What kind of performance should I expect from my Mac Mini?

I just purchased a Mac Mini (Mid 2011) model. I got the 599 model with Core i5 2.3 ghz and 2GB of RAM.
So far, I've been really disappointed with the performance. Launching programs like iMovie or iPhoto can take an extremely long time. When I hae iMovie and iPhoto open, switching between the two apps forces me to stare at the spinning beach ball for up to 30 seconds each time. Just opening launchpad seems to take a really long time.
Is this normal performance or is there something wrong with my machine? Should I upgrade to 4GB of RAM?

It's not so much that speed and performance are super important to me. I'm not editing professional video, working with After Effects, or playing the latest games at their highest quality. I really just use it for web surfing, working with photos in iPhoto, and maybe putting a movie together from my pictures with iMovie. I understand that with a lower power CPU, rendering a movie in iMovie, say, is going to take much longer than it would on a Mac Pro. I'm fine with that. But just basic tasks, such as switching between apps is painfully slow at 2GB. I know it's not a top of the line machine, but I kind of find that behaviour in a brand new machine with apps that come with it unreasonable.
I recently upgraded to 4GB on the Mini and performance is much better. Switching and launching apps is acceptable now. I honestly think though that Apple just shouldn't be selling new Macs with anything less than 4GB if that's what it really requires to be functional and not frustrating to use.

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