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Correct, and it's not supposed to :)
edit: though it should match anything i5-XXXX just fine, as the "-" is not considered part of a single word
We may have to update the FAQ there; if you try...
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I would rather not match the specific processor though, just the family. I assume there is no wildcard, like i5*? How would you suggest I search for anything that has "i5" in the title?
I...
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Hi all,
I searched for this info and either it does not exist or I did not use correct keywords. Also, hopefully this is the best place to ask this question.
I wanted to test some of my deal...
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What Bryantq said. Also, you'll be happy to know that our next version of dealalerts (which is currently in testing) allows you to preview your dealalert matches as you're creating it.
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The deal alerts system works very similar to our search (and in fact you can create deal alerts from your search results).
So try whatever keyword query/combinations you had in mind in our search...
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Thank you both very much, this will do (for now!) haha
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But if your search is only for "i5" in the title, you might miss the threads that list the generation of i5, and there are a lot of deals like that with "i5-xxxx". Just something to consider.
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From SlickDeals.com Deal Alerts FAQ
Quote: To combine title only search with multiple keywords, using the flash drive/hard drive example above, you would add the following alert:
@title "flash...
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I would simply enter "i5" - it should match things like "i5-3750" just fine, unless they type it out as "i53570"; if you find anything it doesn't match like that, please let me know and I'll see what...
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Okay. Here is an example of a search that I am struggling with a little.
I am looking for an i5 laptop of average (14-15.6) size. There are other specs, obviously but these are the most...
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You shouldn't be using @title multiple times - should work better :)
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Thanks, any suggestions?