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To: thebeach who wrote (84588)	1/4/2000 9:58:00 PM
From: Carl van Rooyen	Read Replies (1) of 90042

beach...I'd like to suggest to you that you strongly consider purchasing a Dell. I say this not as a cheerleader but someone who's had to deal with inferior customer service at other companies over the last several years. In 1999 I purchased five Dell systems, and have to say these guys are hands down the best company to deal with - and their direct buying system allows you the most flexibility IMO. I've had Compaq, HP, and a couple of Gateways (the worst company of all of them to deal with in my experience) in the last 3 years...the Dell workstation I use every day is - knock on wood - easily the best, although that line is a bit pricey for most. Agree with prior post advising the higher rpm drive, and spend the money for at least 128 memory. I personally feel that the most important end of online trading is the connection, and believe any way you can step up your speed there is critical. I use a wireless system bridged to a LAN router, and it's changed my world. Look into the options in your area if you haven't already - some people might not agree but I think max connection speed is tantamount. Especially of course on the intraday plays. One suggestion: go with NT, by far the least troublesome. All serious traders I know are exclusively NT, which isn't a rap on anyone using other Windows, it's just that NT will be more reliable in the long run. If you're into the games, you can always use partition software (cheap) and boot off two OS, and keep the NT clean and just trade with it. That's something you want to decide at the outset though, it's a pain in the ass to partition once you're loaded. JMO...good luck!

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