Which mac mini to get for Dirac 3

I would give the new Mac mini M1 a few months to work the bugs out, then try one of those .. That’s my plan as well to replace the MBA in my system..

Good advice from mikem. The combination of the new M1 chip architecture and new Big Sur operating system that will be installed on a new Mini mean almost every software application other than those that are Apple native will have to be updated to work. That's already an issue with several of my applications just because of the changes in Big Sur.