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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by mkirklions on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:55AM (#18337938)
Put me down under number 1.

I'm dreading buying anything from Apple, but I need to compile my React Native app.

I keep waiting for old generation macs to enter the used market to drive down prices. Hopefully I can snag a used one, compile once, and forget about the experience.

Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by jinglebells on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @01:32PM (#18339188)
Visual Studio App Centre has a build pipeline for React Native

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/app-center/

Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by ralmidani on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:13PM (#18338154)
Have you considered hosted options?

https://macminicolo.net/pricing.html

Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by sscotth on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:04PM (#18339591)
That's $70/month for 2014 hardware (dual core no ssd), or $120 if you need a quad core or ssd. Prices for the new hardware haven't yet been announced.

Either way, if they keep their same pricing, there's a 12 month break even of buying your own hardware if you don't need to be on a data center backbone.

Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by ralmidani on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @03:04PM (#18340240)
Good points. Do you know anyone who offers a Digital Ocean type of service where you can quickly spin up a machine and pay by the hour? May be useful for people who only need a machine occasionally to compile an app for iOS.
Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by detaro on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @03:10PM (#18340291)
Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by mkirklions on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:17PM (#18338226)
Still absurdly expensive, but this might be a solution.

I could use a friends unused mac....

Thank you for the idea, I seriously didnt consider that.