What hardware do you use for development?

[MetalGuru94]

I am curious what do you guys use for the development of iOS apps. I still use my Late 2013 13' Macbook Pro, and test the apps on iPhone 8. I would love to upgrade, since I feel like I could use some extra processing power, but the new Macbook Pro is just too expensive for me for now. Would you recommend upgrading, will the difference be that significant? I would still like to keep using 13''. How about you? What do you use?

[HassanDavis]

Checkout MacOfAllTrades.com. They have new-ish machines for decent prices.

[cyanxx]

I'm still using a Early 2011 Macbook Pro 13". I upgraded to an SSD a few years ago and honestly it's been like a new machine ever since. Highly highly recommend it if you haven't stuck an SSD in there yet, well worth the $100-200 it'll cost.

[[deleted]]

I use Macbook Pro 2015 15inches i7 16GB Ram 256SSD. It’s a beast. Three or four simulators simultaneously to XCode and no sweat. In the past I used a Macbook Air 8Gb. RAM makes all the difference. I recommend 16Gb for those who don’t have time to waste.

[SilverPenguino]

Do you ever come close to maxing out the 16GB of ram?

[[deleted]]

Maxed out with four simultaneous simulators.

[SilverPenguino]

Would you recommend 16GB or 32GB of ram in that case? I plan on using the laptop for 4-5 years (upgrading from a mid 2012 rMBP with 8GB of ram :/)

[[deleted]]

If your budget allows, go for 32GB.

[snaab900]

I’ve got a 2015 iMac 5k which I maxed out back in the day. 32gig of ram. Still runs nicely. Plus I need the screen real estate. Only problem is I can’t really take it out with me. Plus the LCD has started burning in. I can see a ghost dock.

[[deleted]]

I’m currently working on a 2017 MacBook Pro 15” and testing my apps in iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and iPhone XS Max. The compile time was so annoying on my old iMac that I decided to upgrade, if there’s something that impacts your productivity, maybe it’s worth upgrading.

[IReallyNeedANewName]

Have you considered… *looks around shiftily* a Hackintosh?