What kind of workstation to buy? (Dell, HP,...please help a non computer guy)

[Overnight]

I've said my peace, 4K away! Have at it!

 

[viruscore1]

Oh, and one other thing, lylec...
Really? It worked last year, 5, 10, 20 years ago. Why does it not work now? Just a spoiled brat that can't work with second-hand tools? Don't have the best, biggest brightest and shiniest new toys to play with, so one can't be productive? Wah wah wah. Me me me! It's all about ME! I want I want I want! I want the newest toys! WAH! If I can't have it, nothing will work forever it's all broken forever wahhhhhhh!
All you bitches need to STFU and learn how to be frugal, and stop wasting money on shit you don't really need.

The new IDE's and 4k work well together with more screen space. Plus we need to deal with middleware, DB(s), C#, JAVA, QA, python, and in some cases legacy cobol. We start our developers with 1 monitor. But the cost benefit justify multiple monitors once they catch up to speed. That is the development side only.

 

[Scataphagos]

I would look at the warranty service arrangements. If you need service, do they offer phone support? Do you have to mail-in the unit, or carry-in the unit to a nearby store, or will they come to your site? It's these service arrangements that can be a major differentiator. Most everything else (type of equipment, specs) is a commodity.

A big reason why I like Dell Precision workstations. Warranty service is "on site", and phone tech support is with someone in America who speaks ENGLISH!

(Dell Precision is their "business class" line. It gets different/better support treatment than their "cosnumer" lines.)

 

[apdxyk]

Real pros, be them a surgeon, photographer or a mechanic have a double or triple quantities of their critical tools. For the money this commodity cost, you could double up on cheap equipment, just one approach. You could evise a formula, if that helps, e.g. average loss for a 3 year period per equipment ammortization for the same period of time, or something like that. A non-issue. I focus on my own limitations. Equipment is just but a tool.

 

[viruscore1]

A fool with a tool is still a fool. Nothing will help. Can this be changed with robotic trading. This is the challenge...

 

[Trader13]

A big reason why I like Dell Precision workstations. Warranty service is "on site", and phone tech support is with someone in America who speaks ENGLISH!

(Dell Precision is their "business class" line. It gets different/better support treatment than their "consumer" lines.)

For laptops, what's the difference between a Dell Precision and a Latitude? I thought the Latitude was their "business class" brand.

 

[Scataphagos]

For laptops, what's the difference between a Dell Precision and a Latitude? I thought the Latitude was their "business class" brand.

I think both are considered business class... with Precision the upper one. (There isn't a "Latitude equivalent" in the desktop line.)

 

[viruscore1]

A big reason why I like Dell Precision workstations. Warranty service is "on site", and phone tech support is with someone in America who speaks ENGLISH!
(Dell Precision is their "business class" line. It gets different/better support treatment than their "cosnumer" lines.)

You're definitely paying for your warranty buying a new computer. Similar to prepaying for repairs on a refurbished unit. Or pay as you go with a used one. The precision and latitude business class computer use better components compared to consumer grade. However, you'll find similar components in Apple price equivalent. I notice when i buy box store computers, they last about the same time as the warranty. Then they require major repair. But the precision and latitude last much longer. Usually they're still working until I retire them, unless i drop them and kick them around. I'm always on Ebay looking for good buys. My latest is Lenovo E31 SFF xeon E3 1275 3.5hz 8GB Ram bench marks at 9327, not bad for under $120 bucks, upgrade to SSD and 4K monitor. Still less than a new computer, works great...

 

[Scataphagos]

My latest is Lenovo E31 SFF xeon E3 1275 3.5hz 8GB Ram bench marks at 9327, not bad for under $120 bucks, upgrade to SSD and 4K monitor. Still less than a new computer, works great...

My only experience with SFF was with an HP unit which literally burst into flame on my desk. Still, that's the way to buy a trading computer if cost/value means anything. With 4K TVs available, only 1, x16 slot on the mobo is enough to power the equivalent of 4x, 1920x1080 monitors for trading.

 

[viruscore1]

My only experience with SFF was with an HP unit which literally burst into flame on my desk. Still, that's the way to buy a trading computer if cost/value means anything. With 4K TVs available, only 1, x16 slot on the mobo is enough to power the equivalent of 4x, 1920x1080 monitors for trading.

Anyone buying 4x 1080p now will wish they bought 4k in a few months. It's similar to when LED screens came out, LCD monitors were given away. Or people recommending plasma tv's when LED came out. What did you do, buy HP SFF at the corner box store? I guess you put the warranty to good use. hahaha