usb-hubs.org
Web and SaaS
product comparison site
SHOW HN2020
560points
275comments
#32of 3,028 in 2020
Top 2%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
26 positive, 66 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 43 critical, out of 138 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Performance: 2 for, 15 againstDesign: 4 for, 9 againstIdea: 7 for, 5 againstPricing: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and useful feature filters
From 2 comments
Nice! It looks pretty clean and I appreciate the affiliate toggle button. What's the story behind this? (Very specific product ;)) I would suggest adding more margin vertically…
thrwaway69 on HNAwesome work. Having just gone through this for my company, I'd recommend a few valuable bits of information: - Thunderbolt 3 support filter - Power delivery capability (usually…
mmastrac on HN
Affiliate link toggle is appreciated
From 2 comments
I just want to tell you how much I appreciate how you allow to turn the affiliate link on and off. And also that you basically made it so that it's the first thing I see when I…
jlengrand on HNIt is quite nice of you to give option to disable affiliate links - though I guess no sane person would want to disable them.
alagu on HN
Objections
Shows prices that can go stale; affiliate terms concern
From 2 comments
Just a word of caution, I believe it is against the affiliate agreement that you show prices. I mean, two of the first four now have the wrong price -- the price probably changed…
bonestamp2 on HNDo not forget to use Amazon Product api to fetch price and mention the last price update in product disclaimer, otherwise you may be violating affiliate program terms, and may…
jitendrac on HN
Lacks key filters such as video resolution, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt
From 3 comments
Nice work. I miss the ability to filter by video support. I got this one [1] without reading the fine print, and it only supports 4K at 30Hz, not 60Hz. I'm actually still looking…
atombender on HNFirst up, nice job. This is awesome! Here's a few filters off the top of my head that you might consider adding: * Price * DisplayPort ports * Maximum power pass-through * Is the…
nfriedly on HNAwesome work. Having just gone through this for my company, I'd recommend a few valuable bits of information: - Thunderbolt 3 support filter - Power delivery capability (usually…
mmastrac on HN
Mostly product listings rather than real reviews; reviews may be fake
From 2 comments
I would prefer if it had less products but actually reviewed them, there is so much crap on Amazon you really need to try something out, disassemble it, sometimes even measure it…
Roritharr on HNNeed to find a way to detect fraudulent reviews and you're set.
blazespin on HN
Requests
Add video resolution and HDMI/DisplayPort port count filters
From 3 comments
Needs to filter whether it can show HDMI 4K at 30Hz or 60Hz. And related to that, for video, it’s possible to have 2 4K 60hz through or one or none. Also filter whether it’s one…
Terretta on HNAn important filter is not just if it has hdmi but how many screens it can support. Just a suggestion.
kyriakos on HNI’d personally like to be able to filter by DisplayPort ports.
donatj on HN
Add Thunderbolt 3 support filter
From 2 comments
Awesome work. Having just gone through this for my company, I'd recommend a few valuable bits of information: - Thunderbolt 3 support filter - Power delivery capability (usually…
mmastrac on HNPower Delivery is already implemented, but you have to choose that the hub has to have at least one usb-c port. It it possible to have power delivery without having an…
junkern on HN
Add sorting and a search for absence of features
From 2 comments
Nice! Unless I'm not seeing it, the only thing it really needs is sorting (by price, by rating, etc).
bonestamp2 on HNSeems very nice. Is there a way to search for hubs that don't have a feature? I want a hub that has ethernet, but not hdmi, for example.
berbec on HN
Add review fraud checks such as ReviewMeta
From 2 comments
Definitely! It is on my todo list to include https://reviewmeta.com/ information for every product :)
junkern on HNConsider running fakespot against the reviews of them as well, because I straight up never buy commodity electronics on amazon without first checking to see how astroturfed the…
eutropia on HN
Add cord length
From 2 comments
This is really cool. One more bit of data that would be helpful: cord length. Almost all of these have short cords that are great for portable use cases, but not ideal for use at…
larrywright on HNNice site! Would be nice to add cable length as well, finding hub for desktop PCs very hard.
hrgiger on HN
Questions
How is product data fetched and how often is it refreshed?
From 1 comment
Very nice project! Can you tell us a little about your tech? How did you crawl Amazon's USB listings, did you use their API? And then how did you figure out if an item has the…
6841iam on HN
Is the project open source?
From 1 comment
It looks very cool :) Is it open source? I'd love to contribute!
tgdn on HN
Alternatives named
Geizhals price comparison site
From 1 comment
For choosing the right product based on a list of spec requirements I can highly recommend the price comparison website Geizhals [1]. They offer an insane amount of filter…
calaphos on HN
Picked.cc phone/VR/camera comparison site
From 1 comment
I love these kind of websites, it's much better than a 20-page guide on CNET or Wirecutter. I've been working for two years on a similar website for Phones/VR/Cameras/Drones,…
arnaudsm on HN