[lylec305]

Originally Posted by TheNegotiator »

A warning to anyone reading. Buy any computer on ebay for $150 for trading and you are taking a big risk. appl, dell or otherwise.(or even an appl for $1000+-we all miss things sometimes when we are actually trading lyle, so show some respect)

We all need to earn respect not demand it. Before critisizing, get all the facts straight. without all the facts. How can anyone say $150 computer is bad when you are on a thread with someone that has one with 8 core xeon. I never said I bought mine on ebay.

System displays 2gb ram is normal for win32 XP. As long as bios displays 4gb installed.

[TheNegotiator]

lyle, don't get all defensive. I never actually said a $150 computer by definition is bad. Our jobs as traders is to look at all possibilities. Just remember that while the people posting on this thread may have some experience here, others who read it may not. These people may not be so lucky if they get a refurb.

And as for your comment about respect, whether you like it or not everyone here is required to treat all other users with respect. You don't have to always agree with people. That's fine.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and opinions and your comments will be noted.

[lylec305]

Originally Posted by TheNegotiator »

lyle, don't get all defensive. I never actually said a $150 computer by definition is bad. Our jobs as traders is to look at all possibilities. Just remember that while the people posting on this thread may have some experience here, others who read it may not. These people may not be so lucky if they get a refurb.

And as for your comment about respect, whether you like it or not everyone here is required to treat all other users with respect. You don't have to always agree with people. That's fine.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and opinions and your comments will be noted.

Checkout dell refurb website for commercial grade hardware at reasonable prices. Lookout for sales, they drop the price buy an additional 50%...

[lylec305]

Originally Posted by Tams »

Computers are so cheap and powerful these days, there is really no need to penny pinch to compromise your trading activity.

I would not buy a used computer myself, not for trading, and not even for playing. The reason is very simple:
a "deeply discounted", most powerful dual CPU xeon of yesteryear is not nearly as powerful as a middle of the road computer of today.

If anybody wants to save some money on computers, the only place I would trust is Dell refurb. They often have "new" computers, either due to overstock, or corporate customer restocks. Make sure you buy current models and not end of line computers.

My experience with HP and Dell purchased at the consumer level last a few months pass the warrante. But I have an old HP kayak workstation i bought new with dual P3, 13 yrs a go that's still running. Maybe you had better luck than me. I will take a dell precision over a dell insperon anyday. Totally differant class but they come with similar configs.