imac or mac mini for my needs.

[aamirgigani]

I am very tempted to buy a Mac Mini as my main everyday desktop, but I was thinking is it good at the following Or Should I go for the imac.

-Web Browsing
-Running Virtual Machines (Windows and Linux guests)
-Programming (Ios and android app programming)
-Gaming (Fifa 12 and Gta San Andreas)

Will the Base model of the mac mini suffice for me or Should i go for the pro version.

 

[Supra1jz]

well i have to say i have a mac mini and i can do all of that with mines and i have the one with a good video card in it and i upgraded the ram to 8gb now iMacs are great and for what i use mines with i just got a mac mini but for other iMacs is the way to go..

 

[Bballbenb]

I think you you might want to consider a iMac. You can buy them pretty cheap (refurbished) on the Apple website. You will probably spend 300-400 more on an iMac, but it will be a lot more handy to use than trying to find a monitor etc. for a mac mini. I think either would work, just depends on how much money you have to spend! iMac is def better though.