On Search for Computers, RAM Filter Missing in Action

[alex20850]

I did a search on "lenovo tiny factor" and 555 were found.

HOWEVER, the RAM size filter found a grand total of 30 out of the 555 - a 94% missing rate. 

In a search for 12 GB, I found 9 on the first page while the RAM filter didn't find any in the 555. 

8 GB (14)

16 GB (1)

4 GB (5)

Not Specified (10 

[stephenmorgan]

Maybe it is because the others were not promoted.

[anjie234]

I believe it's because sellers aren't putting that information into their listings.

Those search "filters" are called "Item Specifics" (IS) for sellers. 

There are different sets of item specifics based on category. 

Sellers are supposed to complete as many item specific fields as possible

for each item they list, to maximize the search functionality.

That being said, IS were put in place some time ago,

and never fine tuned. And WOW some of them really need fine tuning!!

Some IS fields make absolutely no sense at all. (But I digress)

Nevertheless, where it does make sense, they should be completed.

[anjie234]

I forgot to say...    If you put "16GB" (or whatever it is you are looking for) into the search bar,

that might help weed through the 555. It looks like sellers put that info into the listing titles.

Good luck 2 U!

[stephenmorgan]

You have a very good point.  If the Item Specifics is documented to show the GB's of RAM then it would have been included in the RAM Size selections.  In the search above by the OP, only 30 items had the RAM specified in the Item Specifics.