HTPC vs Mac Mini/iMac?

[pugak_79]

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Hi Tech gurus!

Can you share me your thoughts/experiences with mac mini or a 21.5" imac? I'd like to compare them to the specs given to me sa PCX.

Mao ni ang list gihatag nila naku:

Intel Core i5-3450 (3.10GHZ)6MB Cache/22NM LGA1155 Processor
Asus P8H77-M LE Intel H77 LGA1155/2DDR3/PCIE3.0/1PCI/4xUSB3.0/2SATA3/S/I
Kingston 4GB DDR3 PC1333 NON ECC (KVR1333D3N9/4GB)
Western Digital 1TB SATA 3.0 7200RPM Blue SATA 32mb(WD10EALX)
Zotac ZT-60404-10L GT360 Synergy Edition 1GB DDR3 128BIT Videocard
Samsung 22x SH-222BB/RSBS SATA DVD Writer Black
Samsung 21.5" S22B300 LED(1920X1080) Monitor (either this or the Samsung 23" LED monitor)
Antec 600 Black Casing
Aerocool Strike-X 500watts 80Plus Bronze Power Supply
Altec Lansing VS-4621 2.1 31watts RMS speaker/subwoofer (optional)

I'm not really into gaming, more on light graphix use sa photoshop/illustrator and multimedia (movies, music, photos) lang and of course internet browsing. Are the specs above OK or am i better off with the Mac Mini or iMac?

[salbahis]

ive used both imac and mac mini, i prefer the imac... la lang.... hassle ang mac mini...ngita pakag monitor unya pa calibrate nasad while imac settings nalang...

[pugak_79]

nice btaw ang iMac and a real space saver. Wala ba issues sa heat dissipation ani w/ regards to an all-in-one compact design? murag similar specs man pud ang imac compared sa list above but that includes the nice keyboard, mouse and OS. But how 'low-maintenance' is the OS sa imac? how do i get my windows files to read on a mac? Pwede ba install 2 ka OS sa imac?