders to learn more about web development, good practices, tips and tricks :).
> Why do you want back in on software development?
Why play Poker when you can write some AI to do it for you? ;)
No, that is against online sites terms, but I do wonder how often it happens. It's certainly not the kind of thing the sites would want to own up to.
Why play Poker when you can write some AI to do it for you? ;)
No, that is against online sites terms, but I do wonder how often it happens. It's certainly not the kind of thing the sites would want to own up to.
This is great. Useful. Simple. Sharing it. Thanks!
[edit: personally I love the fact there's 0 images of the laptops, etc. Just data...]
[edit 2: regarding mobile friendly, I had no problem browsing this on mobile. If you do so, try to do it with CSS only and layout, IMO]
[edit: personally I love the fact there's 0 images of the laptops, etc. Just data...]
[edit 2: regarding mobile friendly, I had no problem browsing this on mobile. If you do so, try to do it with CSS only and layout, IMO]
Yeah, at the beginning it was looking little strange with no images, but I couldn't see any value for user to put them, so I decided to leave just a text links.
Just curious, have you already made money off of this? Would you mind sharing some stats?
$8.60 :), but I hope it's going to change :)
I think the UI and design is absolutely superb.
There seems to be at least one major laptop brand missing and there's certainly not a to lack of discussions about their new Pro models.
Perhaps it's because most people buy said laptop at apple.com and not amazon.com
Bingo. No affiliate income. This site is biased not to mention inaccurate. More mentions does not equal better.
I took amazon links because:
1. They are most popular links to products on /r/SuggestALaptop and 80%+ mentions of laptops in Reddit comments come from this subreddit (second popular site is Newegg).
2. There is an easy access to product details via Amazon Products API
I wanted to ship it fast, so these are the reasons. Affiliate program is a nice addition to it, but even without it I'd still collect laptop mentions this way, as it's the simplest way for me to implement such a tool.
>More mentions does not equal better.
I totally agree with it, it's only one step in laptop research, but if you don't have time or knowledge to do some more research I think it's quiete safe guess.
I wanted to ship it fast, so these are the reasons. Affiliate program is a nice addition to it, but even without it I'd still collect laptop mentions this way, as it's the simplest way for me to implement such a tool.
>More mentions does not equal better.
I totally agree with it, it's only one step in laptop research, but if you don't have time or knowledge to do some more research I think it's quiete safe guess.
>More mentions does not equal better.
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
Congratulations on shipping. That's the hardest part.
Very clever on Amazon links in reddit being the source of truth. That will obviously leave a lot on the table, but gives you really reliable parsing.
Honestly, this is a great site. I'd keep it simple, but you could definitely expand on the styling a little bit.
Great work!
Very clever on Amazon links in reddit being the source of truth. That will obviously leave a lot on the table, but gives you really reliable parsing.
Honestly, this is a great site. I'd keep it simple, but you could definitely expand on the styling a little bit.
Great work!
I like the styling. Clean, readable, works on hi-res screens and small screens like mobile. What would you want more? 3MB of CSS?
Maybe normal people wouldn't trust this site as much as one with some "branding" or at least some other styles. Maybe it could increase conversion.
By normal I mean the general public. And yes I know about craigslist, but that one has decades (?) of background.
By normal I mean the general public. And yes I know about craigslist, but that one has decades (?) of background.
Styling the links, giving it a proper header, dividing it more properly into sections, and that will look infinitely better and still work equally well on all screens. The site is a good idea, making it looks like a real project by giving it at least craigslist level of design will take half a day and increase the appeal a lot. And visitors like won't have to check whether the css just did not load before writing a comment like this ;)
Op, if you'd like some help with that, shoot me a mail (in profile).
Op, if you'd like some help with that, shoot me a mail (in profile).
With all respect: I completely disagree. I think this looks great as is. Dividing it up, adding a bunch of extra CSS would make it less usable and readable for me. Of course, that tends to be subjective.
