C|net’s new web ads: why you shouldn’t buy this one
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Original URL: http://reviews.cnet.com/Toshiba_Portege_M200_tablet_PC/4507-3121_7-30596988.html?tag=spec
C|net is experimenting with a new web interface, along with many new features, some of which remind me of Amazon.com. Among them, I am most impressed and puzzled by the following, which you have to scroll pretty far down to see on their product spec page. It´s interesting for a couple reasons:
It is meant to pursuad you from buying the product you are investigating. I would have thought that C|net gets a penny from the vender (Toshiba in this case) for every hit on the product page, but it looks like it´s the competitors who are paying them. What kind of a business model is that?
Supposedly — according to the C|net disclaimer below — these ads were generated not by an (un)intelligent employee at C|net (or HP) but by a software agent, by polling and comparing product specs AND REVIEWS. It deserves an Wow if the claim is completely true, given the quality of writing. It could be a great educational aide for college students.
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Competing products (beta)
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|  | HP Compaq Business Notebook nc6000 Better features For a little more money than the Toshiba Portege M200, you can get the HP Compaq Business Notebook nc6000, which has certain advantages. For instance, it has a 60GB hard drive, against the 40GB of the Toshiba Portege M200. Additionally, the HP Compaq Business Notebook nc6000 is only 1.3 in thick, as opposed to 1.5 in thick for the Toshiba Portege M200. And it will only cost you about $445 more than the Toshiba Portege M200 (i.e., around $2,360). Product info | Buy info |
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|  | Sony VAIO GRT390Z Better features in an alternative model Before you decide to buy the Toshiba Portege M200, you might want to compare it to the Sony VAIO GRT390Z, a general-purpose notebook which has certain advantages. Although it will cost you about $1,200 more than the Toshiba Portege M200, it will bring you into a different class of notebooks. For instance, it has a 16.1-inch screen size, against the 12.1 inch of the Toshiba Portege M200. In addition, the Sony VAIO GRT390Z has an 80GB hard drive, as opposed to 40GB for the Toshiba Portege M200. Product info | Buy info |