Can the MIni handle graphic/web design?

I was wondering if the Mac mini was enough to use as a computer for web design. I mainly plan to use Adobe software (Dreamweaver, photoshop, etc.). What configurations should I get if it is giid enough to use? I was thinking about just getting the base model then adding 2g ram and a large external hard drive. Would that work?

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I run Photoshop and Dreamweaver on systems far older and slower than a Mac mini (also on a G4 mini) and they run perfectly well, so there is no reason to believe an Intel mini would not run such software admirably well.
It is worth adding however that for versions of software written for PPC systems (G3, G4 and G5 based Macs) it would be wise to ensure that you have more, rather than less, memory in the system since while the software will run, it requires an on-the-fly translator to do so. This translator, Rosetta, is built-in to MacOS so there is nothing to add to enable it's use, but it is a bit of a memory hog in itself and in a Mac mini, maxing out the RAM to 2Gb allows it to run reasonably well. Added to Photoshop's need for lots of memory and hard drive space to run efficiently, and a base model mini with 2Gb RAM and a fast external drive should be able to handle the task well.
It's easy to mistake the mini's size as an indication of it's power, performance and capabilities, but it is a remarkably powerful system. In terms of processing alone, the base model is not far off the performance levels of the fully professional Macs of very recent years - many of which are still in active service doing extensive work in publishing, design, image and video editing and production, web authoring and much more.

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> JoeyD -
>
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>
> I've learned everything myself when it comes to web
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>
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