How would you know that?
The site is already divided into three sections: header, controls to the left, laptop list to the right. To style that accordingly won't make it in any way less useable or readable. Making the header look like a header would not affect you negatively in any way, or properly styling the pagination, or giving it a color scheme (even one based on white as background).
Really, this is a Show HN. Let's at least try to give OP proper feedback without resorting to head-in-the-sand subjectivity like that. "I'd prefer to have it look like my site I created for geocities with Frontpage" is not what will help OP presenting this to a potential employer, or making it a viable source of income.
The site is already divided into three sections: header, controls to the left, laptop list to the right. To style that accordingly won't make it in any way less useable or readable. Making the header look like a header would not affect you negatively in any way, or properly styling the pagination, or giving it a color scheme (even one based on white as background).
Really, this is a Show HN. Let's at least try to give OP proper feedback without resorting to head-in-the-sand subjectivity like that. "I'd prefer to have it look like my site I created for geocities with Frontpage" is not what will help OP presenting this to a potential employer, or making it a viable source of income.
> How would you know that?
To be fair, I can't. I'm basing it on how I see your suggestions in my head. But the way I interpret the changes are how I've seen other sites do it, and it just sounds worse to me. I don't like extra styling, as it ends up cluttering the display. I personally find color-schemes annoying. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd have to see how OP implements your suggestions before actually deciding.
> Really, this is a Show HN. Let's at least try to give OP proper feedback without resorting to head-in-the-sand subjectivity like that. "I'd prefer to have it look like my site I created for geocities with Frontpage" is not what will help OP presenting this to a potential employer, or making it a viable source of income.
I think you really need to take a breath here. I am giving OP proper feedback, which just happens to disagree with yours. Neither style is "right". They are both subjective preferences. I'm saying that I like the style he chose, and disagree with the "improvements" that you are suggesting. I fail to see how I'm sticking my head in the sand.
I would argue that keeping it simple is helping him. It makes the site more usable, less cluttered, faster to load, less maintenance and more easily navigable.
To be fair, I can't. I'm basing it on how I see your suggestions in my head. But the way I interpret the changes are how I've seen other sites do it, and it just sounds worse to me. I don't like extra styling, as it ends up cluttering the display. I personally find color-schemes annoying. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd have to see how OP implements your suggestions before actually deciding.
> Really, this is a Show HN. Let's at least try to give OP proper feedback without resorting to head-in-the-sand subjectivity like that. "I'd prefer to have it look like my site I created for geocities with Frontpage" is not what will help OP presenting this to a potential employer, or making it a viable source of income.
I think you really need to take a breath here. I am giving OP proper feedback, which just happens to disagree with yours. Neither style is "right". They are both subjective preferences. I'm saying that I like the style he chose, and disagree with the "improvements" that you are suggesting. I fail to see how I'm sticking my head in the sand.
I would argue that keeping it simple is helping him. It makes the site more usable, less cluttered, faster to load, less maintenance and more easily navigable.
> I think you really need to take a breath here.
Maybe. You see, I hesitated after writing this, but then decided to stick with it. Just because I really am convinced that it is really bad advice. Based on my own sites (and pc-kombo.de is even in a related field), if you don't get the design at least near of being okay, people won't accept your site. Based on my studies, I know that usability does not get worse when giving it a proper design. And readability can simply (well, sometimes it's not that simple) be measured, but there is no reason at all it would get worse by doing the basics.
There is a small subset of people (socialized with another internet?) who really think the design of a site does not matter for them, or who disapprove of everything they think is modern design. Based on your comments, you are in that category. And some others commented in the same spirit here. Listening to those means making a site which 99% of internet users won't accept. At least as long as your site is not craigslist – but even current craigslist has more design than what I see on OPs site.
Not having a design is perfectly fine for a MVP. But not fine when going further. Stating otherwise actively hurts his chances of succeeding.
