Newegg deliberately cripples parametric search - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 01:56:21 am
content: Apparently,Newegghas made the executive decision to deliberately cripple its parametric search.A few experiments:1.) search desktop memory for DDR3 1866 and/or CL rating2.) search motherboard by form factor, e.g. uATX, mITX3.) search power supplies by 80PLUS certificationIn summary, all of these options (and surely a bunch more) have been completely removed from parametric search. Absolutely worthless.

author: rexxar
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 01:59:05 am
content: I noticed yesterday that they removed the option to search CPU socket type. Why the hell would you even do that?!

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 02:30:06 am
content: Quote from: rexxar on November 18, 2013, 01:59:05 amO...M...F...G.Clearly some "brilliant" marketing strategy at play here. Nothing to distinguish Newegg from competitors like Amazon anymore...I'm anticipating significant losses in Q4 and hope they choke on their incessant blasphemy.

author: rexxar
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 04:42:39 am
content: Quote from: slateraptor on November 18, 2013, 02:30:06 amI always confused Amazon and Newegg's parametric searches. Newegg was the way I wish Amazon's was, but at least Amazon and TigerDirect let you filter by socket type.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 05:22:35 am
content: It does seem really stupid, but how do you know it was deliberate, and not just a screwup?

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 06:12:02 am
content: Not seeing the problem you're describing here.Works as well as it always has for me.

author: gxti
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 06:25:23 am
content: Newegg has been busy driving themselves into the ground for the past 2 years. They're ass-deep in the "marketplace" nonsense that Amazon has been doing for 5 years or more, where you can't even tell what company you're buying things from and every search is littered with garbage. RIP.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2013, 08:48:09 am
content: Quote from: edavid on November 18, 2013, 05:22:35 amI've noticed there is this current trend in UI of "simplification" and "reducing clutter", better known as "removing useful features" and "hiding things where it's difficult to find them"

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2013, 02:35:40 am
content: Quote from: Skimask on November 18, 2013, 06:12:02 amIt's all back now...wtf??

author: tsmith35
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2013, 02:50:30 am
content: Newegg has been going downhill for a while. I try and avoid them, especially now that they hit me with restocking fees for everything I return, regardless of condition. Their restocking guys must be driving Ferraris...

author: adnewhouse
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2013, 11:06:55 pm
content: I avoid searching from newegg directly. I usehttp://pcpartpicker.com/. Their search is usually great and it tells where to buy it the cheapest. It'll even find combo deals as well.