It mainly depends on which kind of software development you are doing. Take some time to find your specific needs: are you an user of virtual machines, CPU-heav

It mainly depends on which kind of software development you are doing. Take some time to find your specific needs: are you an user of virtual machines, CPU-heavy compilation processes, storage-expensive technologies...? For basic web development, a (small) RAM and SSD upgrade would probably be enough for the next few years, but you might want to throw more in according to your needs.