Maybe. You see, I hesitated after writing this, but then decided to stick with it. Just because I really am convinced that it is really bad advice. Based on my own sites (and pc-kombo.de is even in a related field), if you don't get the design at least near of being okay, people won't accept your site. Based on my studies, I know that usability does not get worse when giving it a proper design. And readability can simply (well, sometimes it's not that simple) be measured, but there is no reason at all it would get worse by doing the basics.
There is a small subset of people (socialized with another internet?) who really think the design of a site does not matter for them, or who disapprove of everything they think is modern design. Based on your comments, you are in that category. And some others commented in the same spirit here. Listening to those means making a site which 99% of internet users won't accept. At least as long as your site is not craigslist – but even current craigslist has more design than what I see on OPs site.
Not having a design is perfectly fine for a MVP. But not fine when going further. Stating otherwise actively hurts his chances of succeeding.
I'm not against modern design, I'm against over-design. IME sites work better and are more maintainable the simpler they are. If a design improves a site, then by all means, make it more usable. But to me, function > design, and I don't see how your suggestions would make the site better. I'm not saying you are objectively wrong, I'm just saying that I'd much rather use this site than pc-kombo.de or other overly-designed sites that take functionality away on the premise of "looking nice".
What are you talking about? Webdesign has never been about taking functionality away. I'm talking about separating page elements more properly, setting a link color, maybe setting a fitting background color, making sure elements stay big enough on a small screen, thinking about a logo for creating an identity, and having a look at the typography. How would any of this relate to negatively to the function of such a site?
That you think pc-kombo.de is overly designed I take as a compliment. Just saying, the design gave me the idea of adding the arrows at the side of the boxes, and gave a good place for the advanced menu, as well as the box control button for dismissing elements. It helped give users more functionality, more control over the site and their recommendations.
That you think pc-kombo.de is overly designed I take as a compliment. Just saying, the design gave me the idea of adding the arrows at the side of the boxes, and gave a good place for the advanced menu, as well as the box control button for dismissing elements. It helped give users more functionality, more control over the site and their recommendations.
> Webdesign has never been about taking functionality away.
Now I feel like we're not even speaking the same language. Some of the current trends in webdev are no advanced options, no configuration settings, preventing urls from setting state, etc. I think most of these have great intentions, but they do reduce functionality.
I'm just saying that, in general, I don't like the colors, extra elements, logos, etc. That's all clutter IMO that doesn't make sites less functional, but adds unnecessary cruft to them. I think this site is fine as is and doesn't need that extra stuff. If you think it does, then great! I'm glad you suggested it. I just disagree with you.
Now I feel like we're not even speaking the same language. Some of the current trends in webdev are no advanced options, no configuration settings, preventing urls from setting state, etc. I think most of these have great intentions, but they do reduce functionality.
I'm just saying that, in general, I don't like the colors, extra elements, logos, etc. That's all clutter IMO that doesn't make sites less functional, but adds unnecessary cruft to them. I think this site is fine as is and doesn't need that extra stuff. If you think it does, then great! I'm glad you suggested it. I just disagree with you.
All it would really take IMO is picking a nice colour for the links to give the site some kind of recognisable brand/theme/personality. Perhaps move the other text away from pure black to decrease the contrast slightly.
Just setting
a { text-decoration: none, color: [something else] }
It doesn't look great on an android phone, though. And (possibly because of the missing viewport setting) I get crazy "let me zoom that for you" behaviour when I try to click on things.
It could do with some responsive styling.
It could do with some responsive styling.
Weird. Seems to work fine with FF on my android phone
Comparing Firefox to Chrome on Android (Galaxy S7 Edge), I find Chrome works better.
In Firefox, the results section is too wide, resulting in text that is either too small to read or that requires left-right scrolling. However, the filter section smart-zooms nicely and is easy to click.
In Chrome, the results section is wrapped and of legible size and is easy to skim through by scrolling vertically. However, there is a vertical strip of missing pixels at the left, such that the number 10 on the last result is missing its numeral 1 and part of its 0. The filter section smart-zooms nicely and is easy to click.
