I agree with [member=5277]Alex[/member] and [member=41086]Vondawg[/member].
I’m sure the mini or midi won’t fit everyone’s need. And if I can afford it later, when I have built my shop in my small yard house, I might look for a CT26 or similar. But still, I think the mini will be the one I’ll keep beside a larger unit. I think the CT SYS will go before the mini, it is such a compact and feature rich unit, with its cleaning system, and a filter drawer. And if you use it with a separator for bigger loads of saw dust, as with a table saw, the “small” volume of the bag wouldn’t mean anything. Suction is the same as Midi, and those are very close to the CT26.
For hose that comes with, I have already bought one for sanding and cutting (with sleeve), and I might even get one larger diameter hose for general use, maybe a 5 metre, as I think the Mini/Midi will cope well even with a longer hose (I might be wrong, so if anyone have tried, I would like to hear about your experience) In the way I work now, I can store the extra hoses on the wall. This means I can always have the hose that came with the Mini tucked in it’s garage, for more mobile use.