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I‘d suggest a used M1 MacBook Air with 16 GB of RAM. They should be relatively cheap now and they’re still great machines.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Seconded, I have one, and its a great little machine for deving. Not sure how affordable it is now though, i got mine second hand for a steal, havent found any others since :/
If you're just testing on it you can get away wit pretty much anything as long as it's Apple Silicon. I would think a used M1 Mini is probably your cheapest bet, and as a bonus you can use it as a media serve for Plex of something when you're not testing on it.
If it's got to be a laptop form factor, then yes, an MBA is probably your best bet.
A laptop would be probably easier to manage for me and I see that both have a similar price so I would probably go with MBA. Thanks for the answer!
Does it have to be a MacBook? If you just want to use it to build and test the simulator, you can get a used old (x86) Mac mini for ~150€ on eBay. Though maybe it’s a better idea for longevity to go with Apple Silicon, I have no idea how long x86 will keep getting updates.
I would prefer a laptop but every response is helpful. Thank you!
I believe you can build and publish IOS apps using GitHub Actions without requiring a Mac. Take a look at this article. I don't have much experience with building apps for IOS, so I could be wrong. Hope this helps.
You're right. Just building and publishing is definitely possible without owning a Mac. The thing is, I don't have an iPhone too and I need to see my app in action. Thank you for the answer tho!
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