Service Review: Laptopical

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Recently, I stumbled upon a great service called Laptopical – so I decided to do a short review on it.

Overview
Laptopical is a brilliant resource for people who are looking for a new laptop to replace their old, worn machine. It’s for people who live in the US (I’m assuming from the currency symbols), and is great when it comes to looking for honest, solid reviews on what laptops are worth it, and which ones are “not so worth it”. Personally, I’m looking for a new machine to replace my rather old laptop, preferrably something with a good amount of RAM and can run Windows Vista (yes, Windows VISTA) without breaking a sweat – so let’s see how laptopical does in my search for a new laptop.

Usability
Quoting on general aesthetics the website is clean, and everything is tidy and ‘uncluttered’. These are exactly the qualities needed in such a site so you can open it out to be used by all age groups, and it seems laptopical has hit the nail on the head with its well thought out layout. You’ve got RSS feed and search in exactly the places I’d expect (top-right), along with the most recent laptop post which is larger than the other posts. All these traits are a sign of a well-built site.

Usability Grade: 8.5/10

Service Level
The information the site gives is relatively good – all the core specifications needed when deciding what laptop to buy are available. Personally, I wanted to try out a Macbook Pro as I wanted to try a whole new OS and a whole new style of computer, this is what I was taking a look at.

At first glance, after going through the specification I thought that it was a little dissapointing that all I got was a paragraph of information on the laptop, it’s specifications and then nothing else – but then I realized I could carry on scrolling down, to a full review on the laptop. The review itself was pretty personal in terms of it was based on a real individual’s thoughts and feeling on the laptop, not some nonsense quoted in order to sell the laptop. That’s what I like about Laptopical:

“The only problem with the 17-incher-it’s got mercury in it.”

Very bluntly put indeed.

In terms of making your action to purchase the laptop at hand, the website does not just provide you with one option to purchase, but multiple options. This is pretty good seeing as that one choice could be out-of-stock in that particular laptop.

Another great feature – pros and cons. The most simplest, but most effective way to represent any laptop is to have a list of the advantages and disadvantages for the potential buyer to think about, and I think that information on pros and cons that Laptopical provides is very valuable indeed.

Service Level Grade: 8/10

Summary

Usability: 8.5/10
Service Level Grade: 8/10

Verdict
I think when it comes to finding a good laptop to purchase, Laptopical is the way to go. It’s got a very good reputation as a laptop reviewer, and I would recommend it to all who are looking for a laptop to suit their needs and are in search for an honest opinion.