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Is the 2011 macbook air 11" 4 gig sufficient for xcode development and PS?

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I would like to use it an an iOS development machine (as i own no other mac) but i need to know if it will be sufficient for iOS dev. And is it sufficient for PS?

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user874204 Avatar asked Aug 03 '11 14:08

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I have tried Xcode development with 4 GB and I can say it is possible. After I upgraded to 8 GB, however, I noticed that things like launching the iPhone Simulator performed much better. I would be a bit more concerned about the 11" screen, actually.

With my 13" screen, it is frustrating to not get as much visual area to display my code. I find myself switching the top and right sidebars in Xcode 4 on and off all the time.

So all in all, my advice would be against it without an external monitor. With an external monitor, I would give it a try--the SSD might compensate for the 4 GB of RAM and make it sufficient. Hope this helps.

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Christian Correa Avatar answered Nov 14 '22 21:11

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To add to Christian's answer, the screen is the worry for me as well. 11" is small. you would almost have to have at least one other monitor to really use it as a full time dev machine without going blind (seriously). 4 gigs is enough, and the processor is fine. Also, here is a great post on the exact question basically by a well known iPhone developer (Jeff LaMarche, author) Jeff LaMarche's blog

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Jesse Naugher Avatar answered Nov 14 '22 22:11

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