The REAL reason you don't see reviews of notebooks...

So I was trying to get someone... anyone to review my notebooks. I didn't think this would be too hard. You know. send someone a $3,000 notebook to beat on for a while.

99% of the people wouldn't answer back, I did get one answer back though. The trick is to ask about ADVERTISING first.

This may be of interest to the people who wanted to see an unbiased review of K/N, or your favorite brand. It is excerpts taken from a series of emails back and forth between myself and a "legitamate" notebook site.

Corporate Man: We can put a logo up top that says "This section sponsored by Killer Notebooks". Plus the text link I mentioned, plus some banner ads if that's of interest.

Killer Notebooks: Ok, I am potentially interested in that.
What is the URL of that forum, what kind of traffic are you getting and what is the cost?

Corporate Man: Our forums arent that popular but our site is and any text links will do pretty well.

Killer Notebooks: What would you say to a review?

Corporate Man: Are you going to advertise with us?

Is it any wonder that a DILL or an Alienfairy system would score so well against an IDENTICAL system from another boutique company like mine?

By the way, the cost of said review "advertising" $2,500 - $5,000 with a 12 month contract. If I had an extra $5,000 a month to just blow I wouldn't need advertising at all.

man, why do u only operate in US ? can't u come to sg or sumthing ?

ye of course u can, though let see including shipping cost it will be way over my budget so yepx@ unless u provide me with free shipping HAHA!

my budget is looking at 1200-1600 but USD1700 max i actually was looking at interceptor...can't expect much, i am a student@

Drop me a line if and when you get a MXM notebook and I'll be happy to review it

Let's see. You give them a $3.000 Laptop to play with. Plus you have to spend $5,000 for ads. That may get you 0.2 cents worth of business.

This is completely NOT a slam on you.

Your site is not very professional looking. I am not trying to put you down, but it is questionable to a person that goes there because it looks like a Front Page template or something. I don't think this is the type of review that the people are looking for. I think they want a Toms Hardware, Mobility Guru, Cnet, etc.

The review I read lacked substance. With the benachmarks use screen shots and comparisons.

I wasn't trying to put down the site at all.

I think it is imformative.

Change this: here.

To This (take out the quotes in the URL):
URL=http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/Table.html]here.[/URL

Add a "[" to the front and a "]" to the back

Result: MXM Upgrade Table.