I'm facing the need to upgrade my personal development workstation, and am wondering if there is any advantage to a quad-core processor over a dual-core for single-user, workstation, development in VFP9, type of work? Stuff like email, web browsing, VFP application development, listening to Pandora, etc.
I've built and installed a few quad-core data servers running Linux, and it is clearly obvious why those applications benefit, but I'm not sure that the additional $ cost would be a good investment when using a quad-core processor as a workstation. Up until recently, the price difference between dual and quad cores made the decision easy...no. Now the difference is not as bad for the CPU...even though the i3 and i5 usually need a more expensive RAM and Mboard to support them. Then there's the multi-thread benefits...or not. Opinions? Experiences? Thanks! Mike Copeland _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
