Review Me! Plugcomputers.com

[PlugComputers 0]

I'm impressed you're actually running XP service pack 2 on that computer, especially with only 256 MB of memory, or "224" in your case...? (Whats up with that? Haha)You have to be loving that 1024x768 resolution too. Now I see what you meant when you said you couldn't read the grayish text on my website. Ha

[the_aggie10 0]

dont know about to 224 lol....its horrible...im leaving now to steal that computer then i will see that gray text on your site...which would be the first step to ruling the internet

Edited October 25, 2006 by the_aggie10 (see edit history)

[Kubi 0]

I don't seem to have a problem reading the text. I suggest you make it white, not grey. Also, you might want to give price ranges. I don't see anywhere where it says prices, and onces you see the specs that's what everyone is interested in. Very nice layout also.

[Saint_Michael 3]

The design is not bad at all, I think with the text if yo udo go white you pick another bright color to give it that off set look, maybe a yellow or a bright orange.

 

Also add a bit more dynamic to it I recommend this script for your portfilio page

 

http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/imagezoom.shtml

 

Also I would center the text in the buttons more and maybe drop a FAQ and visiable contact page as well.

[PlugComputers 0]

Ok all, I took some of the recommendations into consideration -

First- I added a small table at the bottom of the page with links to Contact, Help, FAQ, and Privacy Policy.
Let me know what you think of that- I know they will come up 404 Not Found, but just check out the "look", centered look right to you?

Second- I brightened up all the colors a little bit, making the grays a little whiter. Compare the two pages here:

PAGE 1 (original): Original (Gray Colors)
PAGE 2 (new): NEW (Brighter Colors)

Thanks for all the input, let me know what you think of the changes.

[Yacoby 0]

I'm impressed you're actually running XP service pack 2 on that computer, especially with only 256 MB of memory, or "224" in your case...? (Whats up with that? Haha)

dont know about to 224

The integrated graphics chip uses 32Mb of your ram, leaving your computer with 224Mb (out of an original 256Mb of ram)



The brighter text is definitely easy er on my eyes. On the Schedule Your Build! page it would be good to put a gap between the check box and the computer case name, as they are a bit hard to read at present

[lindsaybernsen 0]

saying you are "building needs" does sound counterproductive.

try something like,

explain your needs and let us tailor our design around them

or explain your needs and let us build around them

or explain your needs and let us build a machine to fit

 

also, some grammatical errors which make the page look slightly less polished than it could:

-"Plug Computers was established in 2005 with those computing individuals and businesses in mind that understand their need for a computer," a person ought to be referred to as a "who", not a "that".

-"what was technicaly nescessary" - "necessary"

-"In general, do not be tentative when buying a computer from a large company, not fully understanding what you are getting for your money. Talk to a Plug Computers build specialist to help gain an understanding for what computer is right for you." for should be of. This whole idea seems contradictory. Do NOT be tentative when you don't understand what you are buying?? And why say "in general"? That would seem to include Plug computers as in the category of "large companies" who dont fully explain to you what you are spending money on. What I think you are intending to say is that Plug computers is not one of those companies, and that your representatives will provide the needed one-on-one. If that's the case, revise it to say so.

-unpresidented ought to be "unprecedented"

-"We can assure you that you will be getting the perfect computer for you, no matter what your price range." try "We assure you that you will receive a computer perfectly suited to your needs, regardless of your price range. "

-"whether it be Microsoft Windows XP Home, Professional, or Media Center Editions the choice is yours." "either Microsoft... : the choice is yours."

-"top of the line" = top-of-the-line

-"Need to the power to edit multiple videos at once? Look no furthur." either "need to have the power" or "need the power", "further."

"From time that you contact Plug Computers to being your customization" consider rephrasing, it sounds awkward. "to be your customizer"? perhaps or "to do your customization"

-"Each customer is assigned a representative that will take care of your individual needs" - again, a person ought to be referred to as a "who", not a "that".

-"One representative will consulte, build, test, and ship your computer, all making it easier for you." "Consult"? all making it easier for you sounds odd too, but i cant quite place why. possibly say "making it easier for you to keep tabs on its progress"? something to that effect... Also, taken with the sentence "each customer is assigned a representative..." its slightly redundant. Either choose one sentence or the other or combine the two, but dont keep both.

-"our customer Guarantee", not Guarentee, you do that further down in the paragraph too.

-"and we will analize the problem,"- analyze

Maybe run your content through spellcheck?

The page design itself is very sleek.

