I agree with your last sentence. As with any tools, it depends on your usage. But saying that 4 cores is ridiculous misses the truth. A lot of people, myself i

I agree with your last sentence. As with any tools, it depends on your usage. But saying that 4 cores is ridiculous misses the truth. A lot of people, myself included, use 4 core machines completely successfully. If you need more, there is absolutely nothing wrong with paying more for more powerful machine. It's just not every PC on the market has to have absolutely most powerful configuration available at the moment.