Advice On New Computer

I also have a Logitech cordless wheel mouse that has just been wonderful! No problems at all and no cord to deal with, just batteries every few months.
 
LOL i can't believe it..three freaking stupid mouse posts! Gee willy gosh...forget about processor speed, hard drives, and mem...just be sure you get one of those neaty little cordless mice! LOL
 
roger2 and huby,

Interesting you say that as I immediately drew the same conclusion upon reading his last post. Oh well, try as he might to keep hiding behind ever-changing names...
 
A trader needs screen space, the more the better. Dual 19's are the minimum, quads better, two pc running duals or quads best. You need a strong desk to handle the weight! My experience is most any PC works ok, your setup will be fine. It's awfully nice to have at least one broadband connection plus a backup. cable modem on one PC (with quad 19's) and dsl on the other(runnign dual 19's), now there's a set-up. I would rather have two cheap computers than one expensive one.
 
A 21" monitor is a poor choice. So is the 15" LCD. For the price of that Trinitron you could get two, maybe three great 19"ers AND a dual monitor card. Look at Samsung SyncMaster 955DF. A 19"er with crisp text and gorgeous graphics for $250.
 
ive been using a pentium II with a single 19" screen and a PIII laptop for the last 2 years.. for the most part they serve their purpose but screen space is very limited and when the market starts moving fast, my computer lags..

so, its time to upgrade and i was surfing on Tonys site and noticed the link to TriKinetic.. i was playing with their configurator and for a P4 1.7 Ghz with 768mb memory and basic cd drive, modem, nic, 30gb HD.. they want 4698.00.. add 4 15" LCDs and you are up to 6539.00..

now.. am i missing something or are these people smoking crack? has anyone had any experience with this company?

i dont know very much about this stuff but from what ive read, it seems simple enough just to buy all of the parts that i want and plug them together into a computer system.. is this reasonable or would i be asking for a nightmare? i could go with DELL or another major brand but they dont offer some of the options that i want.. for instance DELL has ATI's line of video cards and i want to use dual matrox 450's.. (i read in a review that matrox is the best thing going for dual screens)..

also, whats better.. AMD's new XP processor or the Intel P4.. and what about monitors? im thinking i want 4 19" Sony Trinitrons.. does anyone have experience with these? i saw one in the computer store the other day and it seemed pretty sharp..

any comments or advice would be appreciated..

thanks,

-qwik
 
quik,

you can do a heck of a lot better...check these guys out...

www.sys.com

FAST!

config it anyway you want.

go with the athlon.

also, go with 17" flat panels.... not crt. prices have come down a lot.

and get over a gig of ram...cheap upgrade these days.


doug
 
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