On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:20:12 -0800, "Adam Russell"
<adamrussell@sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote:

>Im thinking of getting a new computer sometime in the next 3-4 months.
>Looking at what's new I see duo core and quad core extreme on websites, but
>on tv Im seeing ads touting the duo cores as "the latest thing". Should I
>consider getting quad core with the thinking that it will have a longer
>lifetime (time till new games run slow)? Or is quad core something too
>bleeding edge (may have infant mortality issues)?
>


You have not mentioned your specific computing needs.
For some people, even single core is still the best
alternative.

You have not mentioned the budget either.

Don't buy anything trying to see into the future, nor spend
extra thinking it'll have a longer life as that is almost
never true, paying more tends only to gain a few months on
the treadmill of ever-increasing system performance. Buy
what you know for certain is the best benefit towards what
you are already using your system to do, or had wanted to do
but were limited by present hardware.