Do Handbrake and Quicktime (even if Quicktime is miserable) count?Here's a list of the popular serious applications that require more processor than the Core 2 Duo:
That's right. None.
You don't have to be a gamer or do video editing to get a quad core.Now, if you are a gamer or you do video editing for your living, or run a couple of other really demanding applications, you might want to step up to a more powerful, faster processor, the Core 2 Duo is probably not the processor for you.