8 Core? A bump upwards for the RAM? SATA?

I'm thinking with a few more cores even at the same spec, and another
couple GBs of RAM, I could truly replace most of my desktop computer
needs with such a Pi. SATA for bonus points, but I can live with only
USB HDs. Right now if I launch Chromium, for example, open a bunch of
tabs, I quickly get into trouble with slowness, and crashing.

Maybe as a Pi Pro adjunct to the current Pi? Still cheap and as moddable
as can be, but maybe $20 more for the above?

Perhaps three lines of Pi computers: Current Zero for minimal computing
power needs, standard Pi (current Pi 3) that's great for almost any
project needing a wee bit more power, and a Pi Pro for the cheapest
possible fully useful desktop that still has all the rest of what makes
Pis so fun and useful.

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