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#asknostr

if i were to buy a #mac for dev testing, that will build binaries that will work with most users machines, what would be the cheapest ones i could get?

i don't mind if it's maybe up to $500 or so, i really don't want to spend more than that

also, i prefer a desktop machine, a mini, i guess, but a macbook would be ok

also while i'm asking, what more do i need to be able to test builds of iOS apps? maybe another device? again - cheap but representative of current userbase - for this case, i would actually prefer the smallest, like 4-5" display, this would be good for making sure my UIs small size modes are usable

i have linux, windows and android devices to test on, so having #macOS and #iOS physical hardware would help me ensure that i have got everyone covered

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772f9545... 1y ago

Two problems. First, Apple stops allowing software upgrades for older (cheaper) hardware. Second, you might need two devices, amd64 and arm64 or whatever M1/M2/M3 is. Oh yeah, and the third device as you mentioned, iOS. I wonder if an M1 could help cover iOS well enough since it's ARM.

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