I am looking for some tips and advice as I would like to upgrade/change my workstation.

Right now I am using a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop and it does the job well for me, I want to upgrade to a desktop with dual screen since I am dealing with web development.

I have been looking into Quad Cores as right now I am using a Intel Core 2 Duo and noticed the massive change it made coming from a single core.

I deal with web development and some design, nothing major like print design but I do use some applications like Adobe After Effects with my flash work.

Is quad core really worth the upgrade? I have been hearing that some applications cannot use the 4 cores to their best as they are not programmed to do so.

The reason I ask is if I could save cost and just go to a high end dual core and use the money on a dual monitor set up I would prefer it.

Are there any quad core users out there that can give an honest opinion on quad core?

Thanks in advance for reading my post and any feedback you can provide.


-- Nate