Baseline new Mac Mini for Web development / Photoshop - I have questions

[daninspired]

I'm looking to get a MBP, but since i can't swing the $3k+ for it (laptop, warrenty, accessories, and software) I want to get a mac mini.

How well does it run the Adobe suite?

can i hook it straight up to my own vga / dvi moniter?

will my standard windows keyboard / mouse work with it, usb?

Where is a good place to find benchmarks on this product?

any advice?

 

[rgarjr]

yeah the mini should run Photoshop fine. Would help to bump the RAM to 4GB. You can use any USB mouse/keyboard on it.

 

[c.s.]

The insides are pretty much the same as the lower-end Macbook Pro. As long as you have 4GB of RAM (Photoshop CS3 can use up to 3), there's not a noticeable difference between the 2.53 mini and 2.66 Macbook Pro (at least not to me).

 

[mrsir2009]

It should run Abode fine,
and any USB mouse/keyboard will work with it