| Personally I don't really see the necessity of getting a quad core processor because unless I am mistaken, you have to be running a lot of programs to even take advantage of them. The graphics and the monitor are definitely a large step up compared to my laptop, however it makes me wonder if that alone can justify paying an additional thousand dollars. Aside from the processor, graphics card and monitor I seem to have similar specs including the same amount (and probably same speed) of ram and a 500gb hard drive.
If it's manageable in your budget I suppose it's worth buying either of them. |