In both, it would be nice to lose the underscoring on the links (a pet peeve of mine, fixed with a user style sheet on my laptop).
In Firefox, the results section is too wide, resulting in text that is either too small to read or that requires left-right scrolling. However, the filter section smart-zooms nicely and is easy to click.
In Chrome, the results section is wrapped and of legible size and is easy to skim through by scrolling vertically. However, there is a vertical strip of missing pixels at the left, such that the number 10 on the last result is missing its numeral 1 and part of its 0. The filter section smart-zooms nicely and is easy to click.
In both, it would be nice to lose the underscoring on the links (a pet peeve of mine, fixed with a user style sheet on my laptop).
Now I have to assume you are trolling. On a mobile phone (tested on an android with FF), you need to zoom to read any text that is not a headline properly. And there is no way that pagination is clickable without zooming in directly on it. Google is saying the same: https://search.google.com/search-console/mobile-friendly?id=....
That is not working fine.
That is not working fine.
Why would I troll about that? It looks a little small but otherwise OK to me. I can click on the pagination just fine. There are a lot of variables, especially with android when it comes to screen size, font, etc, so I'm guessing it just comes down to that.
I'm really not trying to just be argumentative, but if you'd just look at the stylesheet you'd see it doesn't come down to that. There is no real attempt to give a good experience in a mobile context. And when it comes to basic responsive typography, there really aren't that many variables at all. Whether a screen is 320, 435, 515 wide, etc - a single query context could serve all those needs.
I'm not trying to be argumentative either, I'm just confused as to why I'm being told my experience is objectively wrong?
Maybe he's not trying to cater to a mobile context, I don't know his intentions. I am just expressing my opinion that I think the site is great and doesn't need any more styling. It works fine on my phone, yet somehow that means I'm trolling? Not sure what more you want me to say?
Maybe he's not trying to cater to a mobile context, I don't know his intentions. I am just expressing my opinion that I think the site is great and doesn't need any more styling. It works fine on my phone, yet somehow that means I'm trolling? Not sure what more you want me to say?
I certainly don't believe you are trolling at all (I wasn't the one to say that upstream, and if I came across as insinuating that I apologize).
And yes, you are certainly open to your opinions - I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree : )
And yes, you are certainly open to your opinions - I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree : )
Good styling is not necessarily equal to a huge stylesheet
I'd like to be able to filter by comment about laptop used with linux. This feature would be great
Great idea, especially as I use linux on my laptop as well. Probably some other keywords like gaming, bussiness, study would be usefull as well.
Good idea, but needs more Apple. I can't imagine they haven't come up at all.
I fixed it, there were only 2 Apple "mentions" in my db, so I put them in Other.
It looks a bit weird that there is not more Apple products. These devices seems to be very popular, why is there so few talks about them?
Because "mentions" just means Amazon links right now. Most people don't buy them on Amazon, and even if you do, you don't need to link to it. You can just say "MacBook Pro" and everyone knows what you're talking about.
It's also only links from Reddit to Amazon so probably not the best source of good information
I get those type of questions all the time too, and I also feel at a loss sometimes if it's been a while since the last time I went on the hunt. Another place to scrap/pull from might be Slickdeals.com because my friends are looking to get a good deal not just drop a lot of money on a laptop so after finding out what the best model is I end up creating a bunch of filters to notify when that model shows up there.
A little off topic, but why did you leave poker?
Love the clean readable style, great job!
Good timing for this product! With so many Macbook Pro users upset and looking for Linux (like myself), being able to find a laptop with excellent build quality will be really nice!
So you're switching your entire operating system because of Apple's lack of creativity with new laptops? Seems like a bit of an overreaction (unless you're planning on building a hackintosh).
What "loyalty" do i have to OSX or Apple? Why does it matter? Yes, i can switch an OS when i please, i purposefully don't tie myself to the OS _(where possible)_. Eg, i'm a terminal user and 90% of my workflow is in iTerm. It will be the same on any Linux box.
