Mac Mini (Black Magic) Powerful Enough?

Well I'm going to be buying my mac mini very soon, but I do have some concerns. I want to be able to stream, and upload videos to youtube, with the black magic extreme (link below) will the mac mini be able to handle these needs? I'll be getting $599.00 version, but I'll be updating the memory to kingston 8gb ddr3. (link below)
Black Magic Intensity Extreme
http://www.amazon.com/Blackmagic-Design-Intensity-Extreme-Solution/dp/B006OQ49PQ /ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330208316&sr=1-5
Kingston 8GB DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PS9UKW/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk

i havent streamed or used the black magic, but you might want to consider the quad core mini. I was able to bog down the base model with some video editing. Im happy as a clam now with my quad 2.0
you might also want to consider getting two 8gb memory modules instead of two 4gb. Or at least one (for 12gb). I sometimes often saturate my 8gb, paging out. I will be getting those two 8gb eventually (as in before the summer is out.)

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I have just visited my local Apple-dealer, and the guy told me that the Mac Mini is not powerful enough for Lightroom. Is this just him wanted to sell me an iMac instead, or is it true?
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LR runs fine on the Mini, and if you already own a good monitor, it is an excellent choice. It is basically the same as an iMac, or a laptop, but without a screen.
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2. Can my iMac with 802.11g stream video to the Apple TV?
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6. Anyone got any thoughts on what I'd like to do?
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Spencer...
The latest Intel Mac Minis are more powerful, more flexible and ,of course, more expensive than the Apple TV.
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