10 Usability Heuristics for www.hardwarezone.com.sg

1. Recognition rather than Recall

1.1. Every categories and filters has drop down lists

1.2. In search results, there is no Suggestions to help users

2. Flexibility and Efficiency of Use

2.1. On top right of the page, there are headers linking to different categories of news

2.2. There is no shortcut from one article to another

3. Aesthetic and Minimalist Design

3.1. The Facebook social plugin in every page which distracts users

3.2. The site has a consistent black and green theme

4. Help Users Recognize, Diagnose, and Recover from Errors

4.1. Uses a default error page if internet connection is cut off

4.2. Search results does not have related links of the item being searched

5. Help and Documentation

5.1. There is no meaning or help on terms like CPU and NAS

6. Visibility of system status

6.1. Tells users which page the user is using a black square on the page number

6.2. When going from article to article, there is no indication whether the page is loading or not

7. Match between System and the Real World

7.1. Under News Categories, it uses terms like CPU for computer builders

7.2. For promotions, the header is named "Buys of the Week" which may mislead users

8. User Control and Freedom

8.1. In articles, there is “Go back” button to return users to the previous page

8.2. If users pick a specific category, the header would have the category's name like "All CPU News"

9. Consistency and Standards

9.1. The Categories box are on every article

9.2. Every promotion has a picture and caption

10. Error prevention

10.1. In promotions page, all pictures will link to the article

10.2. Every category the user picks has a header