Month: February 2006

Site Changes: Site, Laptop List (Feb 26)

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Because I’m in the process of adding a lot of laptops to the site, the navigation list was getting quite large, and slowing things down. As a result, this weekend I’ve cleaned up the site interface a bit, moving the large laptop list onto its own page. In its place I have created three categories on the front page:
Just Announced – Laptops that have just been announced or just started shipping.
Recently Added – Laptops recently added to the database – this may not necessarily be “new” laptops, as I’m constantly adding older/discontinued models.
Weekly Most Popular – Most popular laptops from the previous week, based on page views/searches.

Laptop List
Having moved the laptop list away from the side navigation, it now resides on its own page, the Ultraportable/Small Laptop List. It’s organized into two columns – one is by display size, the other by manufacturer. Both show the same laptops, just organized differently.

Overall, this should speed up the site considerably, especially if you are on dial-up, as not only have page sizes been reduced, but the number of database queries has been lowered as well (which will benefit everybody).

Interesting Laptop Patent Designs

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Zigzag Designs has put together an interesting collection of laptop patents/inventions that have been filed over the past several years, including some from HP, IBM, and Samsung. Some of the ones with projection displays interested me – if you could work out a small enough projector with a decent resolution and refresh rate, it’s possible you could save weight, size, battery life, or all three (then again, nobody has done it so maybe it’s not possible).

Replacing a Broken Laptop/Notebook Display

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Mobility Guru has put together a small “guide” (for lack of a better word) on what to do when replacing a laptop/notebook display that has been damaged, and is not covered by warranty. They look at going through official channels as well as buying from third parties.

Not something any of us want to experience, but just in case…

You can read it at Mobility Guru

Warranties and Laptops

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If you are confused by the warranties out there, or are wondering just how much you are protected by them (or not protected as the case may be), LAPTOP Magazine has put together an article/guide that you may want to read, The War on Warranties.