Which is the best processor for software development like .netjava?

Answer 1

Some say: "What processor you use is pretty irrelevant to software development these days."

Actually, it always matter. Yes, it is. Look, you do not state the kind of software you are about. For example, I could say that it depends on how one goes with the development. To write web applications and deploy them locally for development purposes, one needs to spawn application container, in some cases on virtual box supplying OS different than the development environment one. Virtualisation is processor dependent. So is multiprocessing.

Also, you do not mention your energy consumption requirements. Laptops differ from heavy boxes.

At the mo: prefer quad over i5 (it's 2 or 4 cores, loosely coupled). If you can, go i7 (there's a mobile version) - that's preferable.

Also, all the processes need some repetitive I/O, SSD preferable then. If low budget, consider hybrid drives: like Momentus http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=fKUYVVPWN8I. Would like to get one! :)