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#1

Hi all, 

I working on a simple app that has no animation, since I don’t have a mac I thought I would buy a mac mini, but I don’t know which mini to buy. Would I be able to make an app with the least expensive mini?

The $499 has: 

  • 1.4GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz)
  • 4GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
  • 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
  • Intel HD Graphics 500
  • Also I saw Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley has a vertical monitor, would I need one of those?

I’m planning on buy everything this Christmas.

 

I appreciate any help, 

Thank you

#2

  1. What is needed is a clearer title. :wink: => Does Mac Mini Support Corona?

  2. It sounds like you’re talking about buying NEW, but you can buy REFURBISHED and save money at no risk:

I’d go with an OFFICIAL refurbished modern Mac Min: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

There is a mac mini listed for $419  It is a 2014, which is the latest (believe it or not) Mac Mini model for that processor

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_mini

  1. The only problematic thing I see in that spec is this ‘Intel HD Graphics 500’

I would wait till someone here answers back and clearly states that they are using a current model mac mini with that integrated graphics

-OR-

I would wait till someone here writes back and says, I have that integrated graphics in my (some other) machine and it works fine.

In my experience integrated graphics can sometimes NOT support a feature you need.

  • Also I saw Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley has a vertical monitor, would I need one of those?

I didn’t understand this.  Always provide links and never assume we know what you mean or will look for the thing you mention.  I looked up ‘Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley’ and found nothing.

If you were simply asking, “Do I need a monitor that can rotate into Portrait”, then the answer is, “No.”

#3

@everyone - I typed a lot above, but:

Does anyone here use a Mac Mini 2014 Model with the integrated Intel HD Graphics 500?

Are you able to run Corona and use all of its features?

#4

Corona doesn’t have a huge hardware requirement. The biggest thing on the Mac side, is you have to be able to run the current operating system or one version back. Apple likes to force developers into using the latest Xcode which drives your hardware choice. You want a modern enough Mac Mini to run the latest macOS so you won’t have to replace it for several years. The older the hardware the sooner it won’t be able to run the latest macOS. 

Now that said, Apple doesn’t make older hardware obsolete very fast. My MacBook Pro is a mid 2012. I probably have a couple of years left before this becomes obsolete.

Rob

#5

My MacBook Pro is mid-2010 still works for Corona.

#6

  1. What is needed is a clearer title. :wink: => Does Mac Mini Support Corona?

  2. It sounds like you’re talking about buying NEW, but you can buy REFURBISHED and save money at no risk:

I’d go with an OFFICIAL refurbished modern Mac Min: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

There is a mac mini listed for $419  It is a 2014, which is the latest (believe it or not) Mac Mini model for that processor

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_mini

  1. The only problematic thing I see in that spec is this ‘Intel HD Graphics 500’

I would wait till someone here answers back and clearly states that they are using a current model mac mini with that integrated graphics

-OR-

I would wait till someone here writes back and says, I have that integrated graphics in my (some other) machine and it works fine.

In my experience integrated graphics can sometimes NOT support a feature you need.

  • Also I saw Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley has a vertical monitor, would I need one of those?

I didn’t understand this.  Always provide links and never assume we know what you mean or will look for the thing you mention.  I looked up ‘Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley’ and found nothing.

If you were simply asking, “Do I need a monitor that can rotate into Portrait”, then the answer is, “No.”

#7

@everyone - I typed a lot above, but:

Does anyone here use a Mac Mini 2014 Model with the integrated Intel HD Graphics 500?

Are you able to run Corona and use all of its features?

#8

Corona doesn’t have a huge hardware requirement. The biggest thing on the Mac side, is you have to be able to run the current operating system or one version back. Apple likes to force developers into using the latest Xcode which drives your hardware choice. You want a modern enough Mac Mini to run the latest macOS so you won’t have to replace it for several years. The older the hardware the sooner it won’t be able to run the latest macOS. 

Now that said, Apple doesn’t make older hardware obsolete very fast. My MacBook Pro is a mid 2012. I probably have a couple of years left before this becomes obsolete.

Rob

#9

My MacBook Pro is mid-2010 still works for Corona.