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I know zero about Apple stuff, but I had the idea of learning Swift (programming language). Although there are apparently work-arounds that wouldn't require Apple hardware to use as my development platform, I don't think that would be well supported if I just learned from a book or from Coursera. Thus, the need for an Apple computer.
Not wanting to spend the typical high price of the latest and greatest, I wondered if there were any Apple folk here that could recommend some relatively modern, but not brand new (meaning, not so expensive) Apple hardware that I could use as a development platform.
The other concern I have is if there is a way to completely wipe and reinstall the OS from scratch. Even if it appears that a used machine has a clean new install, one never knows what's on there unless there is an air-tight way to do one's own factory reset OS install. And this, of course, could not depend upon another Apple machine, but could involve a USB connected drive, for instance.
Not wanting to spend the typical high price of the latest and greatest, I wondered if there were any Apple folk here that could recommend some relatively modern, but not brand new (meaning, not so expensive) Apple hardware that I could use as a development platform.
The other concern I have is if there is a way to completely wipe and reinstall the OS from scratch. Even if it appears that a used machine has a clean new install, one never knows what's on there unless there is an air-tight way to do one's own factory reset OS install. And this, of course, could not depend upon another Apple machine, but could involve a USB connected drive, for instance.