I see. Thank you for the information. I can see pros and cons of both methods. But I understand what you're saying about not needing such a large SSD.
My problem is all my experience is on PC's. Macs are like a foreign language to me. But a friend of mine has a Macbook Pro using Amarra, and I was impressed with its performance. The problem with the Macbook, is that it would require a very long USB cable to connect to my player's internal DAC. So I also like the idea of Mini, being able to be placed close to my player, and using a remote device such as an I-Pad. Of course, I have never used an IPad, or any other Apple hand-held. So I'm not familiar with all of the ins and outs involving such a configuration.
My problem is all my experience is on PC's. Macs are like a foreign language to me. But a friend of mine has a Macbook Pro using Amarra, and I was impressed with its performance. The problem with the Macbook, is that it would require a very long USB cable to connect to my player's internal DAC. So I also like the idea of Mini, being able to be placed close to my player, and using a remote device such as an I-Pad. Of course, I have never used an IPad, or any other Apple hand-held. So I'm not familiar with all of the ins and outs involving such a configuration.