I am waiting for Swede's advice on performance as I have not had experience with the mini specifically. I do what you are suggesting for computer uses on my old "lampshade" iMac which has weaker specs than that mini, and it works great, as long as I have room on my hard drive and watch how many programs I am running at once., so it should be great! The bottom end iMac comes with a 2mhz processor, so if it were me, I might invest the extra $200 to get the slightly faster Mini, just for longevity. Not very scientific analysis, I know, but I am not a scientist about these things. Maybe SS can be more specific.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
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