Furthermore, my OSX experience has been absolute shit. When i got my macbook pro ret, it crashed frequently. It became stable after a while, so yay i guess. Lately, after upgrading from Mavericks to Sierra, it went back to shit.
Apparently i'm foolish for using Mavericks (came with my laptop) and Sierra when they are fairly new. From many OSX users, it's apparent that Apple releases terrible products, and i am silly for using them in the beginning. This is reason alone enough to switch.
Regardless, i'd gladly stick with OSX over Linux, but seeing as Apple only releases one laptop in the tier i want, i don't have much choice do i? I either buy what they dictate, or i switch OSs. Not really my preference to switch to Linux, but it's the only option i have if i don't want to buy the new Macbook Pro Ret.
Furthermore, my OSX experience has been absolute shit. When i got my macbook pro ret, it crashed frequently. It became stable after a while, so yay i guess. Lately, after upgrading from Mavericks to Sierra, it went back to shit.
Apparently i'm foolish for using Mavericks (came with my laptop) and Sierra when they are fairly new. From many OSX users, it's apparent that Apple releases terrible products, and i am silly for using them in the beginning. This is reason alone enough to switch.
Regardless, i'd gladly stick with OSX over Linux, but seeing as Apple only releases one laptop in the tier i want, i don't have much choice do i? I either buy what they dictate, or i switch OSs. Not really my preference to switch to Linux, but it's the only option i have if i don't want to buy the new Macbook Pro Ret.
I think the frustration has been boiling for a while (the constant nickle&dime approach is hard to bear for long, and traditional Apple desktops are dead in the water). These "Air at Pro prices" are just the last straw for many.
I was one of these people. I just got a maxed-out Thinkpad X1 Carbon and run Ubuntu on it. It's a really nice machine, you should look at it.
Thank you for the comment! I'm always looking to hear opinions of Linux friendly excellently built laptops :)
please add option to filter by max ram capacity, and whether the hdd is upgradeable. I just started to look for a ram and HDD upgrade for my 3 yr old ASUS zenbook prime, only to find out neither were upgradeable. I wish I knew that before I paid $1100.
You can use Crucial Advisor tool for that: https://crucial.com/usa/en/advisor
(& you can visit the home page and download the system scanner too.)
(& you can visit the home page and download the system scanner too.)
IIRC the zenbook has a proprietary connector but you can buy adapters for a regular M.2 ssd.
+1 for the minimal styling. Although I am starting to wonder if we could do a better job with the choice of colors and typography alone still living with the minimal CSS/JS trickery.
One website that caught my attention made me bookmark for inspiration was http://recipes.177milkstreet.com/recipes/sticky-toffee-puddi...
For their use of typography, usage of lines, hexagonal contrasting title bits. I am not a web designer. Just ranting about something I liked as a end-user.
I have no relationship whatsoever with the website I linked to.
One website that caught my attention made me bookmark for inspiration was http://recipes.177milkstreet.com/recipes/sticky-toffee-puddi...
For their use of typography, usage of lines, hexagonal contrasting title bits. I am not a web designer. Just ranting about something I liked as a end-user.
I have no relationship whatsoever with the website I linked to.
Conversely, I prefer OP's styling over the one in the link you provided.
The design has a bit of confectionery about it! :)
Very nice page! Thanks for sharing!
Would love to see something like this for Photography/video equipment.
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It would be nice to see which ones are linux friendly and don't come with Windows preinstalled.
Why does having Windows preinstalled matter? You can always install Linux over it.
Why having Windows pre-installed when you are sure you won't use it? More, it is very rarely an option available to not get it: I would find interesting that it could be opted-out so people with low budget could skip it and pay less.
Because you paid for something you don't need, lining pockets in the process.
Cost, and it'd be nice to know if there is linux compatibility for hardware.
