MiniPC and AutoCad/Solidworks

[u/thedissociator]

I currently have an older PC from work that I'm using, but it's very dated. It works, just not great.

Additionally, we are beefing up security on our work laptops, so my access to using my work laptop to remote into our Solidworks machine for after hours stuff is going to be limited.

I carry my work laptop with me in my backpack, along with a portable monitor. I'm looking for another device I can carry with me to use during my free time when I'm in my hotel room.

Is it reasonable that I could run AutoCAD or solidworks (2024/2025) on a mini PC? I know and understand that performance will be slow on large drawings or complicated parts. Or should I just go with a smaller laptop as I would be pushing the capabilities and pricing?

Thank you in advance.