Shoutbox

hey im looking for a good laptop to use for an architecture degree.  i use a few different programs so far - autocad, rhino, photoshop, microsoft office, and hope to add a few more.  i was wondering if anyone can direct me to the right specification i should be on the watch for. 
a salesman today told me to look out for processor and dedicated video memory [graphics card?]

these were the specs he gave me...

Intel 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo Processor
2GB RAM minimum
250 -320GB Hard drive [ and probably an external hard drive later on]
256 Dedicated Video Memory

Does anyone have an recommendations?
Thanks