Just how under powered is the mini?

[dextertangocci]

The integrated graphics aren't all that bad, but the lack of a graphics card eats up 80MB, and Rosetta eats up more, and you've got a 2GB ceiling.Any idea what the budget is? A low-end PowerMac - especially if you can wait for the anticipated WWDC announcement - is likely your best bet, because no other current Mac supports > 2GB.

You can put 4GB into the MB, MBP, iMac and Mac mini

 

[Eidorian]

You can put 4GB into the MB, MBP, iMac and Mac mini

2 GB friend. Up to 2 GB.

 

[decksnap]

Complaints about the integrated video are a bit silly... it won't affect these apps. Let me just say I run Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Quark, Illustrator, iTunes, Safari, Mail, etc all at the same time, all day, every day, and I only have 1.5Gb of RAM. No designers in our agency have or have need for more than 1.5 Gb. I find all this over-prescribing of RAM nonsense silly. I seldom if ever beachball. At home I run 1Gb, and have no problems there either.

2Gb of RAM is a perfectly acceptable ceiling for what you need.