Ios Development Mac Mini
At the time of writing the latest xcode is 8 2 1 and it requires macos 10 11 5 xcode 8 release notes or later so you need a mac mini 2010 or later.
Ios development mac mini. 3rd generation mac mini 2014 2nd generation macbook air 2017 5th generation imac 2015 when you re looking for a mac or macbook to purchase make sure it runs the latest version of macos. See how that. I ve had no problems that have been related to the hardware as opposed to versions of xcode os x etc.
The m1 mac mini offers the cutting edge in apple s desktop chip performance and is available as a hosted solution through macstadium for the first time. Mac mini vs 16 mac book pro for ios development i used mac mini as the main programming machine for about 10 months and now after 16 mbp purchase i m plann. It is also the best value mac.
However considering the hardware specs and inability to upgrade the mac mini is an awfully bad deal. Minimalistic ios developers mac mini setup 2020hardware mentioned in video https kit co aivars mac mini ios development setupi used this setup for a while. The mac mini is a great mac when you start developing ios apps because it offers more than enough power and storage for app development.
It costs 99 annually about 80 and gives you access to beta software advanced app. You can get performance rivaling a mac pro for not much more than the cost of a mac mini. Amazon ec2 just started offering mac mini.
Hello mohammed i ve been using a mac mini for os x and ios development now for over 2 years. Membership of the apple developer program. Because i also use it for photo editing large raw files i bought the higher spec model with an ssd drive and 8gb ram.
The short answer is yes a mac mini is an adequate iphone development machine.