iOS Is the late 2009, unibody polycarbonate (white) MacBook enough for iPad dev?

[glossywhite]

Hi there. I am looking at getting into iPhone & iPad dev, and I wanted to ask if there is any reason that I would not be able to use the late 2009 MacBook (the re-styled white) to do these tasks?.

I know the CPU and ram are up to it, but is the screen?.

Thanks.

 

[spinnerlys]

What about the screen makes you think it might not be up to the task?

The iPad uses 1024 x 768, the MacBook has 1280 x 800 as a resolution.

 

[glossywhite]

What about the screen makes you think it might not be up to the task?

The iPad uses 1024 x 768, the MacBook has 1280 x 800 as a resolution.

I wondered if the SDK scaled it down, that's all. Thanks.

 

[spinnerlys]

I wondered if the SDK scaled it down, that's all. Thanks.

No, it does not scale down, as far as I remember (AFAIR?).

There were some similar threads not long ago (last two months obviously), you can use MRoogle to find them.

 

[dejo]

Ask this question in the Apple Developer Forums (registration required), "iPhone OS 3.2 beta" topic and I can provide a better answer without violating my NDA.

 

[kyzen]

Even if the resolution isn't ideal, that's what external monitors are for

 

[firewood]

According to support.apple.com, a mid/late 2009 model polycarbonate MacBook can drive a 1920 by 1200 external display.

 

[glossywhite]

Even if the resolution isn't ideal, that's what external monitors are for

According to support.apple.com, a mid/late 2009 model polycarbonate MacBook can drive a 1920 by 1200 external display.

I don't know where you got such a low resolution from, but:

http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html

... states:

Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

Yep, I have no doubts whatsoever about the capability of the MB to drive full HD screens, as I own a 2005 eMac & 2005 iBook, both of which can drive my 22" LG 1920x1080, so that's great, but I wanted to just confirm that I could develop on the move. Cool, thanks chaps!.

 

[firewood]

I don't know where you got such a low resolution from...

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP512

for the 2009 model. The current model has updated graphics.

 

[glossywhite]

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP512

for the 2009 model. The current model has updated graphics.

Ah okay, but you did quote the spec from the mid 2009 model, when in fact I was asking about the late 2009 model, if you scroll up to the first post.