I would like to use SolidWorks on my good old MacBook Pro

Hello,
I would like to start using SolidWorks on my good old macbook pro. I understand I need to put a PC platform on my mac & use a bootcamp or parallels... But I cannot understand if after doing all that my macbook will be able to carry this software. here are my specs:
MacBook Pro 17-inch Core 2 Duo, from 2006
Processor: 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 3GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB
Software: MacOS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50)
Can anyone please help or give me some advise?
Anyone with experience with Solidworks & macs?
Thanks
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