asks community for OS and hardware suggestions
windows is broken, I refuse to use it
get’s suggestions for linux and Mac OS
Apple’s business practices are bad and linux is too hard
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
If your priority is usability and very little work to setup, then get the mac mini.
If your priority is not supporting the horrible business practices of a company and you are willing to put some effort into linux, get the build @wertigon suggested.
Level1 is a great community to post questions if you get stuck
We even have a thread dedicated to small problems