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How HN took it
26 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 14 critical, out of 81 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Design: 10 for, 5 againstIdea: 10 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimal styling that is fast and usable
From 3 comments
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…
mxuribe on HNI absolutely love the clear, fast, no-nonsense and almost Pinboard-like styling and layout.
thirdsun on HNIt looks great despite having very little styling!
0x1d on HN
Useful idea for laptop shopping
From 2 comments
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…
plankton_sb on HNWow, 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…
netsec_burn on HN
Objections
Only mentions Amazon links, so coverage is skewed
From 3 comments
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…
samsnelling on HNBingo. No affiliate income. This site is biased not to mention inaccurate. More mentions does not equal better.
woogiewonka on HNThere 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.
cstuder on HN
Weak mobile layout and styling
From 2 comments
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…
tehwalrus on HNNow 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…
onli on HN
Requests
Filters for RAM, storage, GPU, Linux compatibility
From 5 comments
I'd like to be able to filter by comment about laptop used with linux. This feature would be great
rihegher on HNNice! 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…
Tepix on HNBeing able to filter by amount of RAM, SSD/HDD and maybe the most common CPU lines, would be nice.
toyg on HNplease 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…
digler999 on HNIt would be nice to see which ones are linux friendly and don't come with Windows preinstalled.
choward on HN
Add more brands such as Apple
From 2 comments
Good idea, but needs more Apple. I can't imagine they haven't come up at all.
shortformblog on HNThis is a good idea, and something I'd use. Curious why Apple is not included in the "all brands" section?
city41 on HN
Questions
Is Amazon's displayed price varying by browsing mode
From 1 comment
Visiting the first link (Dell 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop) on amazon the price i see is $799.99. Visiting in private browsing…
gliderShip on HN
Alternatives named
Pcpartpicker-style spec comparison sites like specout.com
From 1 comment
Nice job! I'd love to see an integration with www.specout.com for processor and GPU comparisons (even just links).
politician on HN