Free-DOS laptop maybe? No extra cost for Windows OS.
I know it's an MVP but I miss this old style of faceting. These days selecting or unselecting a facet takes so long. The clean aesthetic really appeals to me also. I guess modern companies need ways to differentiate themselves and big nasty designs are they say to go.
It looks great despite having very little styling!
Nice. Keep it up. Side projects like this are what has gotten me into this career.
I've actually been thinking about hacking together something very much like this, because I found myself manually making spreadsheets for cross-checking specs when shopping for a laptop recently. In addition to the facets you have, I also wanted to have max RAM, CPU, and SSD size to filter by. Might be useful additions.
I've actually been thinking about hacking together something very much like this, because I found myself manually making spreadsheets for cross-checking specs when shopping for a laptop recently. In addition to the facets you have, I also wanted to have max RAM, CPU, and SSD size to filter by. Might be useful additions.
Visiting the first link (Dell 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop) on amazon the price i see is $799.99.
Visiting in private browsing https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Pr...
the price changes to 699$.
Is this standard practice for amazon?
This is why I always use camelcamelcamel
Same here. Interestingly the $799.99 non-incognito version stays the same price if you change the i5 to an i7. Possible bug?
the i5 and i7 heaving the same price makes sense because
the i5 model comes with a ssd vs the i7 which comes with a hdd (hybrid).
Yeah, this has been happening for a while: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2010/12/how_...
I wonder if this is just a coincidence of timing between your visits. I went to the link in a normal browser tab, an d it was $699 the first time. Perhaps Amazon just happened to change the price between your visits.
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Nice!
A feature request: I'd like to be able to filter by graphics card. Specifically when I'm looking for a gaming notebook I will probably want a GTX 970, GTX 980, GTX 1070 or GTX 1080.
Totally off topic from the feature request: You might want to include the 1060 in your list of graphics cards if you are willing to include the 970m (laptop version). The newer laptop 1060 is somewhere around 5 to 10% slower than the desktop variant, and the desktop variant is roughly equivalent to the old desktop 970. The 1060 should be a pretty good improvement over the 970m. It might end up saving you money as 1060 laptops start popping up to replace the 960m laptops.
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Looks like people are talking about poor laptop choices. Currently, only 2 are actually mobile enough for daily trips, and most of them have the kind of build where you know the thing will start falling apart 3 years into use. ;-)
This is a good idea, and something I'd use. Curious why Apple is not included in the "all brands" section?
Laptops with an ethernet port filter would be great. They are going to be extinct.
You can get a USB 10/100/1000 adapter for $13 with prime shipping. Why bother?
It's not about the money but about not having to carry around a fricking adapter for basic connectivity.
Where do you go that uses ethernet ports anyway? If it is at your job, just leave the adapter there, same with at home.
Any other place will use WiFi anyway.
Any other place will use WiFi anyway.
Nice job! A feature request: Filter or note showing if laptop has numeric keypad. I can't stand those, no idea why manufacturers add those to every single bigger laptop.
A lot of people like them. I've always considered it a desirable feature, and though that omitting the numpad was just a compromise for the times that it doesn't reasonably fit into a smaller keyboard layout.
I'd love to be able to filter it by the type of subreddits they're mentioned in. For example, what are development subreddits mentioning? Gaming subreddits?
Otherwise, great start.
Otherwise, great start.
$('a').css({'text-decoration': 'none', color: 'navy'})
Just think the site could use some toning down on the styling. More visually pleasing, less distracting. Personal opinion, that is all.
Can you at least clue us in on why you pasted this seemingly random snippet of code?
I think this is a good improvement!
Yeah, it looks nice, I'll think about it.
/* native device fonts */
body { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; }
a { text-decoration: none; color: #444; }
a:hover { color: lime !important; }
p.item > a { font-size: 17px; color: #00C; }
p.item-info { color: #666; }nice job
You owe it to yourself to make this. :)
PS. If you dont I will. ;)