<p>Hello all,<br> The last couple of weeks there have been a couple of discussions on monitors. I've never heard anyone say that Apple monitors were bad but I have heard many people (on Photo.net and elsewhere) say you can get better. I was thinking of getting a 21.5 inch iMac but if there's a better monitor out there, that kind of defeats the purpose of getting a built-in monitor. Half the price of the iMac is probably the display. So if I want a Mac with a better monitor then the one they offer which way do I go? I currently run CS5 on Windows 7 with no problems, both video editing and (mainly) photo editing - sometimes simultaneously. My current Windows 7 setup has:<br> Processor: Intel® Core i5 CPU M480 @ 2.67GHz 2.67GHz<br> Installed memory (RAM): 6.00 GB (5.68 GB usable)<br> System type: 64-bit Operating System</p> <p>Which is less than the Mac mini, which makes me seriously consider the Mac mini. It does more than what I currently own and I can add my own monitor. My current set up will probably last me right through CS6 (if I ever decide to get it) and maybe even CS7 and beyond..., so I would expect even more performance from a Mac mini. BTW, the Mac mini I was looking at had:</p> <ul> <li id="coherent_id_199" >2.6GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7</li> <li id="coherent_id_200" >16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x8GB</li> <li id="coherent_id_201">1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm</li> <li id="coherent_id_204" >Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad</li> <li id="coherent_id_206">User's Guide (English)</li> <li id="coherent_id_212" >AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac mini - Auto-enroll</li> </ul> <p>Wondering if that's the way to go. Thanks everyone.</p>