A unique setup plan. HELP!

[GMRod]

Hello everyone!

So, I've just purchased a Soundcraft Ui24R.

It offers the option to connect a touchscreen to it directly, and it records to USB drive, completely by itself without the need for a computer.

BUT

I want to run Pro tools on my rig.

Now, I already have a touchscreen, so my next logical step would be to get a Mac mini. I'm going to be self-contained in a rack case by SKB, with the monitor mounted on the top rack that's meant for a mixer, and the soundcraft and other stuff on the bottom racks (It's 6U front, 10U top, I'll provide a picture of it).
Now, I see there's companies that make a bracket to put a Mac mini or even two, inside a 1U space which is awesome, and would be perfect for this.

But, there's one caveat.

Mac OS isn't really designed to run on a touchscreen, is it now?
Besides, for half the price of a Mac mini, I can get a mini PC that's twice as powerful...

So my question to you guys is, what would you do?
I've ran Pro tools on PC before and HATED IT, it makes me sick to my stomach running Pro Tools on Windows, it crashed a bunch, I couldn't get the mix and edit windows the way I wanted them, among many other problems.
But if I added a Mac mini to this, I'd have to get a drawer to use a wireless keyboard and mouse, which I don't want to do either.

Thoughts?

[JFreak]

Mac is designed for touchscreen since 80's and one button mouse

[GMRod]

Really? Because last I heard, they said they won't be doing that in Mac OSX because that's where iPad OS is headed.

[JFreak]

You can do everything in a macOS with a single click which makes it perfect for touch-screen. Options available when you press control while clicking (a.k.a. 2nd click / right-click).

There probably never was an ipad if macOS hadn't been single click in the first place.

[GMRod]

See but that's a thing, isn't it? The intention is to not have a keyboard or a mouse, so there's no CTRL or OPTION keys in this scenario. Or any other keys whatsoever.

Hmmm I guess I'll just hook up this touchscreen to my Mac Pro and test then.

But what about the other question? Mini PC vs. Mac mini cost effectiveness?

[JFreak]

Cost difference between mac and pc is negligible if you compare similar hardware. The thing is, Apple isn't selling 299 hardware so comparing cheapest pc to cheapest mac isn't giving you the correct results. You need to compare cheapest mac to similar pc hardware if you want the cheapest.

But with that said, I have never tried to build a system with touch-only interface. That's why I have my ipad and iphone for.

[GMRod]

That reminds me, I forgot to post the picture of the rig for better understanding.

So the one that has a screen, is not the case I'm getting, but that's the idea I'm going for.

The other picture has the case, I like SKB

[JFreak]

For what I understand you are looking for an embedded system and therefore don't care if it's powered by mac or win operating system. Good luck in your search, I cannot help you.

[GMRod]

Um, no, that's not it. The mixer CAN work without a computer, but there are obvious advantages to using one. The rack I'm getting has the space to add a Mac mini to it, or any other small computer...

But yeah I think I know what I'll do now. Thanks

[JFreak]

Of course whatever computer you need an interface to it.. macOS is designed for one-click from start up, which made i-things possible "so easy"... please let us know what kind of a solution you come up with