I currently have a 2010 Macbook Pro that's been upgraded with a 1 TB SSD. It has worked perfectly for development, however, with IOS 13 and Swift UI, I am going to need a new machine. I don't have much money and I don't need my machine mobile. I was considering a Mac Mini I3. As much as I hate spending more money that I really don't have, the I5 might be better and also has an additional TB of SSD space. So here is my question, since my MBP has been fine for me, would the I3 work for me or do I really need to spend the extra money and get the I5? Thanks in advance.
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Any current generation machine should be a big upgrade from your 2010 MPB. I think if cost is the most important thing for you then the base Mini or even looking at a previous generation MBP/iMac could give you a nice bang for your buck. You could even consider looking at Apple's certified refurbished selection to see if something there fits the bill.
A mini i3 is a quad core, so it will build/compile big Xcode projects on the order of twice as fast an a MacBook Air i5 dual core.