Which Apple Mac computer do I need for Iphone app development?

I'll be using Cocoa touch written in Objective-C using the x-code 4.2 or whichever is the latest version. For installations, app development and app submission I can only use apple even though technically you can use Windows but illegally. Apple has a MacBook Pro and a MacBook air. I'll be using this specifically for App development only otherwise I already have a computer for all my other work. Is it better to get the MacBook Pro or the MacBook Air for the latest features that can be downloaded for Iphone app development?

If money is not an issue, i'd get a macbook pro 13" as it is a great mix of easy to tote around, and quite powerful. But for app development, you don't really need a lot of power. In fact, you likely won't be able to code so quickly that your computer is taxed at all. Even if you are doing graphics, the gpu in any current mac is so much more powerful than the iphone emulator you'll use, it's not an issue. I did what you are doing, and a used mac mini was more than sufficient, and goes for around $400 on craigslist.

It really doesn't matter which one you buy, use whichever one fits your bill and/or if you need to carry or travel with it.

Any Mac from the last six years can run the latest version of OS X and Xcode so can be used for app development. Alternatively you can hire a cloud based Mac to submit an app…

http://www.macincloud.com