ProductChart.com
Web and SaaS
product comparison site
SHOW HN2015
79points
38comments
#337of 2,565 in 2015
Top 14%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
11 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, uncluttered UI and layout
From 3 comments
I like the clean, uncluttered UI. I have a few questions: 1. Where are you getting the specs for the products? 2. How current are the prices? 3. Could you add an 'LTE' filter for…
findjashua on HNinterface is eye catching , quite an interesting layout of simple and easy knowledge .great work!
Arpit_o4 on HNMaking money off the affiliate links, smart. I like the layout and what not as well. I would prefer a side-by-side when comparing say 2 or 3 different devices.
lettergram on HN
Useful way to visualise multiple purchase criteria
From 2 comments
The design is a bit underwhelming, and I'm not 100% sure the highlight/dismiss thing works all that well. It feels to me like you ought to be able to click a product to highlight…
bshimmin on HNVery pretty! I've discovered it's very important to have "buying criteria" over time, which is what reviews are great for. You learn about things you didn't realize you needed to…
whistlerbrk on HN
Objections
Usability issues with sliders and filter labels
From 2 comments
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…
samirageb on HNVery nice! But things like PPI are meaningless to me so you will lose a lot of people with that. Also it doesn't work very well on an iPhone 6, the sliders were incredibly…
steven2012 on HN
Prices come only from Amazon, some are wrong
From 2 comments
Nice site. A big problem I see is that it only uses Amazon for pricing. This results in the Nexus 6 being listed as 70% more expensive than the Google Play Store. Kind of defeats…
tmuir on HN(your Google Nexus 6 price is all wrong; http://www.productchart.com/smartphones/)
Yeri on HN
Specs sometimes differ from Amazon listings
From 1 comment
I like it. But the specs displayed on your website do not always match the specs from Amazon. Example: Dell Inspiron i5547-15001sLV 15.6-Inch listed with 16GB on your website,…
jusob on HN
Missing reviews and ratings for buying decisions
From 2 comments
Great! One thing, and I don't know how you'd necessarily resolve this, but specifications aren't the be-all and end-all of buying a gadget: a lot of it is taking the time to read…
colinramsay on HNThis. I suspect that far fewer people buy phones/laptops/gadgets based purely on specs and price, which is all that's on display here. For pure commodities this makes total sense…
Doches on HN
Requests
Add Amazon ratings or reviews to items
From 2 comments
Great! One thing, and I don't know how you'd necessarily resolve this, but specifications aren't the be-all and end-all of buying a gadget: a lot of it is taking the time to read…
colinramsay on HNIt would be great if you could add Amazon rating. (E.g. as a circle color.)
stared on HN
Add LTE filter for smartphones
From 1 comment
Happy to hear you like it! The specs are partly from Amazon and partly from the manufacturers websites. The date of the price is always written next to it. Never older then 24h.…
no_gravity on HN
Show processor performance for laptops
From 2 comments
For laptops, I think it would be a good idea to be able to filter by actual screen resolution, rather than PPI. Comparing the performance of the CPU, would be more interesting…
6t6t6 on HNNice site. A big problem I see is that it only uses Amazon for pricing. This results in the Nexus 6 being listed as 70% more expensive than the Google Play Store. Kind of defeats…
tmuir on HN
Optimise for mobile devices
From 1 comment
``` things like PPI are meaningless to me so you will lose a lot of people with that ``` Interesting. I'm curious to hear more about the causality behind that! ``` doesn't work…
no_gravity on HN
Side-by-side comparison view
From 1 comment
Making money off the affiliate links, smart. I like the layout and what not as well. I would prefer a side-by-side when comparing say 2 or 3 different devices.
lettergram on HN
Questions
Where do the specs come from?
From 2 comments
I like the clean, uncluttered UI. I have a few questions: 1. Where are you getting the specs for the products? 2. How current are the prices? 3. Could you add an 'LTE' filter for…
findjashua on HNI like the simplicity of the site. If you don't mind asking: where do you get the specs information?
mfalcon on HN
How current are the prices?
From 2 comments
I like the clean, uncluttered UI. I have a few questions: 1. Where are you getting the specs for the products? 2. How current are the prices? 3. Could you add an 'LTE' filter for…
findjashua on HNHappy to hear you like it! The specs are partly from Amazon and partly from the manufacturers websites. The date of the price is always written next to it. Never older then 24h.…
no_gravity on HN
How are products selected for the charts?
From 2 comments
This is a great idea, buyers really love side by side comparisons... my main concern is how are products being populated? I'd like to know that I'm not potentially missing…
hagope on HNIm including the most popular products available on Amazon.com. Depending on product type between 100 and 300 products. Maybe I should show the same number of products in each…
no_gravity on HN
Alternatives named
Geizhals.at
From 1 comment
Nice idea, not so good execution. I like geizhals.at for such things. The design is old school, but it lets me filter for things I care. Smartphones example: Battery capacity,…
k__ on HN
Newegg filtering
From 1 comment
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…
samirageb on HN
Camelcamelcamel price history
From 1 comment
I like the clean, uncluttered UI. I have a few questions: 1. Where are you getting the specs for the products? 2. How current are the prices? 3. Could you add an 'LTE' filter for…
findjashua on HN