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Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by CaptSpify »

onli wrote: post #88
CaptSpify wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird. Seems to work fine with FF on my android phone

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.

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.

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by khedoros1 »

lfx wrote: post #64

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.

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by onli »

CaptSpify wrote: post #90
onli wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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…

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-desi…

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.

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by Dwolb »

plankton_sb wrote: post #2

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…

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```

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by licyeus »

downandout wrote: post #66
plankton_sb wrote: post #2

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…

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".

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. :)

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by pj_mukh »

pryelluw wrote: post #31

Idea: Pivot into ProductHits.com and do this for different categories. Use Amazon affiliate links and promote it on social media by making videos and blog posts about "this weeks top ten products". You owe it to yourself to make this. :) PS. If you dont I will. ;)

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.

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by nqzero »

plankton_sb wrote: post #2

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…

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

Re: Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

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Post by TkTech »

Dwolb wrote: post #94
plankton_sb wrote: post #2

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…

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/suggesta…

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.
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