I think you're on the right track there. I've got a NUC with Linux on it, but the principle still applied for the plate solving - the more powerful CPU was useful for that.
I suppose with more hunting around there might be a way to find something with an even smaller form factor, but the NUC was easy, I put an SSD in and it has copious USB ports (including USB3), and easy to drive off the DC supply.
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