Which Macbook to choose for development?

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Good day! I would like to know which poppy should I take to learn Obj-C and develop mobile applications? I'm considering options:
1) Macbook Pro 13-inch
2) Macbook Air 13-inch
I want to note that I don't plan to do game development yet
Thank you!

Answer 1

gwer wrote about the past generation of macbooks. There are no drives in the 2013 lineup.
From now on, I will only talk about the latest generation.
It is necessary to take exactly at least 8 gigabytes of memory. If for Proshka this will be the second model of the line, then for Air it will be a top, expensive one. Or order a custom model. For the memory is soldered everywhere, and then it cannot be added.
Air is 200 grams lighter, but given the weight of the 13" firmware, the difference is not significant. But the firmware is smaller in size.
The battery is 9 and 12 hours, respectively. Without Internet and a serious load on the percent, the battery life of the firmware is 13 hours. Air, I think, even more.
The firmware has hdmi + 2 thunderbolt. Air does not have hdmi and 1 thunderbolt.
The firmware has noticeably more powerful integrated graphics. You can even play games.
Compare the screens with your own eyes. The retina in the proshka was the most significant factor due to which I took it.
I recommend Macbook Pro Retina 13" Late 2013 8Gb 256Gb SSD (Model ME865).

Answer 2

Air has enough power with a margin (but look for a model with 8Gb of RAM, you can’t just take it and expand it there), plus it works noticeably longer on battery. But finding Air with 8Gb of RAM is not in the maximum configuration (about 80k cost) is difficult. I would be forced to order a custom config (i5, 256Gb SSD, 8Gb RAM), because i7 and 512SSD are useless there, and the memory will not be superfluous.
Proshka is heavier, works less (but still takes a long time compared to other manufacturers). But you can put two drives in it (HDD and SSD instead of a drive, for example). RAM expands without problems. To put it simply, the Pro is generally more powerful than the Air, but the Air's capabilities are more than enough.

Answer 3

This is the second time I've encountered this issue.
The first time I didn’t have finances and chose rather according to the price / quality ratio, the second time I first decided to shove, but after thinking it over again I came to the conclusion that it’s better to rest on the extra money.
And so the full alignment:
1. Screen, I would like a retina and 15 inches. - But on the other hand, 15 is still not enough for active work, working in a storyboard for an iPad on 13 inches is not at all a pleasant experience, and retina is about an additional 220 (with taxes if you take US) dollars to the price, for which you can buy a good 23 an inch monitor, or a little more expensive than 24 inches 16:10 - for me this is the most comfortable to use.
2. Memory, I would like 16 gigs, but given the presence of ssd, many colleagues work on 4 gigs and do not complain, starting with Maverick. But I still settled on 8 gigs, as the best option.
3. SSD 128 gigs is frankly not enough, if you throw music or movies there, the issue is solved with a 64 gig SD card (2000 rubles), or an external hard drive, which, by the way, you will still make backups. Computers don't exist without ssd.
4. In principle, the percentage is not important for the developer, it is seriously used only during the assembly of the application, but I have not seen an application that would be assembled from scratch for more than 30 seconds, but usually fits in 10 seconds.
Well, now for the options:
1. iMac - A suitable model costs 1500, we get a 21'5 inch 16:9 screen, with a complete lack of mobility.
2. MacMini + Screen + keyboard + mouse - now there is no point in buying at all, but suppose a new one comes out with 8 gigs of memory and 128 ssd it will cost at least $ 800 (rather closer to 1000) + 250 for the screen and 150 for the mouse and keyboard and $1,200 with dubious mobility (in extreme cases, you can almost always find a TV with hdmi and work on it)
3. MacBook Pro 15 - $2,000 , everything is fine, but for me personally, this is excessive power.
Well, let's move on to the answer to question
4. MacBook Pro 13 - $ 1300, retina, which is not enough for comfortable work and for good, most of the time, an external monitor and a processor will be used, which is not particularly required.
5. MacBook Air 13 - with 8 gigs of memory, 1100 dollars is all I need to eat.
In general, for myself, for the second time I settled on Air, to which this time I will buy a monitor for working at home.

Answer 4

If you are going to stare at the text for a long time, the main difference for you will be whether the MacBook has Retina or not.
Air - no retina.
There is a pro-retina.

Answer 5

A flash of old years where you can insert more memory. If for work, then there is absolutely no point in chasing retina and novelty. And the price difference is very significant.