Exactly what I was looking for: I'm currently using a 3 year old MBP as my main photo editing machine via an NEC spectraview, which has served me very well but is due for replacement. As I've become an avid iPad user for mobile needs, I really don't need to replace my MBP with a like, i.e. portable, machine. I also clearly have no need for the screen on an iMac. Mac Pros being as staggeringly expensive as they are, the Mac Mini is my obvious choice. However, I was concerned as to their real word capabilities. You've answered my questions without the usual tedious benchmark regurgitation ! Thank you.
Exactly what I was looking for: I'm currently using a 3 year old MBP as my main photo editing machine via an NEC spectraview, which has served me very well but is due for replacement. As I've become an avid iPad user for mobile needs, I really don't need to replace my MBP with a like, i.e. portable, machine. I also clearly have no need for the screen on an iMac. Mac Pros being as staggeringly expensive as they are, the Mac Mini is my obvious choice. However, I was concerned as to their real word capabilities. You've answered my questions without the usual tedious benchmark regurgitation ! Thank you.