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@SteveDoesIOS  

I'm new to Swift/SwiftUI and up until now, other than my iPhone, I've owned hardware only to support Windows-based development (I've done C# and ASP.NET work for years). Now, I want to start in on the 100 Days of SwiftUI course work and need iOS-based hardware.

What hardware do you recommend I buy for developing in iOS?

  • It must be a laptop
  • I'm budget-conscious, so let's try to keep it reasonable
  • I want more than "just barely enough" computing capabilities, so let's not be too much on the cheap!
  • I intend to start developing lightweight apps after I've become productive with Swift/SwiftUI

Thanks

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@Greenamberred  HWS+

Whatever you choose I would look at refurbished laptops. You can get reasonably specced MacBook / MacBook Pro (previous models), for a more reasonable price.

If you work with cups of coffee / tea / other drinks on your desk, then I would also consider the extended protection from AppleCare+ ( I'm glad I did - personal experience).

Also think about having a local hard drive (for TimeMachine) and an offline source code store, such as GitHub, other stores exist if you prefer to use them instead.

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