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by samirageb 4166 days ago
I think this has potential, but there are so many usability issues that it's quite difficult to use effectively.

A few examples (only talking about laptops):

-Labels on the sliders are unclear. If I select 4GB of RAM, are the results showing only those laptops with 4GB of RAM? or those that are >= 4GB?

-No distinction between configuration options & laptop models. On first load, it appears that there are 100+ models to choose from, when in reality it's probably much less with several configuration options.

-Possibly Bad assumptions that will affect data integrity. Amazon is not a reliable source for laptop specs or models because many products are fulfilled by 3rd parties that sloppily input specs and are inconsistent on where details are located. For example, the model number might be in the title, details, technical specifications, or Q&A.

-Odd defaults. Why do I start out looking for laptops with 1GB of RAM & 16GB HDDs ?

I'll check back periodically and keep an eye on this. My first thought is to take the best pieces from newegg.com and emulate those as they got filtering right in many ways.

My $.02 is focus on getting the experience / specs reliable and THEN add pricing. You might be spreading yourself too thin trying to tackle pricing as well.