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Old 01-06-2008, 04:44 PM
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Re: New Computer Question?

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I am shopping for a new computer to trade on. (I am about to start my paper trading)I have been following some deals that dell is running and looking elsewhere...

question:

-Is windows new vista operating system running all the trading apps. that one would need? I have heard mixed things on vista

-What performance measures should I get at a minimum? (computer specs)

-Anything else you would instruct when shopping for a new trading computer...
I currenlty own pcs with both XP and Vista. For trading, I highly recommend XP and forget Vista. Vista is too slow of an OS and is designed for entertainment and not work.

I currently run a Core 2 Duo cpu with 4gig ram. I usually custom build mine as the final price becomes lower than buying a packaged pc. Are you aiming for performance? XP with minimum 2gig ram is the way to go in my opinion.

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