What kind of network card did that unit come with? Dont see network cards listed on many of the units in the business outlet site under Vostro line
I came across this on Monday of this week on the Dell Business Outlet ( refurbished ) website: * Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375Watt PSU * Genuine Windows XP x64 Professional System Price : $699.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP x64 ProfessionalMemory 1 GB DDR2 NON-ECC SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)Floppy Drive 1.44 MB Floppy Disk DriveHard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200 RPM)Video 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI CapableCertified Refurbished Certified RefurbishedBase Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375WMedia Bay 16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilityHardware Upgrade Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration USB Premium Optical 5-Button Mouse Hardware is Microsoft Vista Capable USB Keyboard USB Keyboard __________________________ Add in some more memory and another nVidia NVS graphics card and you are all set to go!
the 80GB disk is a VERY OLD disk. You pretty well have to replace it with a new one (~$100), then reload the OS (2hrs), add 1GB memory (~$50). After $850 and 2hrs of work, you still have a used machine.
Although the upgrade to the E6750 appears to be exorbitant on Dell's website, an equivalenly priced new one is $1,127. The refurb appears to be a decent deal.
For what it's worth, the refurbished Dell machines are less than 21-days old. As for your concerns about the hard drive being "very old" I would suggest that there aren't many trading software applications that are written with high demands of the hard-drive.
If you are searching for a machine with more modern hard drives, may I suggest this Dell Precision T3400 for only $669.00? It comes with 2 hard drives. One is a simply 80 GB SATA-II and the other is an 80 GB SATA-3.0 Gb/s with NCQ. See below: * Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375W * Genuine Windows XP Pro System Price : $669.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP ProMemory 1 GB DDR2 NON-ECC SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)Floppy Drive 1.44 MB Floppy Disk DriveHard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200 RPM) 80 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache 2nd DriveVideo 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI CapableModem 56Kbps Data/Fax ModemMedia Bay 16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilityCertified Refurbished Certified RefurbishedBase Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375WHardware Upgrade Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration Hardware is Microsoft Vista Capable Internal Speaker USB Keyboard USB Optical two button mouse USB Keyboard __________________ There is also the same machine as above on the Dell Business Oulet site for $869.00 but it comes with another Gig of RAM and a 73 GB SAS hard drive (3.5") at 15,000 RPM. Lots to choose from.
A good deal? Just lookin for now. Buy one soon. Precision T3400 (System Identifier: Z2BMWH9R) * Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3.00GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 525W * Genuine Windows XP Pro System Price : $1,019.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP ProMemory 4 GB DDR2 ECC SDRAM 800MHz Dual Ranked (4 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive 160 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst CacheVideo 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI CapableMedia Bay 16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilityCertified Refurbished Certified RefurbishedBase Precision Workstation T3400 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3.00GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 525WHardware Upgrade Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration USB Premium Optical 5-Button Mouse Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader Hardware is Microsoft Vista Capable USB Keyboard