You definitely will not be doing that. The kit is a rental which you have to return back to Apple. And given the machines are about to come then it probably makes no sense to try to get Dev kit this late in the game.
I suspect will we know much more after Tuesday’s event. Hopefully they will address more information on timing of needing to return a DTK. Or if a DTK may still be available to those of us who did not already get one, but also don’t want one of the new models which may ship this year. There is still too much unknown to make any intelligent decisions at this point.
I expect to eventually want either a low end SoC machine for testing, or a high-end SoC machine as new main development unit. But I don’t expect a new high-end machine Tuesday. And even there is, don’t necessarily want the first generation device. So am curious is the DTK will still be available for low-end test machines until they offer a nice high end SoC.
The good news is we’ll know much more in another day…
First I’ve heard that, but then I never applied for the DTK either. Last I knew, it was also unconfirmed if those who rented a DTK will get an discount on a released SoC machine or under what terms. I’m hoping they can address that Tuesday as well, though I have my doubts.
If you do get close to $500 USB off a future SoC and the DTK is still available after Tuesday, I will probably get one for testing then wait for what I consider a suitable SoC for my main development machine. But too many unknowns as of today.
This is my 4th DTK and each time Apple has exchanged a newly released device for the return of the DTK. I don’t expect it to be any different this time around.
I believe that the program is now closed. You’ll need to wait for the real system availability.
And, I will share that my little DTK is quite a capable machine - both CPU-wise, and GPU-wise.
Depending on virtualization options under Apple Silicon, my plan is to get a well-equipped Intel Mac Mini to act as a VM server, and at some point an Apple Silicon MBP with as much ram as I can stuff into it. I have a DTK though, so I’m not in a rush.
As for your own apps, it’s hard to say, but you probably will be fine letting your app run under Rosetta for a while. All the apps I’ve tested don’t appear to have any hiccups running on Apple Silicon hardware. I’m not rushing to get mine running natively, though my next major version will be.
I guess I need to buy one. I already got a lot of request (and I mean A LOT) if my major app will be available for AS when the hardware is available on day one.
Because Xojo is not ready yet for compiling for AS, I may wait a little before buying an AS machine.
You are welcome to join the Testers group here in the forum to try it once Xojo Inc. provides a beta with Mac ARM support. You could email hello@xojo.com to ask for tester status and/or buy a Pro license.
My mid-2014 MBP is still going strong, running Big Sur, and won’t be “replaced”. I even still have my 1st-gen MBP, which I can get out when I’m pining for Snow Leopard. And my iMac is just broken-in. Having said all that, there’s a chance I’m spending some money tomorrow
My 2018 MBP is still running perfectly, but I will need to test my apps on Apple Silicon as soon as possible.
I will definitely get the new Macbook air (or Pro) as soon as it is released.
