Truff - How about at least detailing the specs of that "professional high end desktop for a home desktop price" so people can have a reasonable idea what your definition of such a system is?
Features: >PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon XP processor 3000 (2.16GHz), > MEMORY: 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM memory (expandable to 2GB), > HARD DRIVE: 90GB Ultra DMA 7200 RPM, > MULTIMEDIA DRIVE: CD-RW; 48x CD-ROM, > GRAPHICS: SiS Real Graphics: Video Memory: 64MB, > ETHERNET: Integrated 10/100Base-T network interface, > USB PORTS: 4x USB 2.0, > AUDIO: Integrated AC '97, 6 figure configurable, > OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows XP- Home Edition(XP Professional, i believe is $50 more). Keyboard and mouse included as well. ANYBODY INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT KEITH AT HTIEK@OPTONLINE>NET, OR CALL 516.220.3880 and mention TRUFF from elite trader. Keith is the computer guy, he can answer any questions better than I could.
I just configured the same system online but with a bigger 120gig harddrive and faster CD rom for $613 at http://www.cyberpowersystem.com as mentioned in this thread. $675 is too much. They are very competitive. peace axeman
thats ridiculous, the site you mentioned doesn't come with many things, including an operating system. your comparing apples to oranges. do your homework!!!!
Ummmm... thats WITH Windows XP. What are the other "many things"? I configured it exactly with everything you had. Forget to list some specs?? peace axeman
OK, explains a lot. Not exactly "high end" but a decent config for trading (which doesn't actually need "high end" capacity anyway). It's too light on RAM, disk, and video and has a slower FSB and similarly slower RAM to be realistically called "high end" these days. A DVD is also fairly standard on "high end" machines. Not to mention a Firewire interface and a media reader. But it's pretty good.
Very true about not really "high end". In the spirit of the thread I was going for one of their "specials". Probably would be more suited for a student or casual user. Cyberpower can do the thing with spec branded raid drives and memory, Thermaltake power supplies, bigger server cases, along with the latest processors, etc.