Another thing to know about the mac is that it uses a third of the power of current other computers. I believe it is a risc chip. Apple call it silicon but that's just the marketing, all chips are silicon and have been forever. Apple has greater software compatibility than linux (photoshop, autocad, dragon naturally speaking, etc) but linux has all of the software you will likely ever need and does have alternatives to those. When installing software on the mac mini, you need to select apple silicon rather than intel.