text: Cool Idea!  This really shows that you "Think Different[ly]"!  Okay, i'm not a genious here, but here are some thoughts...\n\nApple Qmaster (part of Final Cut Studio) allows you to distribute batches from Compressor to compress on different machines.  This would come in handy during compression, but as far as processing on a regular basis, it would be a waste.  Apple ran a story about a college with a whole roomfull of G5's, making a whatever teraflop supercomputer.  I think they just used Ethernet, but they may have installed something else in a PCI card slot, which wouldn't be possible on a Mini.\n\nAdvantages....Multiple Hard Drives, USB ports out the wazoo, ability to separate(LAN party anyone?) and a cool looking "Chick Magnet"\n\nDisadvantages...Heat.  If you're planning on getting the Intel mini's especially, heat will be an issue. You'll probably want to install a fan in your enclosure.\n\nThat sounds like a cool idea, and you'll have to put pics on the web if you get one built.