Mac mini server - MATLAB - Apple Remote Desktop

Hi all,
I am thinking of buying a Mac mini server, upgrading it to 8GB of RAM memory. I will use it mainly as follows:
- to be my HT"PC"
- to make intensive use of MATLAB
I know (think) that I will have no problems with the HTPC part, but I am wondering if it will be powerful enough for MATLAB. I have a mid-09 MacbookPro and it works fine there. And, I would like to access my MATLAB from the University, so, I need to know if Apple Remote Desktop will be fast enough to work properly with my server at home...(my uni internet connection is great, and my domestic connection is fine). I have read that ARD is quite good working with computers that are in the SAME network, but i don't know how it compares when the computers are not in the same one.
Thanks in advance

As far as being able to run Matlab, there should be no issue.
Accessing it over a network might be. I have never done it
myself, but some software, especially pricey stuff, can some
how identify it is being accessed over a network and refuse to
run. I have run into this occasionally when connecting and
attempting to run things on a PC remotely.

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