Even at full price, I think the Mac mini is the best Apple deal out there, especially if you already have a monitor. It’s everything that a comparable iMac is, but in a smaller, way less expensive package. Many of my friends who are sound, video and photo editors swear by them.
Luckily, this one is $40-50 cheaper than retail, depending on the RAM and storage you need. Not sure about those numbers? Remember this: You can always buy an external hard drive, but RAM is much harder, sometimes impossible, to upgrade.