Hello all, first of all nice to meet you all, i'm new here
ok let's get down to business
first of all, i'm a windows user and often develop android app with eclipse
i often felt lag, very long compile time so that i have to restart my windows and sometimes eclipse just no responded, and i really tired with that
and now i consider mac as my next machine, i also want to develop iOS apps
i prefer macbook because of their mobility and sometimes i work at office and sometimes at home
my requirements is:
- Able to run iOS and android SDK smoothly and compile fast
- Able to run iOS and android emulator smoothly for testing purpose
- Lasts longer, at least for about 4-5 years
so apparently in my country, only these options available that meets my budget
Macbook Air 13"
1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Intel HD Graphics 5000
4GB memory
128GB PCIe-based flash storage
Macbook Pro 13"
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB 1600MHz memory (with upgrade option to 8GB)
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Retina Macbook Pro 13"
2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB 1600MHz memory
128GB PCIe-based flash storage1
Intel Iris Graphics
which one is the best for developer? and is 4GB ram is enough? because only old MBP that has upgrade option to 8GB Ram, and for rMBP i have to buy another series which is more expensive and exceed my budgets
thanks before
ok let's get down to business
first of all, i'm a windows user and often develop android app with eclipse
i often felt lag, very long compile time so that i have to restart my windows and sometimes eclipse just no responded, and i really tired with that
and now i consider mac as my next machine, i also want to develop iOS apps
i prefer macbook because of their mobility and sometimes i work at office and sometimes at home
my requirements is:
- Able to run iOS and android SDK smoothly and compile fast
- Able to run iOS and android emulator smoothly for testing purpose
- Lasts longer, at least for about 4-5 years
so apparently in my country, only these options available that meets my budget
Macbook Air 13"
1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Intel HD Graphics 5000
4GB memory
128GB PCIe-based flash storage
Macbook Pro 13"
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB 1600MHz memory (with upgrade option to 8GB)
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Retina Macbook Pro 13"
2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB 1600MHz memory
128GB PCIe-based flash storage1
Intel Iris Graphics
which one is the best for developer? and is 4GB ram is enough? because only old MBP that has upgrade option to 8GB Ram, and for rMBP i have to buy another series which is more expensive and exceed my budgets
thanks before