Mac Mini Upgrade With Pro Tools 7 And Reason 4? Options

[j_grim14]

Hey there folks,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with a little problem I'm having. Here's my setup:

Mac Mini 1.42 GHz with 1 GB of RAM (running Tiger 10.4.9)
Pro Tools LE 7.3.1 with an Mbox 2
Reason 4

I had a feeling this setup was going to be a bit weak, but I got the Mac at a good deal from a friend who switched to an iMac. Needless to say, it can't handle more than one or two Pro Tools plug-ins, and it struggles when Reason is slaved through rewire.

My question is will the newer 2.0 GHz Intel Mac Mini (upgraded to 2 GB RAM) be able to handle up to 24 tracks with plug-ins and run rewire without crashing? I'm living in Korea for about a year to a year and a half, so I don't want to sink any money into an iMac that's gonna cost a fortune to ship back to Canada. A new Mac Mini would be the most practical option for me, if it can handle these tasks reasonably well.

Does anyone have any experience with the Intel Mac Minis?

[houstonmusic]

I use a new mac mini at work running theater sound, and it's barely adequate. even with 2 gigs of ram, any processor intensive task is iffy, and the threat of a bog down is always around. i don't find low headroom tech conducive to my best work. no fun. the hard drive is slow, of course you'll be needing an external drive. is an intel macbook out of the question? it would seem a logical alternative. my two cents.