They might refresh the Mini soon, I'd wait.

>>54508428
No, not at the moment. It's horribly outdated. You don't really need macs for audio applications though. With proper hardware it's basically the same on Windows these days.

If you still insist on working on a mac, look for used ones on ebay or in Apple's refurbished store (in case you are a student you can also get a student's refund). It's also possible to install OS X on regular hardware ("Hackintosh", google it), but I can't recommend it really. It's somewhat difficult and you may end up with only partial hardware compatibility, so you might end up without a working sound card etc.

>>54508428
It's shit

were using these at work in a high volume production print shop to display color proofs on 4K televisions they are slow and shitty

customers send out un optimized digital color proofs and file sizes can be 250mb a picture and these things CHUG to open them in acrobat reader if you que up color proofs for multiple press runs too fast acrobat reader will crash

>>54508518
Purchase the new Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

>>54508518
>Adobe
Found your problem.

lol i dont really give a fuck im a press operator not the tech guy

the entire set up is fraught with problems there are multiple tvs being used on different printing presses in proximity of each other and one TV remote will work all 6 televisions lol

OP here
Thanks guys
i think ill save up for something better

>>54508869

Get an iMac

Cheaper than macbook pro and will last you ages. The screen is a huge plus.

>>54508912
yeah, an iMac is probably your best bet if you need to go Apple.

>>54508453
if they refresh the Mini it'd be a good buy, the current ones are outdated.

IMO you should look for a used macbook pro retina, 2013 or later. people are trying to sell them for super high prices but you can probably talk them down to a reasonable price.