Mac Mini setup for Mobile development

[Aldo La Classe]

Hi,

I plan to buy a Mac Mini 2018/20 to develop iOS and Android mobile apps. I generally work with cross platform solutions based on JS or with Flutter, and rarely in native languages.

I realize basic mobile applications (no 3D, animation, games ...) : connection to web APIs, classic UIs, harware native APIs (geolocation, camera...).

I would like advice on the most suitable and economical Mac Mini (2018) configuration.

Since Mac Mini cannot be easily upgraded after purchase (except RAM), I need to know if I should prioritize:

• the number of cores,
• the processor (i3 vs i5 vs i7),
• or the ram,

for storage, I can limit myself to 256GB.

Thank you in advance !

ps: I exclude the other models of Mac because too expensive and I do not want an old model in order to have Mac OS updates as long as possible

 

[satcomer]

I would get at least the i5 and at least RAM is upgradable on the 2008 Mac Mini!

 

[hobowankenobi]

If you want to scrimp on storage and RAM, then the base model with the i7 6 core upgrade is the best value. Same cost as the i5 with double the storage. 6 core i7 should really extend the usable life...assuming you upgrade RAM yourself.