any of you guys know a vendor that will deliver setup trading stations in NYC. I would prefer a triple screen set up on a Mac but a windows setup like this would work also: http://www.digitaltigers.com/traderstation-trioelite.asp thanks.
You'll pay DOUBLE what you should (or could) for a "ready-to-trade" setup. Once you decide upon the hardware, the "setup" is very easy.
Price-wise, sure. You can get a good, fast, i7-950 rig with proper motherboard for about $1100.. then 3 monitors for $150-$500 each, depending upon what you want.
ashantt: Why settled with 3? Go for 6!! LOL This classified has a 6-monitor stand: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3077498#post3077498 I just bought 3 24-inch Viewsonic VA2431wm LCD monitors. $159.99 each plus tax from Fry's. These things have come down quite a bit on prices. For $200 or so can get you a 24-inch LED monitor.
for $4-5k that you quoted you can get an amazing desktop, tripple monitors on a nice stand and have a decent chunk of change to spend at a fancy valentine's night dinner in NYC.