Trading computer setups

[nulla nulla]

A lenovo 19" Widescreen side by side with a Benq 24". The lenovo for graphs, spreadsheets, emails and report lookups and the Benq for CommsecIress continuous live feed during trading hours. Also an IBM all-in-one Netvista 17" for day to day work and chat site access. Both Computer steups running windows xp-service pack3 with IE7. No hickups, freeze outs or unnecessary downtime.

I added another IBM Netvista with a 17" monitor for day to day work. This allows me to complete day-to-day work commitments, while working spreadsheets and watching stock movement and graphs on the other screens.

 

[enigmatic]

My little baby is nearly on its way, just trying to decide if it has 3 24" or 4 22" its a tough decision but i think ill go for the 24" 's

 

[veni_vedi_vici]

I'm not posting my specs but rather telling you something which my family have taken advantage of. If you have kids or are teachers, build yourselves a lovely computer for under $1500, and under Kevin's education scheme or whatever it is you can claim/get 50% of the cost of the 'educational' equipment back.

 

[jono1887]

I'm not posting my specs but rather telling you something which my family have taken advantage of. If you have kids or are teachers, build yourselves a lovely computer for under $1500, and under Kevin's education scheme or whatever it is you can claim/get 50% of the cost of the 'educational' equipment back.

Yep, this thing is awesome... covered my laptop, internet connection, printer and a host of other things thanks to my lil brothers

I know you are allowed to dip into next years amount aswell, but does anyone know how many years ahead you can go??

 

[overit]

Check this one out. For the trader on the move!

Dual-screen laptop on sale by Christmas

The world's first truly dual-screen laptop, which will allow computer users to multi-task while on the move, is due to go on sale by the end of the year.


The gScreen Spacebook will boast two 15.4 in screens which can slide away to fill the space of a single screen when the laptop is being stored or transported.

The first photos of the pioneering gadget have been obtained by Gizmodo, the US technology website.

Gordon Stewart, the founder of gScreen, told the website that the first Spacebooks should be available on Amazon by December this year, once final modifications are complete.

"We designed this knowing that many may not need the extra screen at all times," he said.

The dual-screen laptop is aimed at professional video editors, photographers and designers who need to flick between different applications to carry out their work.

But anyone willing to meet the expected $3,000 (£1,835) price tag should be warned that the double screen is likely to push the weight of the Spacebook significantly above standard laptops. The energy demands of running two monitors will also prove a drain on the computer's batteries.

Other technology firms have produced laptops with smaller bolt-on second screens, but this is believed to be the first model with twin monitors of equal size.

 

[jono1887]

Check this one out. For the trader on the move!

wow... definately want one!!

 

[soren_lorensen]

wow... definately want one!!

they must just slide one behind the other i guess,

quality

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

Ha, thats pretty crazy.

Has there ever been a touch screen computer/laptop? About time we had that wasn't it? Trading off the DOM and drawing trendlines, zooming in on charts, tapping buy and sell buttons, all with your actual hands on screen would be pretty cool

 

[Ashsaege]

Ha, thats pretty crazy.

Has there ever been a touch screen computer/laptop? About time we had that wasn't it? Trading off the DOM and drawing trendlines, zooming in on charts, tapping buy and sell buttons, all with your actual hands on screen would be pretty cool

we have a couple panasonic toughbooks at work. They are robust laptops with touch screens. pretty expensive but handy for people out in the field.

 

[jono1887]

Ha, thats pretty crazy.

Has there ever been a touch screen computer/laptop? About time we had that wasn't it? Trading off the DOM and drawing trendlines, zooming in on charts, tapping buy and sell buttons, all with your actual hands on screen would be pretty cool

You're joking right? they've been making touchscreen notebooks for years! HP, toshiba, lenovo, asus and others make them.

They are the ones with teh swive monitors where you can close it with the screen on the outside.

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

You're joking right? they've been making touchscreen notebooks for years! HP, toshiba, lenovo, asus and others make them.

yeah I am, thigh slapper wasn't it?

...no, im not joking, never seen one, I have seen those tablet things that trades people and delivery guys use sometimes, and the usual PDAs etc. but never seen a proper laptop or desktop with a touch screen, I'll just get dressed and hop out from under my rock

 

[Tanaka]

My desktop has kicked it once again.

Can anyone out there recommend a good place to buy a trading computer? i need to update my monitor to 3 flat screens too.

I'm near Melbourne but don't mind having the company send me it if they have a good rep.
This site looks good and cheap - www.elitetradingcomputers.com Anyone have any experience buying from this company or U.S?

cheers!

 

[joea]

My desktop has kicked it once again.

Can anyone out there recommend a good place to buy a trading computer? i need to update my monitor to 3 flat screens too.

I'm near Melbourne but don't mind having the company send me it if they have a good rep.
This site looks good and cheap - www.elitetradingcomputers.com Anyone have any experience buying from this company or U.S?

cheers!

Well all i can say is every time i see the Commsec boys or girls on tv they have a stack of Dell behind them.
Cheers

 

[motorway]

I Have had great service from Dell
including replacement of out of warranty Computer
( They agreed to repair and couldn't )

Technicians always arrive quickly on site next day or couple of days ( premium warranty taken )
and I live in country NSW too.



Motorway

 

[xyzedarteerf]

Ha, thats pretty crazy.

Has there ever been a touch screen computer/laptop? About time we had that wasn't it? Trading off the DOM and drawing trendlines, zooming in on charts, tapping buy and sell buttons, all with your actual hands on screen would be pretty cool

There is its called the apple Ipad + trading apps...

 

[CanOz]

Anyone PC gurus out there want to recommend a desktop PC spec to me. I do a fair amount of back-testing, so i could benefit from a 64 bit OS and a ton of RAM. Also, I'll want capability for 6 screens. I would like to spend less than 4000 AUD and i only want the PC at this stage.

Cheers,


CanOz

 

[notting]

Get a dell with an upgraded video card/s, check their site.
Use the chat to specify you want 6 screens.
They have the best support and usually well priced.
4000 is bucket loads.

 

[CanOz]

Get a dell with an upgraded video card/s, check their site.
Use the chat to specify you want 6 screens.
They have the best support and usually well priced.
4000 is bucket loads.

Well my wife actually has an IT guy that works for her business. I thought i would get a little advice before i went to him as people here have experienced more with trading type PCs than he would have. He wouldn't even understand why i would need more than one screen i reckon...

Agree though, my current PC is a DELL and i loved it...unfortunately its not cut out to handle NinjaTrader's ridiculous resource demand. I have a new Lenovo Thinkpad x220 i5 and its tapped out already just running Ninja with one workspace open....infuriates me...


Meanwhile i have three other screens virtually idle. I need something mean enough to handle MultiCharts, TWS, and NT at the same time.

CanOz

 

[Trembling Hand]

For the six screens you can go two ways. Get a motherboard with 3-4 PCIe slots to install 3 graphic cards or get a standard motherboard with 2 PCIe slots and install 2 kick ar$e graphic cards.

Or do both and have 12 screens!

I'm using
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Mainboard - LGA 1155
Intel CPU Core i7-2600K - LGA 1155
8 G
Win 7 64 bit
And a solid state HD

Handles TT, Ninja, Esignals,TWS and a few other things PLUS the HSI going nutz all at once without a hiccup.

 

[Trembling Hand]

By the way you cannot beat this for a screen,

http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/...cs=audhs1&l=en&s=dhs&sku=210-33502&redirect=1

Its on special I might get another.