Exchanging 24" imac for...A MINI. Need opinions!

I guess it's the anal-retentiveness of me but my 24" screen is bothering me. There isn't really a brightness gradient, but I do have the color shift issue (bluer hue on left, warmer/yellow hue on right) and some minor backlight issues (on the top left and bottom left).
Now, I have a dirt-cheap 19" LCD that is miles better than this screen in my opinion and is absolutely perfect. It is also matte. I also have lots of external storage.
Since I'm getting fed up with how the 24" screens are, and it seems like exchanging it for another one will bring me another faulty screen, I was thinking about saving the $1000 and buying a maxed out mini.
Your thoughts? I don't think I'd miss the gaming (I only had one game) and I can always purchase a wireless-N card for it (until I hardwire it). Thanks!

Guess I've got used to the extra screen space for multiple windows...
Also I'm really loving the lack of clutter with my iMac (have the wireless mouse and keyboard). Mind you a mini is pretty small, so I suppose in combination with your small LCD display it's not going to take up too much desk space. (Also, for what it's worth, I have no dead pixels, issues with gradients or backlight bleeds on my iMac).

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