i own an etek1 myself as a backup.
In all honesty, despite it being chunkier and heavier than my 09 and my previous 08 ego's it shoots just as good, if not better than my ego's!
Due to them being a few years old, if you pick one up off of here second hand it'll also be nicely worn in and shoot lovely.
Can't comment on mini's myself, but lots of people seem to like them
pm bolter on here if you're interested, he's the one to go to for mini advice