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

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Post by yarou »

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 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.

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

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Post by eb0la »

smonff wrote: post #60
gliderShip wrote: post #34

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?

If you need to buy plane tickets, it is also recommended.

The time of day is also an important factor in smart pricing.

Usually everything goes up when people is not asleep or at work.

Like if prices were different at the mall when it is full.

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

#104

Post by kaishiro »

CaptSpify wrote: post #91
onli wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

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.

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

#105

Post by CaptSpify »

onli wrote: post #93
CaptSpify wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 si…

> 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.

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

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Post by CaptSpify »

kaishiro wrote: post #104
CaptSpify wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

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

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Post by CaptSpify »

paradite wrote: post #63
CaptSpify wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

With all respect: I completely disagree.

And that's fine. I'd be curious as to why though

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

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Post by mynewtb »

nickysielicki wrote: post #108
dyukqu wrote: post #56

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.

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

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Post by ryanSrich »

notheguyouthink wrote: post #10

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).
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