Assuming the machine you buy is running a supported OS (and for debug purposes has normal USB ports), it probably should work, though it could be rather slow (just as many apps are on Atom parts). However, the main issue to think about is probably going to be screen resolution and size.
We have some laptops here that run 1440 x 900, and I'm not sure that running on anything lower in resolution than that will be very practical without you restricting the number (and size) of the views you have open at any one time.
Regards,
LPCXpresso Support