Which Mac to Choose for Android Development?

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dossanb2018-01-29 15:54:17

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dossanb, 2018-01-29 15:54:17

Good day, experts!
I have a question, I would like to buy a Macbook Air for Android development. How does this device feel in the process, help?

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Igor, 2018-01-29
@DMGarikk

feels normal, I have an 11-year-old proshka with an ssd, no complaints except for a 13 'screen (accordingly, a modern air will be no worse), programming with such an embrasure is masochism

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Astrohas, 2018-01-29
@Astrohas

feels bad. It is better to choose a device with more RAM.

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fman2, 2018-01-29
@fman2

I have a hack. If interesting. Suddenly someone will be interested.
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Nvidia GTX 660 Ti
I5-4670 16GB
RAM
120GB SSD
macOS 10.12
Develop comfortably. Everything depends on the processor and memory. For genymotion + android studio, you need a lot of it! I usually have 2-3 gigabytes free. Start from this. True, I can simultaneously run 3-4 virtual machines.
Accordingly, you need to take Air with at least 8 GB of RAM. Preferably 16.

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McBernar, 2018-01-29
@McBernar

Any Mac with an SSD feels great. The only thing - you need to look at the RAM. I recently sold my old air with 2 Gb - now they were not enough after the latest macOS updates.