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The new Mac Mini starts at $700+ and still requires a separate monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc. Certainly not meant to be portable, so if you're a develo

The new Mac Mini starts at $700+ and still requires a separate monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc. Certainly not meant to be portable, so if you're a developer and want a laptop (as many developers do) your next choice is a MacBook which is well over $1k. You can buy some shitty Windows laptop to make Android apps on for $400. Will it be a good experience? Absolutely not; but at least you can get it done.

saagarjha 7y ago
Apple no longer sells the MacBook; the cheapest portable they sell today is the MacBook Air.
- oscilloscope 7y ago
  The latest MacBook Air starts at $849 refurbished. Quite a good value even compared to Windows laptops. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/FREA2LL/A/refurbished-133-inch-macbook-air-16ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display-silver https://www.apple.com/shop/product/FREA2LL/A/refurbished-133...
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    It’s essentially five year old technology and I don’t see it being supported for much longer. I’m not sure I can recommend it anymore :/
    - zapzupnz 7y ago
      Are you talking about the latest MacBook Air, as per the comment, or the previous version that hadn't changed much since 2014? GP is talking about the 2018 model.
      - saagarjha 7y ago
        Missed “latest” in that comment, thanks for the heads-up.
        zapzupnz 7y ago
        No problemo.