I use macbooks (older ones

I use macbooks (older ones, not the latest models) with 2 gigs ram, external firewire hd’s, and an external tv/computer monitor with adaptor.

They work fine with FCE and while the macbook pro’s are worth the money, the macbooks are capable.

I’d skip the mini, by the time you buy what it’s missing, you’d be in macbook prices anyways….