Notice from jlhaslip:

Added qute tags per report

Edited November 24, 2006 by jlhaslip (see edit history)

[PlugComputers 0]

Thanks for all the advice guys and gals. I recently made some changes to my "Schedule your build" page. I have it set up as follows, when the vistor clicks the "schedule your build" link at the top of the page they are taken to a page with a base level AMD system, and base level Intel system. From there they click on which system type they would like to customize, AMD or Intel. You can see it here : http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ am having a hard time getting that page to look right, I dont like how users have to scroll down the page to get to the Intel based computer. I need some way to set them side by side. I tried fooling around with creating images last night, as you can see, a black AMD picture, and a white Intel picture, each with their respective computer cases. I dont know how found of these I am either. There has to be a better way to set this page up. If you actually click on the system, AMD or Intel, you are taken to the form page. Each computer category with choices that are sent to a build specialist and the vistors is quoted a price based upon their selections. I like the look of these 2 pages, but its the transition page that needs some work (schedule.php).Please any advice to make this page a little more visually appealing would be greatly appreciated. I would like to do it somehow where both systems were side by side, rather than on top of each other. I tried a table, but the amount of information gets crammed into table with a width of a max 600 pixels. Thanks all, look forward to any recommendations.

[PlugComputers 0]

Is bumping alllowed? I could really use some input on my design folks. Thanks alot.

[michaelper22 0]

Hey all-
Check out the link in my sig to my new computer company website. I finally added the e-commerce side to my business, should help me out.

Let me know what you think of design, I know the "New Technologies" link doesn't work right, as I haven't uploaded that page yet.

Oh and 1 thing specific, in the header what do you think of the line "Explain your needs and let us build them" Does that sound right? Any suggestions?

Thanks, any constructive critism would be appreciated..

I think your site is pretty nice looking. I am not such a big fan of dark backgrounds, but on your site it all works nicely. The header image is very sharp.
I actually looked at the content of the site, and I like what you offer. If I ever need a good, custom-built computer, I'll keep you in mind.

[rsf 0]

I think the logo you were talking about would sound better as "Explain your desires and let us create them" or something like that.I like the layout a lot and the site looks very professional. Only thing is the text in the banner overlaps the logo in one part, the words are too high up on the buttons so they look unnatural, and under the portfolio page you spelt "don't" as "dont't" in the first paragraph.

[darran 0]

These are my commentsBanner: I think the banner is looking fine, with the exception of the following text 'Custom AMD and Intel Gaming, Built to Order Machines'. It is overlapping the cube which in my opinion spoils the entire banner. You could either shift the cube more to the right to give space to the text, or align your text in another position. Whichever works for you!Menubar: I love the roll over image, when I highlight the menu buttons. But 1 thing bugs me though, and there is the amount of vertical space from the text to the end of the button. It puzzles me as to why would you put the text to the top and not in the centre of the button. I feel it would look better if it was centralised in the middle of the button. Last but not least, the biggest flaw in the entire site, too dull! The only image you have is at the banner, try inserting some images within each news item, it does help to lighten the site if there are some pleasing aesthetics in the site, perhaps maybe some animation, something to demonstrate what you are trying to say to your potential customers. Some colorful images would be great because total black is not my idea of a good invitation to potential customers. The bad side apart, this site looks very clean, especially the way the news items are seperated with a different style; I like that. And the fact that your site is minimised for old sizes such as 800 * 600 means that your site caters to even the smallest of resolutions in today's world. Work on the graphics site, and I am sure this site would be perfect

[FLaKes 0]

The computers and the website look cool, although I think it need more images or something to make it more attractive. I clicked on the link and checked out your webpage and all I saw was mostly text.

[michaelper22 0]

Last but not least, the biggest flaw in the entire site, too dull! The only image you have is at the banner, try inserting some images within each news item, it does help to lighten the site if there are some pleasing aesthetics in the site, perhaps maybe some animation, something to demonstrate what you are trying to say to your potential customers. Some colorful images would be great because total black is not my idea of a good invitation to potential customers.

I should have mentioned that the site is very responsive. The simplistic design helps keep it loading quickly, which is a very important factor. From Google Hacks:

Speed isn't everything, it's almost the only thing. Your site should respond almost instantly to a request.

I think we all agree on that one.

[darran 0]

I should have mentioned that the site is very responsive. The simplistic design helps keep it loading quickly, which is a very important factor. From Google Hacks:

I don't think 3 images of 5 kb each would take up much request time, it may even differ by a few milli seconds, so there isn't a problem with adding images affecting your response time.