New i5 Mini w/Radeon - YouTube Performance is Terrible

Can anyone explain why a brand new Mini would have issues with YouTube playback? Even non HD videos? Performance is terrible with stuttering and freezing. I also bought a MacBook Air with only 2GB of ram and the integrated Intel HD 3000. It plays the same exact videos flawlessly.
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2.5GHz 15 Processor
4Gb DDR3 Memory
Radeon discrete HD 6630M graphics
OSX Lion
YouTube Video Playback = terribly choppy
11 inch MacBook Air
1.6GHz i5 Processor
2Gb DDR3 Memory
Intel integrated HD 3000 graphics
OSX Lion
YouTube Video Playback = flawless

I have the exact same machine, and YouTube videos play back well for me. I have no basis for comparison with the Intel integrated graphics processor, but pretty much all video playback is better for me than my old 1.83GHz Core Duo Mini (as one would certainly hope!).

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