Cheapest option for someone new to mac wanting to use xcode and try develop

Hi
Apologies if this is in wrong location but couldnt find a general section
I havent used mac before, looking to find cheapest option to get in to the mac World and try my hand with xcode / develop the likes of an app for iphone for fun
Had found a imac5 1 but when I researched further it would appear that I might not be able to use this for latest version of xcode and therefore wouldnt suit my need. Shame as I think I could have got it for €300
Am I correct - in that its not suitable?
Any suggestions on what else would be suitable or where I could start?
I couldnt afford to spend €1,000 or more on a new mac whether it was desktop or laptop etc.
I want to get something thats useable (not from the dark ages) but realise that I may have to go back at least a few years thus the reason I was looking at the imac5,1
Thanks for your time. Any help advise etc would be appreciated.

The latest XCode requires OSX Lion. That requires:
Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of RAM
Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later with the Mac App Store installed
At least 4GB of additional disk space to accommodate the download, but more is obviously recommended
Thus, assuming that whan you said imac5 you were referring to an iMac with an Power PC G5 processor you are right i that that is not compatible.
There are some Mac with an Intel Core sSolo and just Intel Core Duo processor that will not work with the latest XCode.
I would look for a Mac Mini 2007 or later since those meed the XCode requirements

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