Help me pick out a Laptop, Evilbore!

[CrystalGemini]

My mom's getting me a laptop for Christmas!  Didn't think I'd be getting one so soon so I'm somewhat lost as to what to get.   

I need something that can run the following programs well:

AutoCAD 2006+
AccuRender 3.0+
Adobe Creative Suite (CS2+)
Adobe Acrobat

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.   

[Vizzys]

hp pavilion dv6500 SP

http://www.reviewpub.net/2007/07/hp-dv6500t.html

pros: its white, geforce 8400gt is newish and powerful
cons: small resolution, so so battery life with included 6cell

[brawndolicious]

I've heard good things about the Dell XPS.  It should be able to do moderate video editing level things.

[Van Cruncheon]

what viz said. that, or the dell xps 1330. those are the two best mid-range laptops on the market. make sure you get it with the geforce 8400M, though.

[Ecrofirt]

Crystal:

Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 doesn't work with Vista, from what I understand. 2.3 does, though it's not officially supported or whatever.

Might be something to think about.