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But isn't price one of the main things people choose these on? If I'm looking for a cheap chromebook (as one of the main points of the chromebook seems price),

by PanMan 12y ago

But isn't price one of the main things people choose these on? If I'm looking for a cheap chromebook (as one of the main points of the chromebook seems price), I don't want to see the $1400 Chromebook pixel, or at least (mentally) filter it out.

d2p 12y ago
I don't think there's enough variance in price (Except for the Pixel) that it's a huge factor. My goal was to help people in my shoes, that have some requirements (1080p, 4GB, decent processor) to filter down the available list. I really don't want to get into being a price comparison site. If I add prices, people will constantly be telling me they're wrong. I want to focus on specs/facts that don't change as much as possible.
- chrisBob 12y ago
  You shouldn't have to update it manually. Isn't there a good way to pull the current price from amazon?
  - d2p 12y ago
    There is; but some devices aren't listed on Amazon and the prices can vary a lot. I think trying to show reasonable prices is a can of worms I don't want to open; especially given the little variance between them (ignoring the Pixel).
    - drivingmenuts 12y ago
      Seems like price would be the best method of discriminating between them, if all other factors are showing low variance.
      - d2p 12y ago
        I can definitely see the value; and I'm planning on adding RRP; but I don't want to get into price comparison and keeping things updated (or scraping). The goal is definitely to just help you see what fits your criteria and available in your market; then you have a smaller list to compare in reviews etc.
- darkarmani 12y ago
  Round the prices so there are categories of prices. At least you can compare withing the same price range then.
  - d2p 12y ago
    I think it'd be tricky, things could be $2 apart and in different "bands". The only real logical bands to me are "Not a Pixel" and "a Pixel"! I've added RRP, but it's currently unpopulated.
- sjs382 12y ago
  $179 vs $329 is a 1:1.83 price ratio. I think that's significant.
  - d2p 12y ago
    I'm adding RRP that should help with this; but it doesn't need a ton of maintenance work :)

by PanMan 12y ago

d2p 12y ago

I don't think there's enough variance in price (Except for the Pixel) that it's a huge factor. My goal was to help people in my shoes, that have some requirements (1080p, 4GB, decent processor) to filter down the available list. I really don't want to get into being a price comparison site. If I add prices, people will constantly be telling me they're wrong. I want to focus on specs/facts that don't change as much as possible.

chrisBob 12y ago
You shouldn't have to update it manually. Isn't there a good way to pull the current price from amazon?
- d2p 12y ago
  There is; but some devices aren't listed on Amazon and the prices can vary a lot. I think trying to show reasonable prices is a can of worms I don't want to open; especially given the little variance between them (ignoring the Pixel).
  - drivingmenuts 12y ago
    Seems like price would be the best method of discriminating between them, if all other factors are showing low variance.
    - d2p 12y ago
      I can definitely see the value; and I'm planning on adding RRP; but I don't want to get into price comparison and keeping things updated (or scraping). The goal is definitely to just help you see what fits your criteria and available in your market; then you have a smaller list to compare in reviews etc.
darkarmani 12y ago
Round the prices so there are categories of prices. At least you can compare withing the same price range then.
- d2p 12y ago
  I think it'd be tricky, things could be $2 apart and in different "bands". The only real logical bands to me are "Not a Pixel" and "a Pixel"! I've added RRP, but it's currently unpopulated.
sjs382 12y ago
$179 vs $329 is a 1:1.83 price ratio. I think that's significant.
- d2p 12y ago
  I'm adding RRP that should help with this; but it doesn't need a ton of maintenance work :)