[Tobiah]

I suppose it's the price barrier that holds me back.
I normally just go to Fry's and get a mobo combo for
a couple three hundred dollars when it's time to
upgrade a machine. I've had the same case for 15 years.

I sometimes get the idea though that the audio industry
favors Apple products. I also love that OSX is built
on a *nix kernel. I spend most of my time at work in
a shell on Linux. It's my comfort zone. I do Cygwin
and dabble in the Windows Subsystem for Linux but it feels
like double wrapped sex.

Anyway, I've been considering a Mac MINI. I saw one today
with the caption:

Refurbished: Apple C Grade Desktop Computer Mac mini MD389LL/A-C
Intel Core i7 2.3 GHz 4 GB 2 TB HDD Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

From a reputable source for $359.

How difficult will it be to use this box with my existing
monitor with dual DVI input? If I replace the monitor with
a modern 4k, will I need an adaptor? Will this box drive 4k?

Is it suited well to hobby level realtime DAW work?

Does it have a fan? Is it quiet enough to just sit on my
desk near my mics or will I have to build a box or something?
My current tower is in a closet behind my desk. That works
fine from a noise standpoint, but inconvenient often when I
need access to the machine.


Thanks for any tips or alternatives.


Tobiah