Ask HN: MacRumors Buyer's Guide for all gadgets?
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It would definitely be a useful factor in deciding new purchases.
I think I would use it as a quick check and hope that no login is necessary.
I think I would use it as a quick check and hope that no login is necessary.
Thanks--ya no logins needed. Would an alert where you choose the product you're interested in, put in your email address, and then get an email the day it's released help? Or would you only want to check it right before a purchase?
Are you planning on monetising it via affiliate links?
Yup there will be affiliate links, but might also consider either a credit system/plan like Dropbox uses, or a freemium model where features like alerts would be paid for. If we did use some sort of payment model, we'd consider offering free credits to reward purchases made through our affiliate links.
If you haven't already seen it, you might want to look at http://www.ilounge.com/ an ipod site that started off as a blog, built a community, then sold advertising for a free buyers guide amongst other things. As I understand it, it is (or rather at least was a few years ago) quite profitable.
Thanks! will have a look now
The idea is what if you could see into the future and know in advance when gadgets were going to be updated and released?
Would a MacRumors Buyer's Guide for all gadgets be useful to you? We would love all the feedback and insight we can get. Thanks HN!
[1] buyersguide.macrumors.com—The key to the MRBG is their product cycle-based buying recommendation. For example, say you want to buy an iMac. As of today, the iMac has not been updated in 206 days. The iMac's average refresh cycle is 226 days, so MRBG recommends "Buy only if you need it - Approaching the end of a cycle." It's not perfect, but now you've got a more complete picture before you make you make the purchase.