Install OSX no server on Mac Mini "Server"?

I have the opportunity to buy a Mac Mini "Server" 2012, or a regular 2012 Mac Mini. Both are clocked at 2.6 Ghz i7, with ram of 4 GB, but the ordinary non-server Mac Mini is much more expensive. My question is, if I could reinstall OSX (El Capitan), without a trace of any server software and use it as you would with a regular mac mini. I'm kinda new to Mac, and I think that a mac mini would be the most cost-effective method to penetrate the mac-i-verse.

Thanks for any help!

Yes, you can.

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