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Post by egghead on May 22, 2017 14:13:22 GMT
What would be good hardware specifications of a new Mac for development in Rho. Which one is better, Macbook Air or Pro & name, version of Mac OS required?
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Post by Dmitry Soldatenkov on May 22, 2017 14:24:16 GMT
Hi,
It is general requirements for Apple development - more RAM, SSD, powerful CPU etc. Also keep in mind - Apple release new versions of XCode for latest Mac OS X only.
But development is possible on Macbook Air also.
I recommended 8Gb RAM ninimum, 16 is better.
P.S.
If you want to keep money - is good way to buy used MacBook Pro (models before retina - before 2013) - they can be upgraded byself - possible increase RAM and replace HDD to SSD.
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Post by jontara on May 22, 2017 19:11:13 GMT
The 2012 i7 Mac Mini is a good choice - IF you can find one! They are in great demand by developers.
Apple cobbled the later Mac Minis and they are not as powerful as the 2012 i7.
Of course a Mac Pro, if you can afford it. But it is aging and not good bang for the buck.
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Post by egghead on May 23, 2017 5:26:22 GMT
Thanks. Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite? What do you recommend?
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Post by jontara on May 23, 2017 5:41:51 GMT
Sierra. All of the others you mentioned are obsolete, you won't be able to run current XCode on any of them.
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Post by egghead on Jun 5, 2017 10:14:58 GMT
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Post by egghead on Jun 6, 2017 0:47:05 GMT
Its as if Apple heard me. They've unveiled new iMacs and iOS 11 |
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